Analysis of Phase Distribution for Ceramic Coatings Formed by Microarc Oxidation on Aluminum Alloy
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Vol. 81 (5) , 1365-1368
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02493.x
Abstract
The phase distribution for ceramic coatings formed by microarc oxidation (MAO) on 2024 aluminum alloy was investigated using X‐ray diffraction. The results showed that the ceramic coatings mainly consisted of α‐Al2O3 and γ‐Al2O3 phases. The percentage of α‐Al2O3 gradually increased from the external surface to the interface between the coating and the substrate of samples. The surface layer of coatings mainly contained the γ‐Al2O3 phase, and its fraction of the composition remained almost constant with oxidation time. It is believed that the difference in the amounts of α‐Al2O3 and γ‐Al2O3 phases in the different layers of coatings was caused by the various cooling rates of molten Al2O3, which temporarily existed in the microarc zone.Keywords
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