Anodic plasma electrolytic deposition of composite coating on ferrous alloys with low thermal conductivity and high adhesion strength

This work reports the preparation of oxide-based ceramic composite coatings as potential thermal barrier coatings (TBC) on ferrous alloys, targeting automotive applications. The coatings are shown to have excellent adhesion due to fabrication by plasma electrolytic aluminating (PEA), an anodic plasma electrolytic deposition process. The PEA process was conducted in an aluminate-containing aqueous electrolyte under a high voltage. The coating has...