RT Journal Article T1 Evaluation of low-toxic hybrid sol-gel coatings with organic pH-sensitive inhibitors for corrosion protection of AA2024 aluminium alloy A1 Jaldo Serrano, Eva A1 López Sánchez, Jesús A1 García Galván, Federico A1 Serrano, Aída A1 Rodríguez De La Fuente, Óscar A1 Barranco, Violeta A1 Galván, Juan Carlos A1 Carmona Tejero, Noemí AB Today’s environmental needs require the reduction of the weight of vehicles, thus reducing fuel consumption and associated emissions. For this reason, the use of light alloys is being studied, which, due to their reactivity, must be protected before use. In this work, the effectiveness of a hybrid sol-gel coating doped with various organic environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors applied to an AA2024 lightweight aluminium alloy is evaluated. Some of the inhibitors tested are pH indicators, acting as both corrosion inhibitors and optical sensors for the surface of the alloy. Samples are subjected to a corrosion test in a simulated saline environment and characterised before and after the test. The experimental results regarding their best inhibitor performance for their potential application in the transport industry are evaluated. PB MDPI YR 2023 FD 2023-04-02 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91539 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91539 LA eng NO Jaldo Serrano, E., López-Sánchez, J., García-Galván, F., Serrano, A., Rodríguez De La Fuente, Ó., Barranco, V., Galván, J.C., Carmona, N.: Evaluation of Low-Toxic Hybrid Sol-Gel Coatings with Organic pH-Sensitive Inhibitors for Corrosion Protection of AA2024 Aluminium Alloy. Gels. 9, 294 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9040294 NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España) NO Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa (España) DS Docta Complutense RD 9 abr 2025