| Abstract: | Micro-arc oxidation (MAO) is a novel surface technique for producing ceramic coatings on valve metals and their alloys. But this promising technique can not be used to steel directly. In this paper metallurgically wedded ceramic coatings was prepared on steel surface with a combined method of arc spraying and microarc oxidation for the first time. The results show that, adhesive strength of the arc spraying aluminum coatings to steel substrate was enhanced after induction remelting, and a metallurgically wedded region was formed between arc spraying coatings and steel substrate. After MAO, ceramic coatings was formed on aluminum coatings, and the ceramic coatings is mainly composed of α-Al2 O3 ,γ-Al2 O3 , θ-Al2 O3 and a little amorphous phase. |
