| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5464411 | Surface and Coatings Technology | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The corrosion resistance of magnesium is an important research field for useful application in industry. In order to form a corrosion resistant layer with enough thickness and strong adhesion on the surface of magnesium alloy, a low cost and efficient production process-direct current (DC) pulse metal inert gas (PMIG) welding was used to deposit Al-Si alloy on AZ91D magnesium matrix. The heat input was strictly controlled to form compact metallurgical coating with a maximum thickness of 1.8 mm. The composite layer can be divided clearly into three zones: Mg matrix zone, the transition zone composed of a variety of intermetallic compounds (Al12Mg17, Al3Mg2 and Mg2Si etc.), and alloy coating (α-Al dendrites, Al-Si eutectic and Mg2Si.) zone. Furthermore, the properties of the alloy coating zone were investigated by both micro-hardness test and electrochemical corrosion. The micro-hardness of the coating is almost two times higher than that of the matrix and the corrosion resistance of the coating was greatly improved compared with that of the matrix.
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Authors
Chekai Liu, Zhiyong Li, Xiaolong Pei, Liuqing Yang, Yingqiao Zhang, Shouzheng Wei,