Investigation on the corrosion behaviour and microstructure of 2024-T3 Al alloy treated via plasma electrolytic oxidation

Plasma electrolytic oxidation treatment was performed on 2024-T3 aluminium alloy in a simple and inexpensive electrolyte. It was found that treatment time of 30 min resulted in the most noble corrosion potential and lowest corrosion current density. The surface and cross-sectional morphology indicated that the coating has a dense structure without any cracking. Furthermore, the result of X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the coating was...