Research Article

Sealing of PEO Coated AZ91 Magnesium Alloy Using La-Based Solutions

Table 3

Equivalent circuit data for samples sealed with 12 g/l of La(NO3)3 at different temperature and for different treatment times, after PEO treatment.

UntreatedPEO12 g/L La
 30°C
 10 min
12 g/L La
 30°C
 30 min
12 g/L La
 40°C
 10 min
12 g/L La
 40°C
 30 min
12 g/L La
 50°C
 10 min
12 g/L La 
 50°C
 30 min

23.5924.7523.9624.0025.4025.5025.8024.60
148.701489.0052.9825.00235.00253.00776.00550.00
2672.004978.006000.006264.005106.005623.004944.00
1178.00534.00800.007654.008134.0010305.00
7.90 × 10−66.20 × 10−51.60 × 10−62.70 × 10−61.60 × 10−53.37 × 10−52.30 × 10−52.44 × 10−5
0.960.860.850.740.660.760.660.65
1.36 × 10−53.80 × 10−54.43 × 10−51.60 × 10−57.60 × 10−62.20 × 10−61.33 × 10−6
0.830.810.830.760.990.810.74
1.10 × 10−62.36 × 10−59.80 × 10−57.68 × 10−54.13 × 10−54.14 × 10−7
0.960.840.740.860.860.86
Chi squared0.00010.00030.00030.00010.00070.00010.00020.0002