Study of Factors Influencing the Characteristics of Micro-Discharges in the Micro-Arc Oxidation Process

A model that allows obtaining a systematic analytical description of the micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process parameters influence on the microdischarges characteristics using the Ishikawa cause-effect diagram, graph theory, and set theory is proposed. Expressions for the model parameters characterizing the electrolyte conductivity and the microdischarges power are obtained. The proposed model is universal and can be used to study any multifactorial processes or complex objects.