Effect of Concentration of Oxalic Acid on the Synthesis of Porous Anodic Alumina (PAA) on Aluminum Alloy AA6061

Abstract:

In this study, porous anodic alumina was formed by anodizing of aluminum alloy AA6061 in oxalic acid with concentration ranged from 0.1 M to 1.0 M respectively. AA6061 alloys were anodized at 40 V and 25°C for 60 minutes. FESEM images show that the uniformity of the pores arrangement of porous anodic alumina depends significantly on the concentration of oxalic acid. Well-ordered porous anodic alumina was formed in oxalic acid of 0.3 M, 0.5 M and 0.7 M while disordered porous anodic alumina were formed when the oxalic acid of 0.1 M and 1.0 M were used as electrolytes. EDX analysis revealed that the only peaks corresponding to aluminum and oxygen were detected. Pore size was found to increase with the concentration of oxalic acid while the interpore distance remained almost unchanged although the concentration of oxalic acid increased from 0.1 M to 0.7 M. Atypical anodic alumina without pores arrangement was formed when 1.0 M oxalic acid was used for anodizing.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 857)
• Pages: 281-285
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.857.281
• Online since: May 2016
• Authors: Chun Hong Voon*, Bee Ying Lim, Kai Loong Foo, Uda Hashim, Sam Sung Ting, Mohd Khairuddin Md Arshad, A.F. Baharuddin
• Keywords: AA6061, Anodizing, Concentration, Oxalic Acid, Porous Anodic Alumina

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