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The characterisation of the microstructure, cross-sectional morphology, elemental distribution, and phase composition of the films was conducted utilising scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The corrosion resistance of the films was tested by prolonged immersion for 24 h, 72 h, 168 h, and 240 h, with measurement of kinetic potential polarisation curves and impedance modulus in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The densification of the films was enhanced with increasing mass concentration of Na2WO4 and dispersed graphene oxide in the electrolyte, and the thickness initially increased and then decreased. The film containing 6 g of Na2WO4 and 10 mL of graphene oxide dispersion (G10-6) exhibited optimal densification and thickness, with an Icorr value of 3.01 \u00d7 10\u22126 A\u00b7cm\u22122 and a low-frequency impedance film value of 108 \u03a9\u00b7cm2, thereby demonstrating the most advanced corrosion resistance among the films. The densification and corrosion resistance of the films were enhanced by the incorporation of Na2WO4 and graphene oxide dispersion into the alkaline electrolyte.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma18040767","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,12]],"date-time":"2025-02-12T11:08:51Z","timestamp":1739358531000},"page":"767","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Improved Corrosive Resistance of Micro-Arc-Oxidation Coating on 6063 Aluminum Alloy by Co-Doping with Graphite and Sodium Tungstate"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Na","family":"Jia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"School of Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erhui","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianyang","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feiyan","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weizhou","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiuhai","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6634-2765","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ruixia","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"},{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-Cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Zhou, B., Liu, B., and Zhang, S. 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