Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Effects of Electrical Parameters on the Microstructure of Microarc Oxidation Ceramic Coatings on Ti6Al4V Alloy

WANG Ya-Ming1; JIANG Bai-Ling2; LEI Ting-Quan1; GUO Li-Xin1; CAO Yue-Ping3   

  1. 1.Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001; China; 2.Xi an University of Technology; Xi an 710048, China; 3. Astronautic Science-Technology Group Corporation of China; NO 7171 Factory; Xi an 710025; China
  • Received:2002-09-16 Revised:2002-12-09 Published:2003-11-20 Online:2003-11-20

Abstract: Ceramic oxide coatings were formed on Ti6Al4V alloy surface by Microarc Oxidation(MAO) in Na2SiO3-KOH-(NaPO3)6 solution using an AC power supply. The effects of voltage and
frequency of the power on growth kinetics, microstructure and phase constitute of the coatings were studied. The results show: with voltage
increasing or frequency decreasing, the growth rate of the coatings increases, but the surface morphology becomes coarser. The as-deposited
coatings are relatively dense and uniform, mainly composed of anatase and rutile TiO2. The phase constitute in the coatings depends on electrical
parameters of voltage and frequency. With voltage increasing or frequency decreasing, the content of anatase TiO2 decreases, while rutile TiO2
increases and becomes the predominant phase.

Key words: titanium alloy, microarc oxidation, electrical parameters, microstructure

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