Effect of SiC Content on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Micro-arc Oxidation Film on Composites SiCP/6092 Al-alloy

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Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2025, Vol. 39

Issue (2): 153-160 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2023.617

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Effect of SiC Content on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Micro-arc Oxidation Film on Composites SiC_P/6092 Al-alloy

YU Wenjing¹, LIU Chunzhong¹(

), ZHANG Hongliang¹, LU Tianni¹, WANG Dong², LI Na¹, HUANG Zhenwei¹

1 Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China
2 Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

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YU Wenjing, LIU Chunzhong, ZHANG Hongliang, LU Tianni, WANG Dong, LI Na, HUANG Zhenwei. Effect of SiC Content on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Micro-arc Oxidation Film on Composites SiC_P/6092 Al-alloy. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2025, 39(2): 153-160.

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Composites of SiC_P/6092 Al-alloy with 0%, 17% and 30% SiC (volume fraction) were prepared by powder metallurgy, and then micro-arc oxidation films were made on the composites in sodium silicate electrolyte via micro-arc oxidation facility with an adjustable double pulse power supplier, and then the microstructure and composition, as well as the corrosion resistance of the micro-arc oxidation films were characterized by XRD, SEM, and Auto-Lab methods. The results show that the prepared films composed of an inner dense layer and an external loose layer, which are mainly composed of α-Al₂O₃, γ-Al₂O₃ and Mullite. There are many tiny pores on the film surface, and the pore diameter and surface roughness decrease with the increase of SiC content in the matrix. The SiC particles in the matrix have an inhibitory effect during the micro arc oxidation process, thus the growth of the oxide films slows down with the increase of SiC content, but the SiC particles do not decompose to participate in the oxidation reaction. The thickness of the loose layer decreases first and then increases with the increase of SiC content, and the thickness of the dense layer increases first and then decreases with the increase of SiC content. Among others, the oxide film on the composite of SiC_P/6092 Al-alloy with 17% SiC (volume fraction) particles had the best corrosion resistance with free corrosion potential of -0.466 V, corrosion current density of 3.82 × 10^-9 A·cm^-2 and polarization resistance of 1.0 × 10⁵ Ω·cm².

Key words: material surface and interface layer growth micro-arc oxidation SiC_P/Al composite material corrosion protection

Received: 28 December 2023

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Corresponding Authors: LIU Chunzhong, Tel: 18040038858, E-mail: czliu@sau.edu.cn

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Table 1 Chemical composition of 6092 aluminum alloy (mass fraction, %)

Fig.1 XRD spectra of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxide films (a) and relative content of major phases (b)

Fig.2 XRD spectra of 17% SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxide film

Fig.3 SEM images of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite micro-arc oxide film with different volume fraction of SiC (a) 0%, (b) 17%, (c) 30%

Table 2 EDS results of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxide films (%, mass fraction)

Fig.4 Roughness and pore diameter plots of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxidation films

Fig.5 Cross-sectional SEM and EDS images of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxide films with different volume fraction of SiC (a) 0%, (b) 17%, (c) 30%

Fig.6 Schematic illustration of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite microarc oxide film growth

Fig.7 Schematic illustration of SiC particles in the microarc oxidation process

Fig.8 Thickness of micro-arc oxidation films of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composites

Fig.9 SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composite and microarc oxide film dynamic spot polarization curves

Table 3 Parameters for fitting kinetic potential polarization curves of SiC_P/6092 aluminum matrix composites and microarc oxide films

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