Projects & Services

Research Capabilities

Mission and Vision

Being a World Class Corrosion Education and Research Center
Creating Tomorrow’s leaders in corrosion science and engineering
Bridging the gap between fundamental research (science) and technology (engineering)

Corrosion in Harsh Environments

Localized Corrosion Processes

Corrosion Provention and Control

Electrochemical and Corrosion Modeling + Batteries

CORROSION IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

H2S/CO2 Corrosion of Steels at HPHT

In-situ Electrochemical Testing on H2S / CO2 Corrosion in an Autoclave System

Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Corrosion, Pitting Assessment by Electrochemical Testing, and Materials Selection

Understand the correlation between the natural stresses and the artificial stresses

Create and develop the environmental testing protocols in the lab to reflect more accurately the corrosion mechanism occurs in highly corrosive and natural environments

Atmospheric Corrosion

Investigation of the influence of flow velocity on the corrosion of metallic substrates exposed to different environments by electrochemical techniques and materials characterization analysis

Evaluation of the performance of a coating in nonstationary conditions

Modeling of the corrosion processes influenced by flow velocity based on electrochemical analysis.

Internal Corrosion in Pipelines

Corrosion In Harsh Environments

LOCALIZED CORROSION PROCESSES

Localized Corrosion Mechanism in Aluminum Alloys

Localized Corrosion Phenomenon at HP/HT

Intergranular corrosion

Investigation of intergranular corrosion in welded zone of 316L stainless steel

Localized Corrosion Mechanism in Aluminum Alloys

Assessment of Pitting and Intergranular corrosion in Aluminum alloys after several processing

Correlation between the microstructure (precipitates size and distribution, grain boundary misorientation), mechanical properties (Hardness, Tensile testing) and the localized corrosion resistance by characterization techniques (AFM, SIMS, SEM, EBDS, XRD)

Identification and modelling of the localized corrosion mechanism (initiation and propagation)

Exfoliation Corrosion

Investigation of exfoliation corrosion (EFC) of 2060 aluminum alloy in EXCO solution, modified EXCO solution, and MASTMAASIS environment

Crevice Corrosion

Design of a single boss crevice former for studying crevice corrosion of stainless steel to perform immersion testing and electrochemical testing simultaneously and minimizes the unwanted galvanic corrosion in the cell

Preferential Weld Corrosion (PWC)

Develop methods for PWC assessment and evaluation of its corrosion inhibition

Design of Electrode assemblies: weld, HAZ, and base metal

Investigation of PWC behavior and its mitigation by spatial resolution technique such as SECM

Study of the Localized Corrosion Phenomenon on alloys in sulfide-containing Supercritical Environments
Rational design and electrochemical characteristic examinations of tungsten/tungsten oxide electrode at high temperature and high pressure
Material selections and surface modifications by material characteristic analysis

Localized Corrosion Processes

CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Multifunctional Coatings for Corrosion Pretection

Multifunctional Coatings for Corrosion Protection

In-situ Electrochemical Testing on H2S / CO2 Corrosion in an Autoclave System

Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Corrosion, Pitting Assessment by Electrochemical Testing, and Materials Selection

Surface Applied Corrosion Inhibitors for Reinforced Concrete

Investigate the corrosion protection performance of different silane-based surface treatments
applied on reinforced concrete specimens under wet/dry cyclic conditions

Identify the mechanisms of corrosion protection of these surface treatments based on electrochemical, chemical, and morphology studies

Corrosion Prevention and Control

ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CORROSION MODELING

BATTERIES

Non-Invasive Electrochemical Monitoring Techniques

Electrochemical Corrosion System Modeling in Meso-Scale and Continuum for Multifunctional Coatings

Electrochemical corrosion based on deterministic and probabilistic approach

Physics-based electrochemical modeling of sub-system degradation of coating through mechanics and electrochemistry

Galvanic corrosion coupled kinetic process and mass transport with potential and local current distribution

Investigation of in-situ monitoring and traditional ex-situ measurements of lithium and magnesium deposition

Non-Invasive Electrochemical Monitoring Techniques

Electrochemical and Corrosion Modeling + Batteries

Most Cited Publications

Y. Cubides and H. Castaneda, "Corrosion protection mechanisms of carbon nanotube and zinc-rich epoxy primers on carbon steel in simulated concrete pore solutions in the presence of chloride ions," Corrosion Science, vol. 109, 2016/08/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2016.03.023.

A. Ashok et al., "Comparative studies of CdS thin films by chemical bath deposition techniques as a buffer layer for solar cell applications," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2020 31:10, vol. 31, no. 10, 2020-02-14, doi: 10.1007/s10854-020-03024-3.

