Research Article

Fabrication of Coatings on the Surface of Magnesium Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Using ZrO2 and SiO2 Nanoparticles

Table 3

Corrosion performances of MA8 magnesium alloy samples.

Type of sample surface
(Ω·cm2)

(A/cm2)

(V)

Bare alloy3.6 × 1031.1 × 10−5−1.56
PEO layer2.4 × 1051.1 × 10−7−1.52
PEO layer with ZrO2 nanopowder4.9 × 1055.3 × 10−8−1.42
PEO layer with SiO2 nanopowder3.2 × 1058.2 × 10−8−1.50