Corrosion protection of AA6061-T4 alloy by sol-gel derived micro and nano-scale hydroxyapatite (HA) coating


Sonmez S., AKSAKAL B., DİKİCİ B.

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol.63, no.3, pp.510-518, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10971-012-2813-8
  • Journal Name: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.510-518
  • Keywords: A6061-T4, Corrosion, Hydroxyapatite, Sol-gel
  • Hakkari University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Micron and nano-scale hydroxyapatite (HA) were coated successfully on AA6061-T4 substrates by sol-gel method. Besides, the effects of coating thickness on adhesion strength and corrosion behaviour of the coatings were studied. Corrosion resistance was measured by potentiodynamic polarization test using a potentiostat under in vitro conditions. The coatings before and after corrosion tests were characterized by adhesion tests, a scanning electron microscopy attached with EDS and X-ray diffraction analysis. The results revealed that all the coatings exhibit a passive behaviour in Ringer's solution. Specimens coated with nano-scale HA had the higher corrosion resistance than micro-scale coatings. The highest corrosion resistance appeared to be for the ∼30 μm nano-scale HA coated substrates. However, for micro-scale HA coatings, the highest adhesion resistance was obtained at ∼30 μm film thickness. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.