Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy

To improve the corrosion performance of magnesium alloys in the marine environment, the MAO, MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>&#183;H<sub>2</sub>O and MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<su...

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Main Authors: Yuhong Yao, Wei Yang, Dongjie Liu, Wei Gao, Jian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/2/345
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spelling doaj-411a322bdd174d059ca57fc06e40fa082020-11-25T02:20:43ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-01-0113234510.3390/ma13020345ma13020345Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium AlloyYuhong Yao0Wei Yang1Dongjie Liu2Wei Gao3Jian Chen4School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaTo improve the corrosion performance of magnesium alloys in the marine environment, the MAO, MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>&#183;H<sub>2</sub>O and MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> ceramic coatings were deposited on AZ91D magnesium alloys in basic electrolyte and the discoloration mechanism of the Cu-doped MAO coatings and the corrosion behavior of the three MAO coatings in the artificial seawater solution were investigated by SEM, EDS and XPS. The results indicated that the formation and discoloration mechanism of the brown MAO ceramic coatings were attributable to the formation of Cu<sub>2</sub>O in the coatings. Though the three MAO coatings had a certain protective effect against the corrosion of AZ91D substrate in the artificial seawater, the distinctive stratification phenomenon was found on the MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> coated sample and the corrosion model of the MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> coatings in the immersion experiment was established. Therefore, the brown Cu-doped MAO coatings were speculated to significantly reduce the risk of the magnesium parts in marine environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/2/345magnesium alloymao coatingcorrosion behaviorstratification phenomenamarine environments
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author Yuhong Yao
Wei Yang
Dongjie Liu
Wei Gao
Jian Chen
spellingShingle Yuhong Yao
Wei Yang
Dongjie Liu
Wei Gao
Jian Chen
Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
Materials
magnesium alloy
mao coating
corrosion behavior
stratification phenomena
marine environments
author_facet Yuhong Yao
Wei Yang
Dongjie Liu
Wei Gao
Jian Chen
author_sort Yuhong Yao
title Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
title_short Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
title_full Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
title_fullStr Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and Corrosion Behavior in Marine Environment of MAO Coatings on Magnesium Alloy
title_sort preparation and corrosion behavior in marine environment of mao coatings on magnesium alloy
publisher MDPI AG
series Materials
issn 1996-1944
publishDate 2020-01-01
description To improve the corrosion performance of magnesium alloys in the marine environment, the MAO, MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>&#183;H<sub>2</sub>O and MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> ceramic coatings were deposited on AZ91D magnesium alloys in basic electrolyte and the discoloration mechanism of the Cu-doped MAO coatings and the corrosion behavior of the three MAO coatings in the artificial seawater solution were investigated by SEM, EDS and XPS. The results indicated that the formation and discoloration mechanism of the brown MAO ceramic coatings were attributable to the formation of Cu<sub>2</sub>O in the coatings. Though the three MAO coatings had a certain protective effect against the corrosion of AZ91D substrate in the artificial seawater, the distinctive stratification phenomenon was found on the MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> coated sample and the corrosion model of the MAO&#8722;Cu<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> coatings in the immersion experiment was established. Therefore, the brown Cu-doped MAO coatings were speculated to significantly reduce the risk of the magnesium parts in marine environments.
topic magnesium alloy
mao coating
corrosion behavior
stratification phenomena
marine environments
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/2/345
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