T. M. Chiu, M. Mahmoudi, W. Dai, A. Elwany, H. Liang, and H. Castaneda, "Corrosion assessment of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated using laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 279, 2018/07/20, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.04.189.

G. Regmi et al., "Perspectives of chalcopyrite-based CIGSe thin-film solar cell: a review," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2020 31:10, vol. 31, no. 10, 2020-04-10, doi: 10.1007/s10854-020-03338-2.

Y. Cubides et al., "Effects of dynamic recrystallization and strain-induced dynamic precipitation on the corrosion behavior of partially recrystallized Mg–9Al–1Zn alloys," Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, vol. 8, no. 4, 2020/12/01, doi: 10.1016/j.jma.2020.09.005.

All Publications

2024

R. Goldsberry, U. Martin, B. Bond, E. Callaway, H. Castaneda, and A. Jayaraman, "Applicability of microcapillary electrochemical droplet cell for monitoring microbiologically induced corrosion," Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 168, 2024/11/01, doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2024.107822.

C. Kim, W. Yang, and H. Castaneda, "Delaying hydrogen permeation by Mg and Sr added Al-Si coating during hot-press-forming of boron steels," Materials Letters, vol. 371, 2024/09/15, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136924.

J. Son et al., "Dual-functional superhydrophobic coatings on biodegradable Mg alloys via nano-SiO2 particles assisted surface modification," Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 481, 2024/04/15, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.130643.

R. Case et al., "Characterization Using Point Defect Theory of the Microstructure Effect on Passivity Stability in Austenitic Stainless Steel," Corrosion, vol. 80, no. 3, 2024/03/01, doi: 10.5006/4365.

A. Martinez et al., "Pit initiation mechanism of modified martensitic 13Cr stainless steel exposed to CO2 saturated acidic environments at elevated temperatures induced by Ti(C,N) inclusions," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 475, 2024/01/20, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143655.

T. E. Sill et al., "Mechanistic elucidation of the molecular weight dependence of corrosion inhibition afforded by polyetherimide coatings," npj Materials Degradation 2024 8:1, vol. 8, no. 1, 2024-09-29, doi: 10.1038/s41529-024-00516-z.

B. Martínez-Aparicio et al., "Evaluation of Passive Films on 17-7PH and 410 Stainless Steel Exposed to NaCl Solution," Materials 2024, Vol. 17, Page 4060, vol. 17, no. 16, 2024-08-15, doi: 10.3390/ma17164060.

D. Narayanan et al., "Effect of Temperature on the Corrosion Behavior of a Al2Cr5Cu5Fe53Ni35 Multi-Principal Element Alloy (MPEA) in Simulated Soil Environments," Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 171, no. 7, 2024-07-31, doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ad65bc.

R. Goldsberry et al., "Effect of Temperature on Passive Film Characteristics of LPBF (Laser Powder-Bed Fusion) Processing on UNS-S31603," Materials 2024, Vol. 17, Page 3420, vol. 17, no. 14, 2024-07-11, doi: 10.3390/ma17143420.

S. Malik et al., "Focused review on factors affecting martensitic stainless steels and super martensitic stainless steel passive film in the oil and gas field," Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 2024 28:10, vol. 28, no. 10, 2024-07-09, doi: 10.1007/s10008-024-05984-6.

D. Narayanan & A. Martinez et al., "Localized corrosion in selective laser melted SS316L in CO2 and H2S brines at elevated temperatures," npj Materials Degradation 2024 8:1, vol. 8, no. 1, 2024-05-10, doi: 10.1038/s41529-024-00468-4.

2023

S. Cho, C. Kim, H. Castaneda, S. Cho, C. Kim, and H. Castaneda, "Impedance Response Influenced by Variability in the Random Distribution of Physical Properties of Coated Materials in Two-Dimensional Space," Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 170, no. 8, 2023-08-29, doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/acf1d0.

L. J. P. Dacio, O. M. Troconis de Rincon, L. X. Alvarez, H. Castaneda, L. Quesada Román, and B. C. Rincon Troconis, "Evaluating 1-Benzyl-4-Phenyl-1H-1,2,3-Triazole as a Green Corrosion Inhibitor in a Synthetic Pore Solution to Protect Steel Rebars," Corrosion, vol. 79, no. 4, 2023/04/01, doi: 10.5006/4207.

Y. Lu, D. Narayanan, C. Kim, D. D. Macdonald, and H. Castaneda, "Determination of the Chloride Threshold of Cr-Based Steel Rebars in a Synthetic Concrete Pore Solution Based on Electrochemical Methods," Corrosion, vol. 79, no. 7, 2023/07/01, doi: 10.5006/4236.

