Phosphate film free of chromate, fluoride and nitrite on AZ31 magnesium alloy and its corrosion resistance.pdf

Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 22(2012) 2713−2718 Phosphate film free of chromate, fluoride and nitrite on AZ31 magnesium alloy and its corrosion resistance CUI Xue-jun1, 2, LIU Chun-hai1, 2, YANG Rui-song1, 2, LI Ming-tian1, 2, LIN Xiu-zhou1, 2, GONG Min1, 2 1. Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, China; 2. College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, China Received 8 August 2011; accepted 16 February 2012 Abstract: A phosphate solution free of chromate, fluoride and nitrite was prepared and an environment-friendly film was obtained on AZ31 magnesium alloy surface via the chemical deposition method. The morphology, composition, phase structure and its corrosion resistance were studied. The effects of film-forming temperature and free acid on corrosion resistance, microstructure and electrochemical behavior of the film were discussed. The results indicate that the corrosion resistance of AZ31 with the phosphate film was better than blank AZ31 substrate, which was most attributed to the great inhibitive action on the anodic dissolution and cathodic hydrogen evolution of the film. Key words: magnesium alloy; AZ31 alloy; phosphate conversion coating; chromate-free film; corrosion resistance; anodic dissolution; cathodic hydrogen evolution