Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15238544
Keywords
corrosion protection; aluminum alloys; anodic oxide film; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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This study investigates the structure and corrosion protection ability of porous anodic oxide films on pure Al and Al alloys, and finds that pure Al has a smooth surface after pore sealing, while cracks form on Al alloys. Corrosion protection is enhanced with longer anodizing time for pure Al, but only slightly for Al alloys.
It is well known that corrosion protection of pure Al is enormously improved by the formation of porous anodic oxide films and by pore sealing treatment. However, the effects of anodizing and pore sealing on corrosion protection for Al alloys are unclear, because the alloying elements included in Al alloys affect the structure of anodic oxide films. In the present study, porous anodic oxide films are formed on pure Al, 1050-, 3003- and 5052-Al alloys, and pore sealing was carried out in boiling water. Changes in the structure and corrosion protection ability of porous anodic oxide films on pure Al and the Al alloys by pore sealing, were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). SEM observation showed that anodic oxide films formed on pure Al have a smooth surface after pore sealing, and that cracks are formed in anodic oxide films on 1050-, 3003- and 5052-aluminum alloys, after pore sealing. Corrosion protection after pore sealing increased with anodizing time on pure Al, but only slightly increased with anodizing time on the Al alloys.
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