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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
Volume 24, Issue 12, Pages 5022-5031Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11665-015-1766-9
Keywords
aluminum alloy; microstructure electrochemical corrosion behavior; plasma electrolytic oxidation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51371039]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) treated 6063 aluminum alloy was applied in a silicate- and borate-based alkaline solution. The microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behavior were studied by scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. The results showed that the silicate-based PEO coating was of a denser structure compared with that of borate-based PEO coating. In addition, the silicate-based PEO coating was composed of more phased (Al9Si) than borate-based PEO coating. The results of corrosion test indicated that the silicate-based PEO coating provided a superior protection to 6063 aluminum alloy substrate, while borate-based PEO coating with a porous structure showed an inferior conservancy against corrosive electrolyte. Furthermore, the EIS tests proved that both coatings were capable to resist the aggressive erosion in 0.5 M NaCl solution after 72 h of immersion. However, the borate-based PEO coating could not provide sufficient protection to the substrate after 72-h immersion in 1 M NaCl solution.
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