Suggested mechanism for the MAO ceramic coating on aluminium substrates using bipolar current mode in the alkaline silicate electrolytes

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 308, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-138

  Al Bosta, Mohannad M S ^a   Ma, Kung Jeng ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aluminium 6061 alloy; Growth of ceramic coating; Micro arc oxidation; Pulsed bipolar current mode; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERAMIC COATINGS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTROLYTES; ETCHING; LINEAR REGRESSION; SILICATES;

ALUMINIUM 6061; BIPOLAR CURRENTS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MICROARC OXIDATION; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; PLASMA DISCHARGE; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; PROTECTION EFFECT;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 84901691602     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.120     Document Type: Article

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