Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 205, Issue 17-18, Pages 4135-4140Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.02.061
Keywords
Aluminum alloy; Microarc oxidation; Titania sol; XPS
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The effects of a titania sol in an alkaline phosphate electrolyte on the thickness, surface morphology, composition and abrasive resistance of a microarc oxidation (MAO) coating on 2A70 aluminum alloy were investigated. The voltage-time curve was used to characterize MAO process. The coating thickness increased with increasing the concentration of the titania sol in the electrolyte, accompanied with the increase in surface nonuniformity and size of micropores in the coating surface. The MAO coating formed in the titania sol free electrolyte was mainly composed of gamma-Al2O3 and a little alpha-Al2O3. Titanium in the form of Al2TiO5. Ti2O3 and TiO was detected in the MAO coatings obtained in the electrolyte containing titania sol, and the content increases with increasing the concentration of titania sol. The MAO coating formed in the electrolyte containing 6.0 vol.% titania sol exhibited the highest microhardness and abrasion resistance. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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