ABSTRACT
As is well known, aluminum and its alloys have achieved extensive industrial applications owing to its abundance in nature, good ductility, low specific weight, excellent electrical conductivity and excellent machinability (Zheng et al. 2016). However, aluminum and its alloys are prone to contamination in damp environment. Therefore, it is a needed to form a surface layer on Al and its alloys which protect them from a wide range of contamination. One promising approach is to transform the hydrophilic nature of Al and its alloy surfaces to be superhydrophobic.
