变电极结构的微弧氧化放电特性研究-机械制造及其自动化专业论文.docxVIP

万方数据 Abstract With the development of space and aircraft industries, more and more aluminum alloys have been used in the manufacturing field. However, without strengthening treating, hardness of aluminum alloy is low. Meanwhile, aluminum alloys are so easy to be oxidized in air that cannot satisfy some application occasions such as high temperature, corrosion, fatigue, etc. So it must to be treated. Micro-arc oxidation (MAO), as a relatively new surface treatment method to produce thick, thermal stability, thermal protection and adherent coatings on rectifying metals has been developed rapidly in recent years, and can overcome the deficiency of the other similar technology. MAO is an anodizing process during which micro discharges generate dielectric breakdown of the anodic oxide film under high electric field. As a result, it is difficult to finish large-scale production. In order to reduce energy consumption of micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process and obtain excellent ceramic coatings, in this paper, anode placement, cathode number, cathode structure and distance between anode and cathode were researched by experiment method primarily. Meanwhile, finite element software was used for electrodes distance research which needs more test times and was more dangerous. The coatings were characterized by means of SEM, XRD and EDS to evaluate micro-structure and component content. Results and conclusions are shown as follows: The effects of anode placement on MAO discharge characteristics have been studied. Under different anode placement, comprehensive performances (thickness, surface morphology, microhardness, etc.) of ceramic coatings have some differences. When using anode horizontal mode, the growth rate of ceramic coating was more rapid, so, thickness of ceramic coating was thicker, meanwhile, surface of ceramic coating was smoother, and center to edge thickness ratio was closer to 1, and the content of α-Al2O3 was higher. Besides, the effects of anode placement on MAO