Long, J, Borissova, A, Wilson, AD et al. (1 more author) (2017) Sample preparation of anodised aluminium oxide coatings for scanning electron microscopy. Micron, 101. pp. 87-94. ISSN 0968-4328
Abstract
Characterisation of anodic aluminium oxide coatings and measurement of their thickness using microscopic techniques is valuable for analysing the effectiveness of the prior anodising process. Three different methods for preparing samples to view the coating cross-section (mechanical fracturing, cryogenic fracturing and metallography) were trialled and assessed for speed of implementation, simplicity and achievable measurement accuracy. Cryogenic fracturing was found to be destructive to samples. Mechanical fracturing yielded relatively accurate coating thickness measurements and coating structural information. Metallography provided the most accurate coating thickness measurement at the expense of coating structural information.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Micron. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Anodised aluminium oxide coatings; Scanning electron microscopy; Thickness measurements; Coating structure and morphology |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2017 12:17 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.micron.2017.06.010 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:118199 |