D. Narayanan, L. Chen, B. Mansoor, and H. Castaneda, "A new insight into pitting initiation in selective laser melted 316L stainless steel," Materials Letters, vol. 333, 2023/02/15, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.133562.

D. Narayanan, M. Liu, A. Martinez, R. Brooks, M. Kuttolamadom, and H. Castaneda, "Effect of Mo content on the passivation and localized corrosion behavior of laser engineered net shaped (LENS) Co-Cr-Mo alloys in a simulated physiological solution," Additive Manufacturing, vol. 77, 2023/09/05, doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2023.103812.

B. Palen et al., "High Dielectric Breakdown Strength Nanoplatelet‐Based Multilayer Thin Films," Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, vol. 308, no. 5, 2023/05/01, doi: 10.1002/mame.202200561.

A. B. Radwan et al., "Effect of the temperature on the passivity of the modified martensitic stainless steels," Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, vol. 58, no. 2, 2023-04-01, doi: 10.1080/1478422X.2022.2153197.

2022

L. Chen, R. Case, L. Liu, S. Xiang, and H. Castaneda, "Assessment of sulfide corrosion cracking and hydrogen permeation behavior of ultrafine grain high strength steel," Corrosion Science, vol. 198, 2022/04/15, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110142.

O. Esmacher, M. Hurst, G. Regmi, S. Velumani, H. Castaneda, and M. Kuttolamadom, "Selective laser sintering of metallic oxide powder mixtures for bi/tri-metallic-oxide formation," Materials Letters, vol. 286, 2021/03/01, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.129215.

A. Ferrel-Alvarez et al., "Synthesis and Characterization of Epoxy-Rich TMOs Deposited on Stainless Steel for Corrosion Applications," Coatings 2022, Vol. 12, Page 387, vol. 12, no. 3, 2022-03-15, doi: 10.3390/coatings12030387.

A. C. Ferrel-Alvarez, G. Regmi, S. Velumani, and H. Castaneda, "Functionally integrated metal oxides for corrosion protection," 2022/01/01, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90410-0.00007-6.

M. Lee et al., "ZrO2/ZnO/TiO2 Nanocomposite Coatings on Stainless Steel for Improved Corrosion Resistance, Biocompatibility, and Antimicrobial Activity," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 14, no. 11, March 9, 2022, doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c19498.

C. T. Long et al., "Cross-linking and silanization of clay-based multilayer films for improved corrosion protection of steel," Journal of Materials Science 2021 57:4, vol. 57, no. 4, 2022-01-03, doi: 10.1007/s10853-021-06706-3.

Y. Lu et al., "Electrochemical Evolution of Carbon Steel and Fe-9% Cr Steel Rebar in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution (SCPS) in the Presence of 3.5 wt% NaCl," Corrosion and Materials Degradation 2022, Vol. 3, Pages 454-469, vol. 3, no. 3, 2022-08-22, doi: 10.3390/cmd3030027.

D. Narayanan, M. Liu, M. Kuttolamadom, and H. Castaneda, "Identification and development of a new local corrosion mechanism in a Laser Engineered Net Shaped (LENS) biomedical Co-Cr-Mo alloy in Hank’s solution," Corrosion Science, vol. 207, 2022/10/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110599.

D. Narayanan, Y. Lu, A. Okeil, and H. Castaneda, "Uniform and Local Corrosion Characterization and Modeling Framework fo," Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91877-4_90.

A. B. Radwan et al., "Evaluation of the Pitting Corrosion of Modified Martensitic Stainless Steel in CO2 Environment Using Point Defect Model," Metals 2022, Vol. 12, Page 233, vol. 12, no. 2, 2022-01-26, doi: 10.3390/met12020233.

L. Xue, Y. Ding, K. G. Pradeep, R. Case, H. Castaneda, and M. Paredes, "Temperature and Chloride Concentration Effects on the Corrosion Behavior of Al2cr5cu5fe53ni35 High-Entropy Alloy in Marine Environment," SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022, doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4032452.

L. Xue, Y. Ding, K. G. Pradeep, R. Case, H. Castaneda, and M. Paredes, "The grain size effect on corrosion property of Al2Cr5Cu5Fe53Ni35 high-entropy alloy in marine environment," Corrosion Science, vol. 208, 2022/11/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110625.

L. Xue, Y. Ding, K. G. Pradeep, R. Case, H. Castaneda, and M. Paredes, "Development of a non-equimolar AlCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy and its corrosive response to marine environment under different temperatures and chloride concentrations," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 928, 2022/12/20, doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.167112.

