Growth kinetics and mechanism of microarc oxidation coating on Ti-6Al-4V alloy in phosphate/silicate electrolyte

Microarc oxidation(MAO)is an effective surface treatment method for Ti alloys to allow their application in extreme environments.Here,binary electrolytes consisting of different amounts of sodium phosphate and sodium silicate were designed for MAO.The surface morphology,composition,and properties of MAO coatings on Ti-6Al-4V alloy treated in 0.10 mol/L electrolyte were investigated to reveal the effect of PO_(4)^(3-)and SiO_(3)^(2-)ray diffraction,and potentiodynamic polarization.The results showed that PO_(4)^(3-)is beneficial for generating microarcs and forming pores within the coating,resulting in a thick but porous coating.SiO_(3)^(2-)eration of microarcs,resulting in a thin dense coating.The thickness,density,phases content,and polarization resistance of the MAO coatings are primarily affected by the intensity of microarcs for low SiO_(3)^(2-)ciently high.The thickness of MAO coatings obtained in P/Si electrolytes shows a piecewise linear increase with increasing process time during the three stages of microarc discharge.SiO_(3)^(2-)discharge,but slows down the growth of the coating formed in the next stage.