The Effect of Potential on Surface Characteristic and Corrosion Resistance of Anodic Oxide Film Formed on Commercial Pure Titanium at the Potentiodynamic-Aging Mode

• Main Authors: Ling Zhang, Yanqing Duan, Rui Gao, Jianyun Yang, Keyi Wei, Danyu Tang, Tianlin Fu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
• Series: Materials
• Subjects: commercially pure titanium; passive film; surface characteristic; potentiodynamic-aging mode; corrosion resistance
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/3/370

Anodic oxidation treatment of commercially pure titanium was carried out at the voltages of 10, 30, 50 V in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution at the potentiodynamic-aging mode so as to obtain the effects of the anodic potential on the surface characteristic and corrosion resistance of the anodic oxide film. The influences of potential on the surface morphology, the roughness, the crystalline behavior, the chemical composition and the corrosion resistance of the anodic oxide films were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), Raman spectrum, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrode impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results show that increasing anodic potential at the potentiodynamic-aging mode can significantly enhance thickness, flatness, crystallization, chemical stability, and corrosion resistance of anodic oxide film.