2021

A. Ashok, G. Regmi, S. Velumani, D. Valencia, J. Conde, and H. Castaneda, "Numerical Optimization of Materials Properties for High-Efficiency CISe Thin Film Solar Cells Using SCAPS-1D Simulator | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore," 2021 18th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE), 2021, doi: 10.1109/CCE53527.2021.9632878.

M. Babudurai et al., "Mechanical activation of TiO2/Fe2O3 nanocomposite for arsenic adsorption: effect of ball-to-powder ratio and milling time," Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry 2021 11:4, vol. 11, no. 4, 2021-02-09, doi: 10.1007/s40097-021-00388-8.

T. Ch-Th et al., "Graphene oxide decorated TiO2 and BiVO4 nanocatalysts for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic bacterial inactivation," Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol. 418, 2021/09/01, doi: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113374.

L. Chen, A. Srivastava, and H. Castaneda, "Real-time characterisation of interfacial response of X52 steel under slow strain rate deformation in high-pH carbonate–bicarbonate solution," Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, vol. 56, no. 7, 2021-10-03, doi: 10.1080/1478422X.2021.1935088.

O. D. Huang, C. Kim, N. J. Lies, H. Castaneda, and M. Radovic, "Parametric Study of Reinforced Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Concrete against Chloride-Induced Corrosion | Proceedings | Vol , No," Tran-SET 2021, 2021, doi: 10.1061/9780784483787.037.

C. Kim, L. Chen, H. Wang, and H. Castaneda, "Global and local parameters for characterizing and modeling external corrosion in underground coated steel pipelines: A review of critical factors," Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering, vol. 1, no. 1, 2021/03/01, doi: 10.1016/j.jpse.2021.01.010.

C. Kim, S. Cho, W. Yang, A. I. Karayan, and H. Castaneda, "Corrosion behavior of Al-Si-Mg coated hot-press-forming steel," Corrosion Science, vol. 183, 2021/05/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109339.

C. Kim et al., "Electrochemical evaluation of epoxy-coated-rebar containing pH-responsive nanocapsules in simulated carbonated concrete pore solution," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 161, 2021/12/01, doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106549.

K. T. Drisya et al., "Structural features and morphology of titanium dioxide–bismuth vanadate heterojunctions," CrystEngComm, vol. 23, no. 43, 2021/11/08, doi: 10.1039/D1CE00982F.

S. Velumani et al., "Engineered Zr/Zn/Ti oxide nanocomposite coatings for multifunctionality," Applied Surface Science, vol. 563, 2021/10/15, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150353.

X. Wang, H. Wang, F. Tang, H. Castaneda, and R. Liang, "Statistical analysis of spatial distribution of external corrosion defects in buried pipelines using a multivariate Poisson-lognormal model," Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, vol. 17, no. 6, 2021-4-27, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2020.1766516.

W. Yang, J. Lee, C. Kim, S. Ahn, and H. Castaneda, "Effects of Adding Mg to AlSi Coating for Hot Stamping Steel," Corrosion Science and Technology, vol. 20, no. 4, 2021, doi: 10.14773/cst.2021.20.4.196.

2020

H. Castaneda-Lopez, M. Radovic, C. Kim, O. Huang, T. C. o. t. S.-C. States, and T. A. M. University, "Development of Corrosion Inhibiting Geopolymers Based Cement for Transportation Infrastructure," 2020/11/01, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4884910.

T.-M. Chiu et al., "Interface stability of laser powder-bed-fused AlSi12 under simulated atmospheric conditions," Corrosion Science, vol. 175, 2020/10/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108861.

Y. Cubides, A. I. Karayan, M. W. Vaughan, I. Karaman, and H. Castaneda, "Enhanced mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of a fine-grained Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy: the role of bimodal grain structure and β-Mg17Al12 precipitates," Materialia, vol. 13, 2020/09/01, doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100840.

Y. Cubides, A. I. Karayan, D. Zhao, L. Nash, K. Xie, and H. Castaneda, "New insights on the corrosion mechanism of a peak-aged Mg–9Al–1Zn alloy in a chloride environment," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 840, 2020/11/05, doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155786.

K. T. Drisya et al., "Electronic and optical competence of TiO2/BiVO4 nanocomposites in the photocatalytic processes," Scientific Reports 2020 10:1, vol. 10, no. 1, 2020-08-11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69032-9.

S. Karthick et al., "Stability threshold of formamidinium lead iodide determined by strain amplitudes," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 53, no. 50, 2020-10-08, doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/abb50b.

C. Kim et al., "Probabilistic Corrosion Initiation Model for Coastal Concrete Structures," Corrosion and Materials Degradation 2020, Vol. 1, Pages 328-344, vol. 1, no. 3, 2020-10-16, doi: 10.3390/cmd1030016.

