| dc.description.abstract | Magnesium and its alloys have some excellent properties, such as the lowest density
of industrial metals, a high strength-to-weight ratio, vibration absorbency and
electromagnetic wave shield characteristics. Because of these properties, magnesium
and its alloys can be applied in the manufacture of components for motor vehicles, in housing for electronics, and in the manufacture of sporting goods. In addition, magnesium and its alloys are more easily recycled than synthetic resins, which make these materials eco-friendly. The poor resistance of magnesium and its alloys to
corrosion has limited the application of these materials in corrosive environments.
Anodizing coating is one of the most cost effective and simple techniques for
introducing a metallic coating to a substrate. This study deals with the preparation of oxide films on AZ91D magnesium alloy by anodizing coating in a solution
containing La(NO3)3 and/or Mg(NO3)2, with additive NaVO3 concentration in the
solution. The anodizing coating on the AZ91D magnesium alloy has been carried out
and the effect of NaVO3 concentrations and pre-treatment was investigated. A
chemical compound of AlO, MgO and VO was detected from the diffraction peaks
of XRD pattern confirming the formation of an oxide layer on the surface of AZ91D
magnesium alloy. The corrosion resistance of AZ91D magnesium alloy increases
remarkably with corrosion rate of 0.2 mm/y was obtained. A self-healing
morphology could be observed from SEM images indicated the recovery of the
NaVO3 rich oxide film from the severe environment of NaCl solution. This result is remained constant for further improvement by HCl pre-treatment. A rough surface
was obtained after immersing in HCl solution for 20 s and followed by anodizing,
has yielded the corrosion rate up to 0.19 mm/y. Two peaks assigned for VO and
MgO was detected from XRD patterns. The corrosion protection of AZ91D
magnesium alloy has been increased by the following ways; the formation of selfhealing
morphology to recover from the severe environment by the addition of
NaVO3, and formation of a passive oxide layer on the surface of AZ91D magnesium
alloy by immersion in HCl solution. Based on the electrochemical experiments of
potentiodynamics polarization and immersion test result, coating with NaVO3 and
HCl pre-treatment successfully increased the corrosion resistance of AZ91D
magnesium alloy. The result demonstrated here will strongly contribute to the broad
application of magnesium alloy in the field of the automotive industry. | en_US |
