铝合金表面电刷镀制备稀土铈转化膜及其耐蚀性

利用电刷镀技术在铝合金表面制备了稀土铈转化膜,得到的稀土膜层厚度均匀,呈层状结构,与基体结合良好,在NaCl溶液中具有良好的耐蚀性。研究了刷镀电压和铈盐浓度对膜层耐蚀性的影响,得到在7 V电压和20 g/L铈盐浓度下制备的膜层具有良好耐蚀性能,经过480 h盐雾试验后,其表面耐蚀性评价达到8级以上,镀膜试样与原始LY12铝合金试样相比,腐蚀电流密度降低一个数量级,低频阻抗值则增大约30倍。该铝合金表面稀土转化膜电刷沉积溶液中不含强氧化剂,因此溶液长时间稳定且便于循环利用,可以对铝合金表面进行现场大面积常温刷镀,提高耐蚀性。

Preparation of Ce Film on Aluminum Alloy by Brush Plating and Its Corrosion Resistance

A rare earth Ce film was prepared on LY12 aluminum alloy by brush plating. The obtained Ce film showed layered structure, adhered well on the substrate and showed obviously increased corrosion resistance in NaCl solution. The influences of plating voltage and Ce concentration on the film properties were studied and the best corrosion resistance was obtained under the condition of 7 V and 20 g/L Ce salt concentration. After 480 h of salt fog testing, corrosion resistance of the brush plated surface was estimated to be above 8 grade. The corrosion current density decreased by one order of magnitude and the impedance at low frequency increased by about 30 times in contrast to the original LY12 alloy. Particularly, the strong oxidants are not included in the plating bath, hence the bath is more stable and may be easily recycled. The method may be used to increase corrosion resistance for aluminum alloy equipments with large areas at industrial cases.