ANTICORROSIVE SURFACE MODIFICATION OF 6061-ALUMINUM USING PLASMA SOURCE ION-IMPLANTATION

Authors
ZHANG L BOOSKE JH SHOHET JL
Citation
L. Zhang et al., ANTICORROSIVE SURFACE MODIFICATION OF 6061-ALUMINUM USING PLASMA SOURCE ION-IMPLANTATION, Materials letters, 22(1-2), 1995, pp. 29-33
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Materials letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
0167577X
Volume
22
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
29 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-577X(1995)22:1-2<29:ASMO6U>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Corrosion properties of 6061T aluminum alloy treated by nitrogen plasm a source ion implantation (PSII) have been investigated. Results from corrosion tests demonstrate that the nitrogen PSII significantly incre ased the pitting resistance of implanted 6061T Al samples. Scanning el ectron microscopy of corrosion-tested samples found that both pit size and density of the PSII treated samples were smaller than those of un treated samples, although no significant changes in the corrosion pote ntial or the corrosion current were observed. These results demonstrat e PSII's potential for metal corrosion protection.