COMPARISON OF THE INFLUENCE OF PHYTIC ACID AND SILANE ADDITIVES ON CORROSION RESISTANCE OF CERAMIC COATINGS ON Mg ALLOY BY PEO METHOD

Phytic acid (PA) and 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) were selected as organic additives and respectively doped into Na 2 SiO 3 -NaOH electrolyte to prepare ceramic coatings on AZ31B Mg alloys by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) method. The influences of two additives on corrosion resistance of the PEO coatings were compared. The microstructure, composition and corrosion resistance of the PEO coatings were examined by SEM, EDX, XPS, XRD, potentiodynamic polarization test and EIS measurement. The results indicated that each additive increased both the coating thickness and corrosion resistance. However, the PA-doped PEO coating achieves larger thickness but exhibits worse corrosion resistance than the APTMS-doped PEO coating due to larger pore size and looser microstructure.