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Effect of Al2O3 Micro-powder Additives on the Properties of Micro-arc Oxidation Coatings Formed on 6061 Aluminum Alloy

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Al2O3 micro-powder was suspended in the basis electrolyte to form micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coatings on 6061 aluminum alloy by MAO. During the stage of micro-arc oxidation, Al2O3 micro-powder with negative surface charge was melted by the micro-arc around the anode and incorporated into the MAO coatings. With the continuous addition of Al2O3 micro-powder, the oxidation voltages rose up firstly and then decreased. The surface and cross-sectional morphologies showed that the size of micropores decreased and the MAO coatings surface got loosened following the variation in Al2O3 micro-powder concentration. As a consequence of the changing coating structure, the corrosion resistance of the coatings decreased apparently. The micro-hardness of the coatings increased firstly and then decreased, opposite to the trend of the average friction coefficient. It revealed the minimum average friction coefficient of MAO coatings and maximum adhesion between the coatings and substrate when 2.0 g/L Al2O3 micro-powder was added into electrolyte. There were visible cracks and peelings on the coating surface merely at 4.0 g/L after thermal shock tests. The x-ray diffraction results indicated that the addition of Al2O3 micro-powder had less effect on the phase composition of MAO coatings.

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The present work was supported by the Scientific Research Starting Project (2015QHZ020) and Open Fund (X151515KCL16) of Sichuan Province University Key Laboratory of oil and gas field material, Southwest Petroleum University.

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    Ping Wang, Ting Wu, You Tao Xiao, Jun Pu, Xiao Yang Guo, Jun Huang & Chun Lang Xiang

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Wang, P., Wu, T., Xiao, Y.T. et al. Effect of Al2O3 Micro-powder Additives on the Properties of Micro-arc Oxidation Coatings Formed on 6061 Aluminum Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 3972–3976 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2255-5

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