Research Article
Corrosion Behaviour of a Silane Protective Coating for NdFeB Magnets in Dentistry
Table 1
Experimental set-up.
| Code | SL0 | SL10 | SL20 | SL30 |
| Support | Ni/Cu/Ni plated NdFeB magnet |
| Number of silane layers | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Polarization test | (i) 72 h of immersion in Fusayama synthetic saliva | (ii) ±1,500 mV OCP | (iii) Scanning rate of 1 mV/s |
| EIS test | (i) 72 h of immersion in Fusayama synthetic saliva | (ii) Voltage amplitude of 10 mV | (iii) Frequency range from 0.05 Hz to 100 kHz |
| Magnetic force | (i) 72 h of immersion in Fusayama synthetic saliva | (ii) Crosshead speed of 0.05 mm/seconds |
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