Effect of rolling processing on microstructure and electrochemical properties of high active aluminum alloy anode

The effect of rolling processing on the microstructure,electrochemical property and anti-corrosion property of Al-Mg-Sn-Bi-Ga-In alloy anode in alkaline solution(80℃,Na2SnO3+5 mol/L NaOH)was analyzed by the chronopotentiometry (E-T curves),hydrogen collection tests and modern microstructure analysis.The results show that when the rolling temperature is 370℃,the electrochemical activity of Al anode decreases gradually with the increase of pass deformation in rolling,while the anti-corrosion property is improved in the beginning and then declined rapidly.When the pass deformation of rolling is 40%,the Al anode has good electrochemical activity as good as the anti-corrosion property and with the increase of rolling temperature,both electrochemical activity and anti-corrosion property of Al anode increase first and then decrease.When the rolling temperature is 420 ℃,the aluminum alloy anode has the most negative electrode potential of about-1.521 V(vs Hg/HgO)and the lowest hydrogen evolution rate of 0.171 6 mL/(min·cm2).The optimum comprehensive performance of Al alloy anode is obtained.

Microstructure and abrasive wear behaviour of anodizing composite films containing Si C nanoparticles on Ti6Al4V alloy

Anodized composite films containing Si C nanoparticles were synthesized on Ti6Al4 V alloy by anodic oxidation procedure in C4O6H4Na2 electrolyte. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) were employed to characterize the morphology and composition of the films fabricated in the electrolytes with and without addition of Si C nanoparticles. Results show that Si C particles can be successfully incorporated into the oxide film during the anodizing process and preferentially concentrate within internal cavities and micro-cracks. The ball-on-disk sliding tests indicate that Si C-containing oxide films register much lower wear rate than the oxide films without Si C under dry sliding condition. Si C particles are likely to melt and then are oxidized by frictional heat during sliding tests. Potentiodynamic polarization behavior reveals that the anodized alloy with Si C nanoparticles results in a reduction in passive current density to about 1.54×10-8 A/cm2, which is more than two times lower than that of the Ti O2 film(3.73×10-8 A/cm2). The synthesized composite film has good anti-wear and anti-corrosion properties and the growth mechanism of nanocomposite film is also discussed.