Anodic Oxidation of AMCs: Influence of Process Parameters on Coating Formation

Abstract:

Aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) consisting of high-strength, age-hardenable aluminium alloys and homogeneously dispersed hard particles open up new possibilities in designing light-weight material based security related structures. The susceptibility of the matrix alloy to selective corrosion can be reduced significantly by anodic oxidation. A powder-metallurgical processed alloy AlCu4MgMn with hard particles and a commercial wrought alloy for reference were used for the investigations.In order to control the microstructure of anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) formed on AMCs, it is necessary to understand the formation mechanism and the influencing parameters. Therefore in a first run, the anodizing behaviour of matrix alloy was separated from the behaviour of hard particles. The AAO coatings show small growth rates on the matrix and the reference alloy accompanied by a complex pore structure which differs from the ordered vertical pore structure on pure aluminium. Depending on the type and the size as well as the anodizing parameters, the particles are either incorporated into the AAO coating unchanged or partly resp. completely oxidized. The AAO microstructure changes significantly in dependence of the anodizing parameters. It is shown that a technically relevant coating thickness can be achieved on AMCs by choosing appropriate process parameters.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 825-826)
• Pages: 636-644
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.825-826.636
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Roy Morgenstern*, Daniela Nickel, Dagmar Dietrich, Ingolf Scharf, Thomas Lampke
• Keywords: Aluminum Matrix Composites, Aluminum-Copper Alloys, Anodic Oxidation, Porous Microstructure, Process Parameters

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