Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2008, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 355-361 .

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Amino-Tris-(Methylenephosphonic Acid) Layers Adsorption On Aa6061 Aluminum Alloy

S.H. Wang; C.S. Liu;, F.J.Shan; G.C. Qi   

  1. Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2007-12-10 Revised:2008-04-02 Online:2008-10-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The amino-tri-(methylenephosphonic acid) layers were adsorbed on the surface of AA6061 aluminum alloy for improving the lacquer adhesion and corrosion inhibition as a substitute for chromate coatings. The surface structure and characteristic of the amino-tri-(methylenephosphonic acid) layers on AA6061 aluminum alloy were investigated by means of XPS and ATR-FTIR analysis. The analyzed results showed that the amino-tri-(methylenephosphonic acid) adsorption layers adsorb on the surface of aluminium alloy $via$ acid-base interaction in a bi-dentate conformation. After the amino-tri-(methylenephosphonic acid) layers were coated with epoxy resin, the layers showed good adhesive strength and favorable corrosion resistance in contrast to chromate coatings.

Key words: Amino-tri-(methylenephosphonic acid)Layer, Organophosphonate, Aluminum alloy, Corrosion resistance