文摘
The effect of size of reinforcements on morphology and thickness of anodic coatings on 3.5 μm and 10 μm SiC particles reinforced 2024Al metal matrix composites (SiCp/Al MMCs) formed in sulfuric acid was investigated with optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The thickness of anodized coating on the MMCs is strongly dependent of size of SiC particles, and it is smaller for the MMC with smaller SiC particles because growth of more pores is affected when the concentration of SiC particles is fixed. The oxide/substrate interface became locally scalloped, and the anodized coatings formed on the MMCs were non-uniform in thickness, especially for the MMC reinforced by bigger particles.