AFM adhesion force measurements on conversion-coated EN AW-6082-T6 aluminium |
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Authors: | BS Tanem O Lunder A Borg J Mårdalen |
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Affiliation: | 1. SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway;2. Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway;3. SINTEF Petroleum Research, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway |
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Abstract: | Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to measure the adhesion force between functionalised AFM tips and smooth surfaces of an EN AW-6082-T6 aluminium alloy, both before and after application of different conversion coatings. In addition, the surface of a sapphire sample was studied as a model aluminium surface. The results obtained for the sapphire surface were highly reproducible, and were used as a mean to establish proper routines for the more complex industrial surfaces. The adhesion force between a chromate conversion-coated (CCC) EN AW-6082-T6 aluminium alloy and a COOH functionalised tip was significantly increased compared to the uncoated surface, probably as a result of strong hydrogen bonding. However, the adhesion force decreased with time during the first 24 h after treatment due to aging of the CCC. Chromate-free Ti–Zr-based treatment also increased the adhesion, but the adhesion force varied significantly due to non-uniform deposition and composition of the conversion coating. The measured AFM adhesion forces correlated qualitatively with macroscopic adhesion test results obtained previously for these specific conversion coatings. The AFM technique may thus provide useful information on the adhesion behaviour of heterogeneous conversion-coated aluminium surfaces. |
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