153° Contact Angle on Mortar
Tuning the nanoparticle size achieves three-dimensional superhydrophobicity in mortar, effectively blocking water and corrosive ion penetration to protect embedded steel.
Chen, Depeng · Linling, Cui · Rong, Hui · De'e, Liu · Fang, Yuan · Thumelo Jonathan, Sithole · Yaling, Wang · Lv, Yajun · Lv, Zhong · Xiang, Tengfei
Construction and Building Materials 2025
Water absorption after 120 hours immersion is only 42.16% of ordinary mortar
Corrosion current density two orders of magnitude lower than ordinary mortar