Phys.org  October 22, 2021 An international team of researchers (USA – Rice University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SUNY Buffalo, George Washington University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Canada) has designed a lightweight sulfur–selenium (S–Se) alloy with high stiffness and ductility that can serve as an excellent corrosion-resistant coating with protection efficiency of ≈99.9% for steel in a wide range of diverse environments. S–Se coated mild steel showed a corrosion rate that is 6–7 orders of magnitude lower than bare metal in abiotic (simulated seawater and sodium sulfate solution) and biotic (sulfate-reducing bacterial medium) environments. The coating is strongly adhesive, […]