Difference between revisions of "Passivation layer mineral"
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* Al aluminum - Al2O3 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxide aluminum oxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum corundum] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby ruby] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire sapphire]''' | * Al aluminum - Al2O3 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxide aluminum oxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corundum corundum] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby ruby] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire sapphire]''' | ||
* Ti titanium - TiO2 - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_dioxide titanium dioxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutile rutile] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatase anatase] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookite brookite]''' | * Ti titanium - TiO2 - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_dioxide titanium dioxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutile rutile] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatase anatase] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookite brookite]''' | ||
| − | * related: ZnS | + | * related: ZnS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphalerite sphalerite] Mohs 3.5-4 |
* Zn zinc - ... - ZnO - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_oxide zinc oxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zincite zincite]''' | * Zn zinc - ... - ZnO - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_oxide zinc oxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zincite zincite]''' | ||
| − | * Sn tin - SnO2 - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_dioxide | + | * Sn tin - SnO2 - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_dioxide tin dioxide] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiterite cassiterite]''' |
* Cu copper - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina patina] ... | * Cu copper - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina patina] ... | ||
* Ni nickel - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel(II)_fluoride nickel fluoride] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_oxide nickel oxides] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsenite busenite]''' Nickel minerals can cause allergies through prolonged skin contact. | * Ni nickel - wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel(II)_fluoride nickel fluoride] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_oxide nickel oxides] - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsenite busenite]''' Nickel minerals can cause allergies through prolonged skin contact. | ||
* Cr chromium ... | * Cr chromium ... | ||
* V vanadium, Nb niobium ... | * V vanadium, Nb niobium ... | ||
| − | * Fe iron - Fe3O4 - wikipedia: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetite magnetite]''' ... | + | * Fe iron - Fe3O4 - wikipedia: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetite magnetite]''' ... just rust |
wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivation_(chemistry) passivation in general] | wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivation_(chemistry) passivation in general] | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 4 December 2016
Passivation layer minerals of today's industrial metals
We do have daily skin contact with these minerals without even realizing it.
Often these minerals are naturally present as ores from which the metals are extracted.
- Al aluminum - Al2O3 - aluminum oxide - corundum - ruby - sapphire
- Ti titanium - TiO2 - wikipedia: titanium dioxide - rutile - anatase - brookite
- related: ZnS sphalerite Mohs 3.5-4
- Zn zinc - ... - ZnO - wikipedia: zinc oxide - zincite
- Sn tin - SnO2 - wikipedia: tin dioxide - cassiterite
- Cu copper - wikipedia: patina ...
- Ni nickel - wikipedia: nickel fluoride - nickel oxides - busenite Nickel minerals can cause allergies through prolonged skin contact.
- Cr chromium ...
- V vanadium, Nb niobium ...
- Fe iron - Fe3O4 - wikipedia: magnetite ... just rust
wikipedia: passivation in general
- PbS Galena [1] Mohs 2.5-3 (soft)
Passivation of passivation layer minerals
Here an interesting problem occurs. To prevent two atomically precisely flat blocks from fusing seamlessly together on contact their surfaces must look differently than their insides. Specifically it is often a good idea to cover the whole surface with lone pairs of electrons. But further oxidation of an already oxidized material will probably not work or be rather unstable [to investigate for every specific situation]. What should be doable almost always is hydrogen passivation. (Such passivation may cause higher friction due to high lateral spacing between the small hydrogen atoms sitting atop larger atoms and the low lateral stiffness of the single bonded hydrogen atoms) It may be necessary to find a special solution for each indivitual material - nitrogen phosphorus and sulfur may often be useful for plugging surfaces closed. (See: Surface passivation)
