Plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) coatings were fabricated on 6063 aluminum alloy in a cheap and convenient electrolyte. The effect of different current densities, i e, 5, 10, 15, and 20 A/dm2on the microstructure an...Plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) coatings were fabricated on 6063 aluminum alloy in a cheap and convenient electrolyte. The effect of different current densities, i e, 5, 10, 15, and 20 A/dm2on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of coatings was comprehensively studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), stereoscopic microscopy, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), respectively. It is found that the pore density decreases and the pore size increases with increasing current density. The XRD results show that the coatings are only composed of α-Al2O3and γ-Al2O3. Potentiodynamic polarization test proves that the coating formed under 10 A/dm2possesses the best anticorrosion property. The long time EIS test shows that the coating under 10 A/dm2is able to protect the aluminum alloy substrate after long time of immersion in 0.59 M NaCl solution, which confirms the salt solution immersion test results in 2 M NaCl solution.展开更多
In this study,ceramic coatings were deposited on 6061 Al alloy using a plasma electrolytic oxidation（PEO）technique,and the effect of concentrations of KOH and Na_2SiO_3 as electrolytes for PEO process was studied on...In this study,ceramic coatings were deposited on 6061 Al alloy using a plasma electrolytic oxidation（PEO）technique,and the effect of concentrations of KOH and Na_2SiO_3 as electrolytes for PEO process was studied on microstructure,chemical composition,and electrochemical behavior of PEO coatings formed on the 6061 Al alloy.The results indicated that the increase in concentration of KOH led to rise in electrical conductivity of electrolyte.Consequently,the breakdown voltage reduced,which in turn improved the surface quality and the corrosion behavior.Moreover,the increase in concentration of Na_2SiO_3 resulted in the increase in incorporation of Si in the coating,which led to a higher corrosion potential in the concentration of 4 g L^（-1）.According to this investigation,the best protection behavior of coatings can be obtained when the KOH and Na_2SiO_3 concentrations in PEO electrolyte are equal to 4 g L^（-1）.展开更多
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51371039 and 51871031)
文摘Plasma electrolytic oxidation(PEO) coatings were fabricated on 6063 aluminum alloy in a cheap and convenient electrolyte. The effect of different current densities, i e, 5, 10, 15, and 20 A/dm2on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of coatings was comprehensively studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), stereoscopic microscopy, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), respectively. It is found that the pore density decreases and the pore size increases with increasing current density. The XRD results show that the coatings are only composed of α-Al2O3and γ-Al2O3. Potentiodynamic polarization test proves that the coating formed under 10 A/dm2possesses the best anticorrosion property. The long time EIS test shows that the coating under 10 A/dm2is able to protect the aluminum alloy substrate after long time of immersion in 0.59 M NaCl solution, which confirms the salt solution immersion test results in 2 M NaCl solution.
文摘In this study,ceramic coatings were deposited on 6061 Al alloy using a plasma electrolytic oxidation（PEO）technique,and the effect of concentrations of KOH and Na_2SiO_3 as electrolytes for PEO process was studied on microstructure,chemical composition,and electrochemical behavior of PEO coatings formed on the 6061 Al alloy.The results indicated that the increase in concentration of KOH led to rise in electrical conductivity of electrolyte.Consequently,the breakdown voltage reduced,which in turn improved the surface quality and the corrosion behavior.Moreover,the increase in concentration of Na_2SiO_3 resulted in the increase in incorporation of Si in the coating,which led to a higher corrosion potential in the concentration of 4 g L^（-1）.According to this investigation,the best protection behavior of coatings can be obtained when the KOH and Na_2SiO_3 concentrations in PEO electrolyte are equal to 4 g L^（-1）.
