In order to analyse the wettability of the different samples,contact angle (CA) tests were carried out by means of a drop ofdistilled water of 1 ml in a Krüss DSA 100. The CA measurementswere carried out on samples mechanically polished with 1 mmdiamond paste. Ribbon samples were mounted on a glass to polishboth sides, the wheel and gas surfaces. The Drop Shape Analysissoftware was used to determine the contact angle from the shadowimage of the water drop on the sample's surface. The shape of thedrop and the contact line with the surface (baseline) were determined analysing the different grey levels in the image. To determine the baseline, the software calculates the roots of the secondderivative of the brightness levels to obtain the point where thegreatest variation occurs. The shape of the drop was fitted with thetwo tangents method [30]. This method fits the drop profile in theregion near the baseline with the polynomial function (eq. (1)),which is the result of numerous theoretical simulations.