摘要

Plasma-sprayed Al2O3-TiO2 and Al2O3-TiO2-Ta coatings were fabricated on aluminum substrates. Due to the introduction of tantalum, Al2O3-TiO2-Ta coating surface morphology is more uniform and compact. At the same time, tantalum metal has a very strong acid and alkali resistance, therefore, Al2O3-TiO2-Ta coating, relative to the Al2O3-TiO2 coating, has a stronger corrosion resistance. The results of Tafel curves show that the corrosion potential of Al2O3-TiO2 coatings shifts the positive corrosion potential by 99.6 mV, and that of Al2O3-TiO2-Ta coatings shifts the corrosion potential of Al by 208.9 mV. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of Al2O3-TiO2 is greatly enhanced due to the incorporation of Ta metal with high corrosion resistance. The Al2O3-TiO2-Ta coating can effectively prevent the corrosion of the aluminum alloy.