AZ91 Magnesium Alloys Anodizing of Using Environmental Friendly Electrolytes英文文献资料.docVIP

Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, 2011, 1, 62-72 doi:10.4236/jsemat.2011.12010 Published Online July 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jsemat) AZ91 Magnesium Alloys: Anodizing of Using Environmental Friendly Electrolytes N. A. El Mahallawy , M. A. Shoeib , M. H. Abouelenain 1 2 3 1 The Design and Production Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 2 Surface Coating Department, Central Metallurgical Research Development Institute, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt; 3 Petroleum Marine Service, Cairo, Egypt. Email: nahed.elmahallawy@.eg Received March 14 , 2011; revised May 30 , 2011; accepted June 8 , 2011. th th th ABSTRACT An anodizing process, based on environmental friendly electrolyte solutions has been studied on AZ 91 magnesium al- loys by using three types of electrolytes: the first is based on sodium silicate, the second on sodium hydroxide-boric acid-borax and the third on sodium silicate-potassium hydroxide-sodium carbonate-sodium tetra borate. A pretreat- ment including fluoride activation was applied before the anodizing process. It was found that the anodic film thickness increases as current density or anodizing voltage increases. It is also increased with deposition time until the deposition stops due to the formation of a thick anodic film. Optimization of the anodizing conditions - current density and deposi- tion time - was made for each electrolyte. Characterization of anodizing layer was achieved by determination of surface morphology, microstructure, phase analysis , coat thickness, adhesion and corrosion resistance. In all cases , excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance was obtained. A corrosion efficiency ranging from 94% to 97% was reached;