Table 2 Comparison of the of the recently published research on the chemical stability of the superhydrophobic surfaces on the steel substrate with the prepared superhydrophobic surface.

From: Fabrication of eco-friendly graphene-based superhydrophobic coating on steel substrate and its corrosion resistance, chemical and mechanical stability

Superhydrophobic coating

pH stability range

Ni/myristic acid47

3–11

TiO2/Zn/stearic acid80

2–12

Ni81

2–7

Cu-pentadecafluorooctanoic acid82

1–10

Lanthanum palmitate83

1–13

Ni-graphene/stearic acid (current work)

1–13