Study on Anodic Oxidation of 2024 Aluminum Alloys in Sulfuric-Citric Acid

Abstract

Porous anodic alumina has been obtained through anodic oxidation in a mixed solution of sulfuric and citric acid. We investigated the microstructure and morphology of 2024 aluminum after being anodically oxidized under different voltage and temperature. Hardness and corrosion resistance of anodized aluminum has been also investigated. The results show that after anodization, many nanoholes appeared on the surface layer of the coating. Thickness of the anodized film increased from 2.7μm to 26.3μm with the voltage changing from 10 V to 18 V. Aodized films with the thickness of 18μm could be obtained under the temperature of 47°C. When the oxidation voltage is 12V, the hardness of the oxidation film reached 126HV. Maximum hardness (130 HV) could be achieved when the oxidation temperature was 57°C. After being dealt with in the NaCl solution, the electrochemical corrosion resistance of the anodic film got a sharp increase, and the anodic oxidation voltage had a great impact on the anodized film. When the oxidation voltage was 16V, the corrosion resistance of the film reached the highest value and the corrosion voltage was-0.7V. From the polarization curves, it has been found that the films obtained under the temperature of 37°C possessed more positive corrosion potential (-0.73V) and optimal anticorrosion performance.