C. Kim, A. I. Karayan, J. Milla, M. Hassan, and H. Castaneda, "Smart Coating Embedded with pH-Responsive Nanocapsules Containing a Corrosion Inhibiting Agent," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 12, no. 5, January 13, 2020, doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b20238.

M. Lee, D. Kim, J. Kim, J. K. Oh, H. Castaneda, and J. H. Kim, "Antimicrobial Activities of Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Clay Nanocomposites against Pathogenic Bacteria," ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 3, no. 10, September 22, 2020, doi: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00452.

M. Mohajeri et al., "Loading influence on the corrosion assessment during stress-induced martensite reorientation in nickel-titanium SMA," Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 29, no. 3, 2020-01-29, doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/ab681d.

A. Morán et al., "Comparative study of optimised molybdenum back-contact deposition with different barriers (Ti, ZnO) on stainless steel substrate for flexible solar cell application," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2020 31:10, vol. 31, no. 10, 2020-02-21, doi: 10.1007/s10854-020-03058-7.

M. W. Vaughan et al., "The effects of severe plastic deformation on the mechanical and corrosion characteristics of a bioresorbable Mg-ZKQX6000 alloy," Materials Science and Engineering: C, vol. 115, 2020/10/01, doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111130.

2019

J. I. Barraza-Fierro, T.-M. Chiu, H. Castaneda, J. I. Barraza-Fierro, T.-M. Chiu, and H. Castaneda, "Electrochemical Impedance Characterization of LiMnPO4 Electrodes with Different Additions of MWCNTs in an Aqueous Electrolyte," Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, vol. 63, no. 3, 09/2019, doi: 10.29356/jmcs.v63i3.627.

H. Castaneda and M. Galicia, "Frontiers | Corrosion Assessment of Zn-Rich Epoxy Primers With Carbon Nanotube Additions in an Electrolyte With a Bacteria Consortium," Frontiers in Materials, vol. 6, 2019/12/03, doi: 10.3389/fmats.2019.00307.

T.-M. Chiu, H. Castaneda, T.-M. Chiu, and H. Castaneda, "Passivation Layer Tailoring Using Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing: A Tribocorrosion Study," ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol. MA2019-01, no. 16, 2019-05-01, doi: 10.1149/MA2019-01/16/987.

S. Cho, T.-M. Chiu, and H. Castaneda, "Electrical and electrochemical behavior of a zinc-rich epoxy coating system with carbon nanotubes as a diode-like material," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 316, 2019/09/01, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.116.

R. D. Davidson, Y. Cubides, J. L. Andrews, C. M. McLain, H. Castaneda, and S. Banerjee, "Magnesium Nanocomposite Coatings for Protection of a Lightweight Al Alloy: Modes of Corrosion Protection, Mechanisms of Failure," physica status solidi (a), vol. 216, no. 13, 2019/07/01, doi: 10.1002/pssa.201800817.

R. D. Davidson et al., "Tortuosity but Not Percolation: Design of Exfoliated Graphite Nanocomposite Coatings for Extended Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys," ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol. 2, no. 5, May 2, 2019, doi: 10.1021/acsanm.9b00451.

Z. He, X. Li, M. D. Soucek, and H. Castaneda, "Inhibition of acid undercutting of inorganic/organic hybrid polyurethane coatings," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 134, 2019/09/01, doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.05.004.

M. Joo, T.-M. Chiu, H. Castaneda, and M. D. Soucek, "Corrosion resistance of alkoxysilane modified bisphenol A-epoxide coatings," Progress in Organic Coatings, vol. 134, 2019/09/01, doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.05.006.

C. Kim, R. Goldsberry, A. I. Karayan, J. Milla, M. Hassan, and H. Castaneda, "Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of Concrete Containing Microencapsulated Calcium Nitrate Corrosion Inhibitor," MATEC Web of Conferences, vol. 271, no. 2019 Tran-SET Annual Conference, 2019, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/201927107009.

M. A. Liu, P. E. J. Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, J. I. Barraza-Fierro, H. Castaneda, and A. Srivastava, "Microstructural influence on hydrogen permeation and trapping in steels," Materials & Design, vol. 167, 2019/04/05, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107605.

R. Ly, A. I. Karayan, K. T. Hartwig, and H. Castaneda, "Insights into the electrochemical response of a partially recrystallized Al-Mg-Si alloy and its relationship to corrosion events," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 308, 2019/06/10, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.03.220.

N. Michailidis, F. Stergioudi, A. Ragousis, and H. Lopez-Castaneda, "A study on corrosion‐fatigue behavior of AA7075‐T651 subjected to different surface modification treatments," Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, vol. 42, no. 7, 2019/07/01, doi: 10.1111/ffe.12986.

