20 days Total Area Area Corrode % Corroded over 100

Epoxy only 129488 102440 0.7911157791 79.11157791 2nd

50W, 4 141881 50725 0.3575179199 35.75179199 4th
50W, 5 140529 26362 0.1875911734 18.75911734 5th
50W, 6 149344 88916 0.5953771159 59.53771159 3rd
75W, 4 127557 25191 0.1974881818 19.74881818 6th
75W, 5 148641 133634 0.8990386233 89.90386233 1st
75W, 6 152749 19205 0.1257291373 12.57291373 7th

Trial 1 (4 days) Total Area Area Corrode % Corroded over 100

Epoxy only 691118 439357 0.6357192259 63.57192259 1st
50W, 4 508172 243527 0.4792216021 47.92216021 5th
50W, 5 697993 407896 0.5843840841 58.43840841
50W, 6 857498 235458 0.2745872294 27.45872294 7th
75W, 4 679024 249367 0.3672432786 36.72432786 6th
75W, 5 724701 355096 0.4899896647 48.99896647 4th
75W, 6 671532 395614 0.5891215906 58.91215906 2nd

Immersion
94
Trial 2 (4 days) over 100
92
Epoxy only 86.1107446
90
50W, 4 88.67844834
88
50W, 5 91.55304162
86
50W, 6 81.10778496
84
75W, 4 22.46802107
82
75W, 5 40.00221586
80
75W, 6 28.52267317
78
76
74
Epoxy only 50W, 4

Trial 1 (4 days) over 100 Immersion

Epoxy only 63.57
50W, 4 47.922 70
50W, 5 58.438 60

50

40

30
 Immersion
70

60
50W, 6 27.458
50
75W, 4 36.724
75W, 5 48.998 40
75W, 6 58.912
30

20

10

0
Epoxy only 50W, 4

Trial 3 (4 days) % Corroded

50W, 4 10.12922504
50W, 5 7.542591947
50W, 6 3.349990438
4% 7.762227852
5% 10.54387001 Comparison o
6% 11.59656415
14

12

10

% of Area Corroded
8

0
4%
 Trial 2 (4 days) Total Area Area Corrode % Corroded
Epoxy only 1114113 959371 0.861107446
50W, 4 1110369 984658 0.886784483
50W, 5 1165236 1066809 0.915530416
50W, 6 673452 546222 0.81107785
75W, 4 617985 138849 0.224680211
75W, 5 613756 245516 0.400022159
75W, 6 560817 159960 0.285226732

Plasma Nanosilica Percent of Area Corroded

Treatment Loading (wt. (%)
(W) %)
4
0 5
6
4 ~ 35%
50 5 ~ 18%
6 ~ 59%
Epoxy 0 ~ 79%
Plain Steel 0 ~ 99%

Immersion after 4 days (Trial 2)

94
92
90
88
86 over 100
84
82
80
Ave of Trial 1 (4 days) and Trial 2 (4 days) and T
78 80
76 70
74
Epoxy only 50W, 4 50W, 5 50W, 6 60
Ave of Trial 1 (4
50 days) and Trial 2
(4 days) and Trial
40 3
Immersion after 4 days (Trial 1) 30
70 20

60 10

50 0
Epoxy only50W, 5 75W, 4 75W, 6
40 over 100

30
 (4 days) and Trial
40 3
Immersion after 4 days (Trial 1) 30
70 20

60 10

50 0
Epoxy only50W, 5 75W, 4 75W, 6
40 over 100

30

20

10

0
Epoxy only 50W, 4 50W, 5 50W, 6

Comparison of % Area Corroded after Immersion Test

14

12

10
% of Area Corroded

8
Untreated
50W Plasma Treatment
6

0
4% 5% 6%
Nanosilica Loading
 Immersion Test % Area Corroded (96 hrs)
Total Area Area Corroded % Corroded 100%
Epoxy only 128845 13051 0.10129225 10.12922504
50W, 4 964032 72713 0.075425919 7.542591947
50W, 5 601345 20145 0.033499904 3.349990438
50W, 6 564824 49787 0.088146042 8.814604195
0W, 4 (T1) 743569 98709 0.132750289 13.27502895
0W, 5 (T1) 726896 55743 0.076686349 7.668634853
0W, 6 (T1) 615185 41278 0.067098515 6.709851508
0W, 4 (T2) 769848 60146 0.078127111 7.812711081
0W, 5 (T2) 725357 112608 0.155244935 15.52449346
0W, 6 (T2) 510212 97805 0.191694825 19.16948249

20 Days Imm
Trial 2 (20 dayArea Corroded 90
Epoxy only 79.11 80
50W, 4 35.75 70
50W, 5 18.75 60
50W, 6 59.53 50
40
30
20

ays) and Trial 2 (4 days) and Trial 3 10

0
Epoxy only 50W, 4 50W, 5

Ave of Trial 1 (4
days) and Trial 2
Ave of Trial 1 (4 days) a
(4 days) and Trial 80
3 70
60
50
40
30
20
W, 5 75W, 4 75W, 6
10
0
y ,4 ,5 ,6 ,4 ,5
nl
 (4 days) and Trial 80
3 70
60
50
40
30
20
W, 5 75W, 4 75W, 6
10
0
y ,4 ,5 ,6 ,4 ,5
o nl W W W W W
y 5 0 5 0 5 0 7 5 7 5
ox
Ep
 Ave of Trial 1
Ave of Trial 1 (4 days) and
(4 days) and Trial 2 (4
Trial 2 (20 days) and
Sample days) Sample Trial 3
Epoxy only 71.34175025 Epoxy only 74.8413336
50W, 4 41.8369761 50W, 4 68.30030427
50W, 5 38.59876287 50W, 5 74.99572501
50W, 6 43.49821726 50W, 6 54.28325395
75W, 4 28.23657302 75W, 4 29.59617446
75W, 5 69.4514144 75W, 5 44.50059117
75W, 6 35.7425364 75W, 6 43.71741612
0W, 4 7.762227852
0W, 5 10.54387001
0W, 6 11.59656415

20 Days Immersion

Area Corroded

y only 50W, 4 50W, 5 50W, 6

of Trial 1 (4 days) and Trial 2 (20 days)

Ave of Trial 1 (4 days) and

Trial 2 (20 days)

,4 ,5 ,6 ,4 ,5 ,6
 Ave of Trial 1 (4 days) and
Trial 2 (20 days)

,4 ,5 ,6 ,4 ,5 ,6
0W 5 0 W
5 0 W
7 5 W
7 5 W
7 5 W