The invention discloses a method for
electroplating aluminum or an aluminum-
zinc alloy on the surface of a
magnesium-
lithium alloy by using a room-temperature aprotic
solvent, and belongs to the technical field of
metallurgy. According to the method, 1, 3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone and
lithium hexafluorophosphate are used for preparing a room-temperature aprotic
solvent,
anhydrous aluminum
chloride is used as aluminum salt,
zinc chloride is used as
zinc salt, and aluminum or aluminum-zinc
alloy is electroplated on the surface of the
magnesium-
lithium alloy at the temperature of 20-50 DEG C. According to the method, the aprotic
solvent is adopted, the
magnesium-lithium alloy does not need to be subjected to zinc dipping and
copper plating treatment, the magnesium-lithium alloy pretreatment process is simple and convenient to operate, the aluminum or aluminum-zinc alloy plating layer obtained through
electroplating is evenly distributed on the surface of the substrate, the
corrosion resistance of the magnesium-lithium alloy is remarkably improved, and the
conductivity of the
electrolyte is improved. The method provided by the invention is low in production temperature, can reduce the production
energy consumption, reduces the
corrosion to equipment, and is simple in operation process.