Preparation and properties of Mg-Nd binary alloy MAO/SiO2@α-Fe2O3 organic composite coating

Abstract In order to make magnesium alloys better used in aviation, electronic information and other fields, it is necessary to improve their corrosion resistance and wave absorption properties. In this paper, a composite coating with corrosion resistance and wave absorption properties was prepared on magnesium alloy by micro-arc oxidation-organic coating technology. An organic absorbing coating with a thickness of about 40 μm was sprayed on the MAO coating containing Yb 2 O 3 nanoparticles. Among them, the absorbing fillers in the organic coating are mainly SiO 2 and α-Fe 2 O 3 . Three different mass ratios of SiO 2 and α-Fe 2 O 3 were set to 20%, 22.5% and 25%, respectively, to prepare three different MAO/SiO 2 @α-Fe 2 O 3 organic composite coatings. The morphology, roughness, microstructure and chemical composition of the organic composite coating are characterized. The results show that after coating the organic composite coating, the roughness of the coating is significantly reduced, and the compactness and interlayer adhesion of the coating are significantly improved. The electrochemical test and SKPFM test of the organic composite coating were carried out. The results showed that with the increase of the mass ratio of SiO 2 and α-Fe 2 O 3 , the corrosion resistance and stability of the organic composite coating increased, and the Volta potential also gradually moved up. The microwave absorbing properties of organic composite coatings were studied by vector network analyzer. The results show that the microwave absorbing properties of the coatings are positively correlated with the mass ratio of SiO 2 and α-Fe 2 O 3 .