Effect of KOH Content in the Electrolyte on Corrosion Properties of PEO-Coated EV31 Magnesium Alloy
KNAP Vidžaja, OBERTOVÁ Veronika, HADZIMA Branislav
download PDFAbstract. This study analyzed the influence of electrolyte composition on the corrosion resistance of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings on EV31 magnesium alloy. An electrolyte solution was prepared by mixing 12 g/l Na3PO4 and various levels of KOH (1, 2, and 4 g/l). The PEO coating was produced with a direct current (DC) regime of 0.05 mA.cm-2 current density and a maximum voltage of 630 V. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was performed to assess the corrosion resistance after one hour exposure in 0.1 M NaCl. The results indicated that KOH content has a substantial effect on the morphology and corrosion resistance of the PEO coating and align with previous similar studies. The lowest porosity and highest polarization resistance were observed in the PEO coating prepared with 2 g/l of KOH in the electrolyte, resulting in the best corrosion resistance among the evaluated samples. The presence of only one capacitive loop in the Nyquist diagram and low polarization resistance Rp values of the samples with 4 g/l of KOH in the electrolyte indicated insufficient compactness due to high porosity of the coating.
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Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation, PEO, Corrosion, EV31 Magnesium Alloy, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Published online 9/1/2023, 7 pages
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Citation: KNAP Vidžaja, OBERTOVÁ Veronika, HADZIMA Branislav, Effect of KOH Content in the Electrolyte on Corrosion Properties of PEO-Coated EV31 Magnesium Alloy, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 34, pp 95-101, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902691-12
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