Journal of Civil Aviation University of China ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 86-96.

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Research progress on preparation of phosphating film on magnesium
alloys surface

  

  1. 1. College of Science, CAUC, Tianjin 300300, China; 2. Hexing Aeronautical Materials (Tianjin) Technology Co.,
    Ltd., Tianjin 300399, China
  • Received:2023-04-10 Revised:2023-06-23 Online:2025-07-12 Published:2025-07-12

Abstract:

Phosphating is an important technological process for enhancing corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys. The
preparation of phosphating films takes the interface of the alloy/solution as place, coupling multiple physical,
chemical, and electrochemical processes. Firstly, this paper commences with the kinetics of phosphating to summarize the recent research of preparations of phosphating film on magnesium alloys surface and divides the phosphating process into three consecutive sub-processes: the electrochemical corrosion of the substrate, the reaction
and diffusion of ions at the alloy/solution interface, and the heterogeneous crystallization of the phosphating film.
Secondly, in chronological order, the role of synthesis parameters in phosphating regulation is analyzed to clarify
the influence of various factors on the phosphating of magnesium alloys. It is concluded that the self-coupling of
multiple factors such as temperature, substrate treatment methods, pH, etc., and the multiple cross-couplings with
the three phosphating sub-processes are the difficulties in understanding the formation mechanism of the phosphating film. Finally, the research direction on the preparation of phosphating films on the surface of magnesium
alloys are prospected.

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