H. Wang, A. Yajima, and H. Castaneda, "A stochastic defect growth model for reliability assessment of corroded underground pipelines," Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 123, 2019/03/01, doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2019.01.005.

W. Yang, E. Hwang, H. Kim, S. Ahn, S. Kim, and H. Castaneda, "A study of annealing time to surface characteristics and hydrogen embrittlement on AlSi coated 22MnB5 during hot stamping process," Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 378, 2019/11/25, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.124911.

X. Zheng, H. Castaneda, H. Gao, and A. Srivastava, "Synergistic effects of corrosion and slow strain rate loading on the mechanical and electrochemical response of an aluminium alloy," Corrosion Science, vol. 153, 2019/06/01, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2019.03.018.

2018

R. Goldsberry, J. Milla, M. McElwee, M. M. Hassan, and H. Castaneda, "Evaluation of Microencapsulated Corrosion Inhibitors in Reinforced Con," International Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC 2018), 2018, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-78175-4_10.

H. Hlushko, Y. Cubides, R. Hlushko, T. M. Kelly, H. Castaneda, and S. A. Sukhishvili, "Hydrophobic Antioxidant Polymers for Corrosion Protection of an Aluminum Alloy," ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 6, no. 11, October 3, 2018, doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02966.

P. Kannan, S. S. Su, M. S. Mannan, H. Castaneda, and S. Vaddiraju, "A Review of Characterization and Quantification Tools for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Oil and Gas Industry: Current and Future Trends," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 57, no. 42, September 28, 2018, doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02211.

X. Li and H. Castaneda, "Application of Electrochemical Techniques on Study of Effect of Nano‐ZnO in Conductive Polyaniline Containing Zinc‐Rich Primer," International Journal of Spectroscopy, vol. 2018, no. 1, 2018/01/01, doi: 10.1155/2018/7160381.

X. Li, Y. Cubides, Z. He, M. D. Soucek, and H. Castaneda, "Corrosion Assessment of Zinc-Rich Primers Containing Polyaniline and the Effect of Acid as a Dopant," Corrosion, vol. 74, no. 10, 2018/10/01, doi: 10.5006/2769.

R. Ly, K. T. Hartwig, and H. Castaneda, "Effects of strain localization on the corrosion behavior of ultra-fine grained aluminum alloy AA6061," Corrosion Science, vol. 139, 2018/07/15, doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.04.023.

R. Ly, K. T. Hartwig, and H. Castaneda, "Influence of dynamic recrystallization and shear banding on the localized corrosion of severely deformed Al–Mg–Si alloy," Materialia, vol. 4, 2018/12/01, doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2018.11.005.

N. Michailidis, A. Ragousis, F. Stergioudi, and H. Castaneda, "The footprint of surface modification treatments on the corrosion-fatigue of AA7075-T651," MATEC Web of Conferences, vol. 188, no. 5th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF-V 2018), 2018, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/201818803011.

M. Mohajeri, H. Castaneda, D. C. Lagoudas, M. Mohajeri, H. Castaneda, and D. C. Lagoudas, "Corrosion monitoring of NiTi alloy with small-amplitude potential intermodulation technique," https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2300947, vol. 10596, 2018/03/22, doi: 10.1117/12.2300947.

M. Mohajeri et al., "Stress-Corrosion Behavior of Nickel Titanium Shape Memory Alloy Under Quasi-Static Loading," ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol. MA2018-02, no. 14, 2018-07-23, doi: 10.1149/MA2018-02/14/673.

S. Qin et al., "Ultrathin Transparent Nanobrick Wall Anticorrosion Coatings," ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol. 1, no. 10, September 13, 2018, doi: 10.1021/acsanm.8b01032.

2017

J. I. Barraza-Fierro, M. A. Espinosa-Medina, H. Castaneda, and M. A. E.-M. Jesus Israel Barraza-Fierro, Homero Castaneda, "Oxidation behaviour of Fe–40 at.-% Al intermetallics with Li or Cu additions at high temperature," Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, vol. 52, no. 5, 2017-08-01, doi: 10.1080/1478422X.2017.1297601.

J. I. Barraza-Fierro et al., "EIS Behavior of Experimental High-Strength Steel in Near-Neutral pH and Load Conditions," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 2017 48:4, vol. 48, no. 4, 2017-02-06, doi: 10.1007/s11661-017-3973-5.

T.-M. Chiu, J. I. Barraza-Fierro, and H. Castaneda, "Comprehensive Interfacial Mechanisms of LiMnPO4-MWCNT Composite ratios in Acidic Aqueous Electrolyte," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 253, 2017/11/01, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.018.

