Corrosion and Wear Resistance of ZrO2 Doped Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coating on Mg Alloy GW83 at Ultra-High Frequency Pulse Current
摘要
This study aims to fabricate a plasma electrolytic oxidation coating with excellent corrosion resistance and wear resistance on magnesium alloy GW83. PEO coatings were prepared using both conventional frequency (500 Hz) and ultra-high frequency (20 kHz) in electrolyte solutions with and without ZrO2 nanoparticles. Results demonstrate that ultra-high frequency effectively promotes the deposition of ZrO2 nanoparticles. The coating prepared through the synergistic enhancement of ultra-high frequency and ZrO2 nanoparticles demonstrates a denser surface morphology (99.0%), a higher nanoparticle incorporation (Zr: 46.2 wt.%), and an increased coating hardness (11.4 ± 0.7 GPa), which imparts excellent corrosion resistance and wear resistance to the coating. Furthermore, the deposition mechanism of ZrO2 nanoparticles under the action of ultra-high frequency is discussed in detail.