Effect of grit blasting on electrochemical behavior of anodized AZ31B magnesium alloy

Authors

  • Faraz Hussain
  • Muhammad Umar Manzoor
  • Muhammad Kamran
  • Tahir Ahmad
  • Fahad Riaz
  • Sehrish Mukhtar
  • Waseem Amin
  • Bilal Asghar Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54693/piche.05314

Abstract

Magnesium (Mg) alloys as biodegradable materials, are attracting significant importance for implant applications due to their suitability as biodegradable material. In the present research, An AZ31B Magnesium alloy was grit blasted with quartz and alumina particles with different blasting pressures and anodized in KOH solution for different durations to develop an anodized film on the different substrates. The surface morphology of the anodization layer was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The nature, coverage, and effectiveness of the anodized layer were investigated with potentiodynamic polarization (PD) scans and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in a simulated body fluid (SBF) solution. The results show an increase in surface coverage with an increase in anodization time. It is also revealed that a capacitive anodized layer with a dense inner layer having full coverage was obtained at 40 minutes anodization time for quartz and alumina blasted samples at 1000 kPa blasting pressure. The outcomes of this study help in developing a protective anodized film on the surface of Mg alloys for bone fixation implants.

Published

2025-08-01

How to Cite

Hussain, F., Manzoor, M. U., Kamran, M., Ahmad, T., Riaz, F., Mukhtar, S., Waseem Amin, & Asghar, B. (2025). Effect of grit blasting on electrochemical behavior of anodized AZ31B magnesium alloy. Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 53(1). https://doi.org/10.54693/piche.05314

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2025): Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers

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