S. Cho, Y. Cubides, and H. Castaneda, "Probing the degradation mechanism of a Cr(VI) coating/aluminum alloy 2024-T3 system based on dynamic mechanisms and a 2D deterministic-probabilistic approach," Electrochimica Acta, vol. 236, 2017/05/10, doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.160.

A. I. Karayan, K. Jata, M. Velez, and H. Castaneda, "The Role of EXCO, Modified EXCO, and MASTMAASIS Environmental Exposures on Predicting Exfoliation Corrosion of the 2060-T8E30 Alloy," Corrosion, vol. 73, no. 7, 2017/07/01, doi: 10.5006/2183.

M. Mohajeri, H. Castaneda, D. Lagoudas, M. Mohajeri, H. Castaneda, and D. Lagoudas, "A Study of NiTi Alloy Mechanical and Corrosion Behavior Subjected to Mechanical and Cyclic Thermal Loading in Corrosive Environment," ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol. MA2017-02, no. 9, 2017-09-01, doi: 10.1149/MA2017-02/9/701.

2016

R. Cabrera-Sierra, L. J. Cosmes-López, H. Castaneda-López, J. T. Calderón, and J. M. H. López, "Corrosion Studies of Carbon Steel Immersed in NACE Brine by Weight Loss, EIS and XRD Techniques," International Journal of Electrochemical Science, vol. 11, no. 12, 2016/12/01, doi: 10.20964/2016.12.32.

Y. Chen, J. Torres, H. Castaneda, and L.-K. Ju, "Quantitative comparison of anaerobic pitting patterns and damage risks by chloride versus Desulfovibrio vulgaris using a fast pitting-characterization method," International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, vol. 109, 2016/04/01, doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.01.012.

Y. Cubides, S. S. Su, and H. Castaneda, "Influence of Zinc Content and Chloride Concentration on the Corrosion Protection Performance of Zinc-Rich Epoxy Coatings Containing Carbon Nanotubes on Carbon Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Environments," Corrosion, vol. 72, no. 11, 2016/11/01, doi: 10.5006/2104.

F. D. Fatah, H.-J. Sue, H. Castaneda, F. D. Fatah, H.-J. Sue, and H. Castaneda, "Effects of CNT-Zinc Hybrid Structure on Corrosion, Scratch and Adhesion Strength of Epoxy Composite Coating," ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol. MA2016-02, no. 14, 2016-09-01, doi: 10.1149/MA2016-02/14/1373.

T. Gao, E. Maya-Visuet, Z. He, H. Castaneda-Lopez, I. J. Zvonkina, and M. D. Soucek, "Effect of pigmentation on polyurethane/polysiloxane hybrid coatings," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 133, no. 5, 2016/02/05, doi: 10.1002/app.42947.

A. I. Karayan, K. Jata, M. Velez, and H. Castaneda, "On exfoliation corrosion of alloy 2060 T8E30 in an aggressive acid environment," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 657, 2016/02/05, doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.10.082.

X. M. Li, O. Rosas, and H. Castaneda, "Deterministic modeling of API5L X52 steel in a coal-tar-coating/cathodic-protection system in soil," International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, vol. 146, 2016/10/01, doi: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2016.09.003.

S. A. Miran, Q. Huang, H. Castaneda, S. A. Miran, Q. Huang, and H. Castaneda, "Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Corroded Buried Pipelines Considering External Defects," Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 22, no. 3, 2016-04-01, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000307.

H. Wang, A. Yajima, R. Y. Liang, and H. Castaneda, "Reliability-based temporal and spatial maintenance strategy for integrity management of corroded underground pipelines," Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, vol. 12, no. 10, 2016-10-2, doi: 10.1080/15732479.2015.1113300.

Patents, Conference Papers, and Technical Reports

Patents

Papers
&
Reports

Castaneda-Lopez, Homero, and Lin Chen. "Method for Detecting Corrosion Severity of a Metallic Surface on a Pipeline." U.S. Patent Application No. 18/464,703.

Castaneda-Lopez, Homero, and Tristan Petit de Servins d'Hericourt. "Reflectometry devices and methods for detecting pipe defects." U.S. Patent No. 11,340,185. 24 May 2022.

Sukhishvili, Svetlana A., et al. "Synthetic polymeric antioxidants for corrosion protection." U.S. Patent Application No. 15/841,244.

D. Narayanan et al., "Predicting Long-Term Exposure Performance of Galvanized Rebar Based on Artificial Intelligence and Electrochemical Methods." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2024.

V. Ponce et al., "A Damage-Based Approach and Predictive Modeling of Corrosion in Substrate/Coating Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2024.

