Integrated corrosion-resistant system for AZ31B Mg alloy via plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) and sol-gel processes

[EN] In this work, an integrated system that combines anodizing process with the deposition of a hybrid SiO sol-gel coating was developed with the aim of improving the corrosion resistance of AZ31B Mg alloy. The optimization of the anodizing conditions using an alkaline electrolyte (NaOH) modified w...

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Autores: Merino, Emilia, Durán, Alicia, Castro Martín, Yolanda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/266726
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/266726
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anodic films
Corrosion performance
Magnesium alloy
PEO
sol-gel coating
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Sumario:[EN] In this work, an integrated system that combines anodizing process with the deposition of a hybrid SiO sol-gel coating was developed with the aim of improving the corrosion resistance of AZ31B Mg alloy. The optimization of the anodizing conditions using an alkaline electrolyte (NaOH) modified with different concentrations of sodium metasilicate pentahydrate was explored together with the preparation and deposition of a SiO sol obtained by hydrolysis and condensation of TEOS (tetraethoxysilane), GPTMS (3-Glycidyloxypropyl) trimethoxysilane), colloidal SiO nanoparticles, and 1-Methylimidazole (MI). The surface morphology, coating thickness, and composition were evaluated. The anodized coatings thickness was between 1.1 and 1.7 μm with composition corresponding to magnesium oxide and low silicon content. The corrosion performance was tested in 3.5% NaCl solution. The results revealed a good corrosion resistance behavior after the anodizing of the Mg alloys. However, the best corrosion resistance was reached when the porous PEO layer was sealed with a hybrid silica sol-gel film. A decrease in the corrosion current density of three orders of magnitude is observed between Mg alloy (1.54E-06 A/cm) and multilayer system (2.80E-8 A/cm). Moreover, the polarization resistance for 8AF+SG samples showed a quite high value (31546.8 Ω cm) compared to Mg alloy (207.3 Ω cm).