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Dr. Murtadha Abbas Jabbar and Assist. Prof. Dr. Haider Mahdi Laith, two Researchers in the College of Engineering at the University of Basrah, and the master's student, Durgham Ali Mohsen, conducted scientific research in the Journal of Applied Surface Science, which is considered one of the discreet journals in the Elsevier publishing house within the Scopus containers, the first quarter, Q1
Entitled: Improving the corrosion resistance of high-strength low-alloy steels by using zinc coating reinforced with boron nitride nanoparticles
It showed promising results and significantly improved the mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and corrosion rates such as hardness, coating thickness, adhesion strength and adhesion pull compared to zinc coatings and zinc compounds without additives.