A. Martinez et al., "Effect of H2S Concentration on the Passivation Behavior of Modified 13 Cr Martensitic Stainless Steels." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2024.

R. Goldsberry et al., "Comparison of the Corrosion Performance of the As-Printed Surface of SLM 316L to Bulk Material and Wrought Counterpart." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2024.

Kaynan, Ozge, et al. "Development of Novel Carbon Fiber Based Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries." (2023).

Esmacher, Olivia, et al. "Corrosion Behavior Assessment and Comparison of UNS S31603 Stainless Steel, Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloy, and Al2Cr5Cu5Fe53Ni35 High-Entropy Alloy in Biomedical Environments." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Ferrel-Alvarez, A. C., et al. "Microstructure and Corrosion Properties of Stainless Steel Synthesized by Ball Milling Method at Different Times." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Case, Raymundo, et al. "Evaluation of the Relationship Between Passivity and Microstructure in Austenitic Stainless Steel, the Point Defect Perspective." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Martinez, Alan, et al. "Understanding the False Positive of Modified Martensitic Steels in Sweet & Sour Service Conditions Using a Point Defect Model Perspective." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Narayanan, Deeparekha, et al. "Corrosion Assessment of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel 316L in 3.5 Wt% NaCl." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Cedeno-Vente, M. L., et al. "Integration of Microstructure-Mechanical with Corrosion Characterization of UNS S31603 Material Manufactured by Direct Energy Deposition." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2023.

Castaneda, H., et al. "Classification of Active and Passive Surface Conditions Based on Different Relaxation Response for External Corrosion Coated Pipelines." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2022.

de Servins d’Héricourt, Tristan Petit, and Homero Castaneda. "Detection and Location of Coating Delamination and Anomalies on Buried Pipelines with Electromagnetic Reflectometry." AMPP CORROSION. AMPP, 2022.

Castaneda, Homero, and Hui Wang. "Mapping Indication Severity Using Bayesian Machine Learning from Indirect Inspection Data into Corrosion Severity for Decision-Making in Pipeline Maintenance." (2021).

Castaneda-Lopez, Homero, et al. Multifunctional corrosion control system as a sustainable approach for reinforced concrete elements. No. 20CTAMU22. Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, 2021.

Wang, Hui, Sreelakshmi Sreeharan, and Homero Castaneda. "Mapping Indication Severity Using Bayesian Machine Learning from Inspection Data by Considering the Impact of Soil Corrosivity." NACE CORROSION. NACE, 2021.

Castaneda-Lopez, Homero, and Ayman M. Okeil. "Corrosion Management System of Regional Reinforced Concrete (RC) Bridges [supporting dataset]." (2020).

Castaneda, Homero, and Ayman Okeil. "Corrosion Management System of Regional Reinforced Concrete (RC) Bridges." (2020).

Davidson, Rachel, et al. "Tortuosity but not Percolation: Design of Graphene Nanocomposite Coatings for the Extended Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys." (2019).

Mohajeri, Mahdi, Homero Castaneda, and Dimitris C. Lagoudas. "FATIGUE CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF NITI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY." Book of Abstracts JAPMED 11 (2019): 69-69.

Castaneda, Homero, et al. Self-healing microcapsules as concrete aggregates for corrosion inhibition in reinforced concrete. No. 17CLSU08. Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, 2018.

Hlushko, Hanna, et al. "Antioxidant polymer coatings for corrosion protection of metal substrates." (2018).

Mendez, Edna, et al. "Study of the Effects of Flow Conditions on the Performance of Corrosion Inhibitors in CO 2 Environment." 2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety. AIChE, 2018.

Mohajeri, Mahdi, et al. "Nickel titanium alloy failure analysis under thermal cycling and mechanical loading: A preliminary study." NACE CORROSION. NACE, 2018.

Castaneda, Homero, et al. "A comprehensive reliability-based framework for corrosion damage monitoring and repair design of reinforced concrete structures." (2018).

Hlushko, Hanna, et al. "Linear antioxidant polymers for anticorrosion coatings: Adhesion and electrochemical performance." (2017).

Chiu, Tse-Ming, et al. "Electrochemical Performance of Nano Engineered-Coatings Based on Antimicrobial Nano-Alloy in Corrosive Environment." NACE CORROSION. NACE, 2017.

Galicia, M., et al. "Interfacial and corrosion characterization of zinc rich-epoxy primers with carbon nanotubes exposed to marine bacteria." NACE CORROSION. NACE, 2017.

Mendez, Edna, et al. "Study of the Effects of Flow Conditions on the Performance of Corrosion inhibitors under CO2 Environment." Mary K O'Connor Process Safety Symposium. Proceedings 2017.. Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2017.