Localised anodic oxidation of aluminium material using a continuous electrolyte jetShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2017, Vol. 181, no 1, article id 012042Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Anodic oxidation of aluminium and its alloys is often used as protection against material wearout and corrosion. Therefore, anodic oxidation of aluminium is applied to produce functional oxide layers. The structure and properties of the oxide layers can be influenced by various factors. These factors include for example the properties of the substrate material, like alloy elements and heat treatment or process parameters, like operating temperature, electric parameters or the type of the used electrolyte. In order to avoid damage to the work-piece surface caused by covering materials in masking applications, to minimize the use of resources and to modify the surface in a targeted manner, the anodic oxidation has to be localised to partial areas. Within this study a proper alternative without preparing the substrate by a mask is investigated for generating locally limited anodic oxidation by using a continuous electrolyte jet. Therefore aluminium material EN AW 7075 is machined by applying a continuous electrolyte jet of oxalic acid. Experiments were carried out by varying process parameters like voltage or processing time. The realised oxide spots on the aluminium surface were investigated by optical microscopy, SEM and EDX line scanning. Furthermore, the dependencies of the oxide layer properties from the process parameters are shown.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2017. Vol. 181, no 1, article id 012042
Series
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, ISSN 1757-8981 ; Volume 181, Issue 1
Keywords [en]
Aluminum, Electrolytes, Fighter aircraft, Oxalic acid, Oxidation, Aluminium and its alloys, Aluminium surface, Electric parameters, Operating temperature, Process parameters, Structure and properties, Substrate material, Work piece surface, Anodic oxidation
National Category
Materials Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51167DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/181/1/012042ISI: 000400257700067Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85016635853OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51167DiVA, id: diva2:1507537
Conference
19th Chemnitz Seminar on Materials Engineering, 16 March 2017 through 17 March 2017
2020-12-082020-12-082020-12-08Bibliographically approved