The invention discloses a surface mechanical alloying coated
zinc carbonyl iron powder absorbent and a preparation method thereof, a ball-milling mechanical alloying process is adopted, and a uniform and compact
zinc coating layer is generated on the surface of
carbonyl iron powder to serve as the absorbent of an electromagnetic wave absorbing material. Compared with a traditional chemical
zinc plating method, the method has the advantages that the thickness and uniformity of a plating layer can be more accurately controlled, high
bonding strength between the zinc plating layer and a
carbonyl iron powder matrix is achieved, highly-uniform zinc layer coverage is achieved by adjusting ball milling parameters, excellent
cathode protection is provided by using high
electronegativity of zinc, and the service life of the carbonyl
iron powder is prolonged. The
corrosion resistance of the carbonyl
iron powder in a high-
salinity environment is remarkably enhanced, and meanwhile, the influence on the
electromagnetic wave absorption characteristic of the carbonyl
iron powder is minimized. The method is simple in technological process and low in cost, the problem that the
seawater corrosion resistance of a traditional method is insufficient is solved, the
electromagnetic wave absorption efficiency is improved, and a novel
electromagnetic wave absorption material solution with economical efficiency and high performance is provided.