Effect of titanium plating on wear resistance and corrosion properties of 2195 Al-Li alloy
The wear and electrochemical properties of 2195-T6 Al-Li alloy before and after titanium plating were investigated by friction-wear test and electrochemical measurement,respectively.The corrosion mechanism of immersion experiment was discussed.The results indicate that the surface nanoindentation hardness of Al-Li alloy slightly increases and the surface grains are refined after titani-um plating.The friction coefficients are basically the same before and after titanium plating,and the wear performance is improved.The corrosion potential of Al-Li alloy increases,the corrosion current density reduces,and the impedance spectrum radius enlarges after titanium plating.This is because the titanium film formed on the alloy plays the roles of isolation and protection.
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