Changes in the Structure and Corrosion Protection Ability of Porous Anodic Oxide Films on Pure Al and Al Alloys by Pore Sealing Treatment

It is well known that corrosion protection of pure Al is enormously improved by the formation of porous anodic oxide films and by pore sealing treatment. However, the effects of anodizing and pore sealing on corrosion protection for Al alloys are unclear, because the alloying elements included in Al...

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Published inMaterials Vol. 15; no. 23; p. 8544
Main Authors Yanagimoto, Haruno, Saito, Koki, Takahashi, Hideaki, Chiba, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 30.11.2022
MDPI
Subjects
Alloying elements
Alloys
Aluminum
Aluminum alloys
Aluminum base alloys
anodic oxide film
Anodic protection
Anodizing
Corrosion
Corrosion and anti-corrosives
Corrosion effects
Corrosion prevention
corrosion protection
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Intermetallic compounds
Investigations
Oxide coatings
Scanning electron microscopy
Sealing
Solid solutions
Specialty metals industry
Japan
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
anodic oxide film
aluminum alloys
corrosion protection
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Summary:It is well known that corrosion protection of pure Al is enormously improved by the formation of porous anodic oxide films and by pore sealing treatment. However, the effects of anodizing and pore sealing on corrosion protection for Al alloys are unclear, because the alloying elements included in Al alloys affect the structure of anodic oxide films. In the present study, porous anodic oxide films are formed on pure Al, 1050-, 3003- and 5052-Al alloys, and pore sealing was carried out in boiling water. Changes in the structure and corrosion protection ability of porous anodic oxide films on pure Al and the Al alloys by pore sealing, were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). SEM observation showed that anodic oxide films formed on pure Al have a smooth surface after pore sealing, and that cracks are formed in anodic oxide films on 1050-, 3003- and 5052-aluminum alloys, after pore sealing. Corrosion protection after pore sealing increased with anodizing time on pure Al, but only slightly increased with anodizing time on the Al alloys.
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ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma15238544