Abstract: The anodization of AZ91 magnesium alloy in an alkaline electrolyte of 100 g/L NaOH+20 g/L Na2B4O7·10H2O+50 g/L C6H5Na3O7·2H2O+60 g/L Na2SiO3·9H2O was studied. The corrosion resistance of the anodized films was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. The microstructure of the films was examined with scanning electronic microscope(SEM) and X-ray diffractometer(XRD). The results show that, under the experimental conditions, the optimum anodizing time and the optimum anodizing current density are 40 min and 20 mA/cm2 respectively for obtaining the anodic film with high corrosion resistance. The XRD pattern shows that the components of the anodized film consist of MgO and Mg2(SiO4).
The corrosion properties of AZ31 magnesium alloys were studied by potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) techniques, meanwhile, the protective properties of two environmentally protective types of chemical conversion layers and anodized coatings of AZ31 magnesium alloys were also discussed. The component of chemical conversion bath is NaH2PO4·12H2O 20 g/L, H3PO4 7.4 mL/L, NaNO2 3 g/L, Zn(NO3)2·6H2O 5 g/L and NaF 1g/L, and components of the anodization bath is Na2SiO3 60 g/L, C6H5Na3O7·2H2O 50 g/L, KOH 100 g/L and Na2B4O7·2H2O 20 g/L. The results show that the corrosion resistance of AZ31magnesium increases with the increase of pH value of the corrosive medium. For the chemical conversion layer acquired at 80 ℃, 10 min is the best processing time and the charge transfer resistance of the chemical conversion layer is enhanced nearly by 10 times. The optimum processing time for the anodization of AZ31 is 60 min, the charge transfer resistance value of the anodized sample at the early immersion stage is nearly 26 times of that of the blank sample and the corrosion type of the anodized samples is pitting.
The corrosion process of AZ91D magnesium alloy in neutral 1%(mass fraction) sodium chloride aqueous solution was investigated by electrochemical noise(EN),SEM and EDX. Fractal theory was primarily used to depict the corrosion process of the alloy. The fast wavelet transform(FWT),as well as the fast Fourier transform(FFT),was employed to analyze the EN data. The results show that the overall corrosion process can be described by three stages. The first stage corresponds to the pit nucleation and growth; the second stage involves the growth of a passive oxide layer; and the third stage involves reactivation. With increasing immersion time,fractal dimension increases fast initially,fluctuates in the medium and increases again at last. Pitting corrosion and fractal dimension increase due to the initiation and formation of pits in the initial and the end of immersion,while depresses due to the passivation in the medium period. The results of SEM and EDX support the above conclusions.
Plasma electrolytic oxidation of Mg-based AM60 alloys was investigated using 50 Hz AC anodizing technique in an alkaline borate solution,which contained a new kind of organic.The anodic film is relatively smooth with some micro pores and cracks,while the anodic film consists of MgO,MgAl2O4 and MgSiO3.The electrochemical behavior of anodic film was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization.Polarization results indicate the PEO treatment can decrease corrosion current by 3-4 magnitude compared with blank AM60 alloy.The anodic film presents a good level of corrosion protection for AM60 magnesium alloy,over 272 h of the salt spray test based on ASTM B117.The effect of micro-structure and composition on corrosion protection efficiency was also investigated.
The corrosion behaviours of four kinds of rolled magnesium alloys of AZ31, AZ91, AM60 and ZK60 were studied in 1 mol/L sodium chloride solution. The results of EIS and potentiodynamic polarization show that the corrosion resistance of the four materials is ranked as ZK60>AM60>AZ31>AZ91. The corrosion processes of the four magnesium alloys were also analyzed by SEM and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS). The results show that the corrosion patterns of the four alloys are localized corrosion and the galvanic couples formed by the second phase particles and the matrix are the main source of the localized corrosion of magnesium alloys. The corrosion resistance of the different magnesium alloys has direct relationship with the concentration of alloying elements and microstructure of magnesium alloys. The ratio of the β phase in AZ91 is higher than that in AZ31 and the β phase can form micro-galvanic cell with the alloy matrix, as a result, the corrosion resistance of AZ31 will be higher than AZ91. The manganese element in AM60 magnesium alloy can form the second phase particle of AlMnFe, which can reduce the Fe content in magnesium alloy matrix, purifying the microstructure of alloy, as a result, the corrosion resistance of AM60 is improved. However, due to the more noble galvanic couples of AlMnFe and matrix, the microscopic corrosion morphology of AM60 is more localized. The zirconium element in ZK60 magnesium alloy can refine grain, form stable compounds with Fe and Si, and purify the composition of alloy, which results in the good corrosion resistance of ZK60 magnesium alloy.
