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Corrosion Protection of Particulate Aluminum-Matrix Composites by Anodization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Jiangyuan Hou  and
D. D. L. Chung
Jiangyuan Hou
Affiliation:
Composite Materials Research Laboratory, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260–4400
D. D. L. Chung
Affiliation:
Composite Materials Research Laboratory, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260–4400
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Abstract

Anodization is effective for improving the corrosion resistance of aluminum-matrix composites. For SiC particle filled aluminum, anodization was performed successfully in sulfuric acid electrolyte, as usual. However, for AlN particle filled aluminum, anodization needed to be performed in an alkaline (0.7 N NaOH) electrolyte, because NaOH reduced the reaction between AlN and water, whereas an acid enhanced this reaction. The concentration of NaOH in the electrolyte was critical; too high a concentration caused the dissolution of the anodizing product (Al2O3) by the NaOH, whereas too low a concentration did not provide enough ions for the electrochemical process. The corrosion properties and anodization characteristic of pure aluminum, Al/AlN and Al/SiC were compared. Without anodization, pure Al had better corrosion resistance than the composites and Al/SiC had better corrosion resistance than Al/AlN. After anodization, the corrosion resistance of Al/AlN was better than Al/SiC and both composites were better than pure Al without anodization, but still not as good as the anodized pure Al.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 451: Symposium P – Electrochemical Synthesis and Modification , 1996 , 573
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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