20090317656 | Aluminum alloy article with micro-arc oxide for film and method for making the same - An aluminum alloy article includes an aluminum alloy substrate and a micro-arc oxide film formed on the aluminum alloy substrate. The micro-arc oxide film includes a transition layer gradually infiltrating into the aluminum alloy substrate, a middle dense layer formed on the transition layer, and an outer dense layer formed on the middle dense layer, the outer dense layer having a density larger than that of the middle dense layer. | 12-24-2009 |