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Publication date: 16 February 2024

Xiaowen Chen, Wanlin Xie, Song Tang, Meng Zhang, Hao Song, Qingzheng Ran and Defen Zhang

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of MoS2 on the microstructure and characteristics of micro-arc oxidized (MAO) ceramic coatings created on ZK60 magnesium alloy…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of MoS2 on the microstructure and characteristics of micro-arc oxidized (MAO) ceramic coatings created on ZK60 magnesium alloy through the addition of varying concentrations of MoS2 particles to the electrolyte, aiming to enhance the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy.

Design/methodology/approach

The surface morphology, roughness and phase composition of the coatings were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, a hand-held roughness tester and an X-ray diffractometer, respectively, and the corrosion resistance of the MAO coatings prepared by the addition of different contents of MoS2 particles was tested and analyzed using an electrochemical workstation.

Findings

The results demonstrate that MoS2/MgO composite coatings have been successfully prepared on the surface of magnesium alloys through micro-arc oxidation. Furthermore, the corrosion resistance of the ZK60 magnesium alloy prepared with the addition of 1.0 g/L MoS2 was the best compared to the other samples.

Originality/value

MoS2 particles were able to penetrate the coatings successfully during the micro-arc oxidation process, acting as a barrier in the micropores to prevent the corrosion medium from touching the surface, thus improving the corrosion resistance of the sample. The electrochemical workstation was used to study the corrosion resistance of the MoS2/MAO coating on the ZK60 magnesium alloy.

Details

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 71 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Article
Publication date: 13 June 2016

Qingzheng Xu, Na Wang and Lei Wang

The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the entire impact of various execution skills of oppositional biogeography-based optimization using the current optimum…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the entire impact of various execution skills of oppositional biogeography-based optimization using the current optimum (COOBBO) algorithm.

Design/methodology/approach

The improvement measures tested in this paper include different initialization approaches, crossover approaches, local optimization approaches, and greedy approaches. Eight well-known traveling salesman problems (TSP) are employed for performance verification. Four comparison criteria are recoded and compared to analyze the contribution of each modified method.

Findings

Experiment results illustrate that the combination model of “25 nearest-neighbor algorithm initialization+inver-over crossover+2-opt+all greedy” may be the best choice of all when considering both the overall algorithm performance and computation overhead.

Originality/value

When solving TSP with varying scales, these modified methods can enhance the performance and efficiency of COOBBO algorithm in different degrees. And an appropriate combination model may make the fullest possible contribution.

Details

International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics, vol. 9 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-378X

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