The invention discloses a preparation method of an Al3C4-Al2O3-ZrO2 wear-resistant 
composite coating on the surface of aluminum 
alloy. According to the preparation method, an electrolytic tank of a single-groove structure is adopted, and a 
mixed solution prepared from 
zirconium nitrate, 
urea, 
formamide and glycerin is used as an 
electrolyte. The 
cathode side is covered with an aluminum 
oxide ceramic sheet with the size similar to the size of a workpiece so that a non-conducting 
shielding effect can be achieved in the discharging process, 
electric field distortion caused by the edge effect around the 
cathode is reduced, and discharging of the 
cathode is more uniform. A direct-
current voltage or a 
pulse voltage is applied to the electrolytic tank, so that a continuous and uniform air film israpidly formed on the surface of the cathode, continuous 
plasma micro-arc discharging can be caused on the surface of the aluminum 
alloy, and accordingly, the stable, uniform and hard 
ceramic coatingis formed on the surface of the aluminum 
alloy. By adoption of the preparation method, the wear-resistant and 
corrosion-resistant 
coating with high 
hardness, a small 
friction coefficient and a low wear rate can be prepared on the surface of the aluminum alloy, and thus, the application of the aluminum alloy in the fields of traffic, energy and the like is effectively widened.