The passivation of AZ91D Mg alloys through plasma anodization depends on several process parameters, such as power mode and electrolyte composition. In this work, we study the dependence of the thickness, composition, pore formation, surface roughness, and corrosion resistance of formed films on the electrolyte temperature at which anodization is performed. The higher the electrolyte temperature, the lower is the surface roughness, the smaller is the oxide thickness, and the better is the corrosion resistance. More specifically, as the electrolyte temperature increases from 10 to 50 oC, the surface roughness (Ra) decreases from 0.7 to 0.15 μm and the corrosion resistance increases from 3.5 to 9 in terms of rating number in a salt spray test. The temperature increase from 10 to 50 oC also causes an increase in magnesium content in the film from 25 to 63 wt% and a decrease in oxygen from 66 to 21 wt%, indicating dehydration of the film.

Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Experimental Methods
 3. Results and Discussion
 4. Conclusions
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• Sung-Hyung Lee(Gakkō hōjin Kitahara gakuen/Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, Iwate University) Corresponding author
• Hitoshi Yashiro(Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, Iwate University)
• Song-Zhu Kure-Chu(Materials Function and Design, Nagoya Institute of Technology)