Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion

M Esmaily, JE Svensson, S Fajardo, N Birbilis… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
There remains growing interest in magnesium (Mg) and its alloys, as they are the lightest
structural metallic materials. Mg alloys have the potential to enable design of lighter …

Review of the atmospheric corrosion of magnesium alloys

H Liu, F Cao, GL Song, D Zheng, Z Shi… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mg atmospheric corrosion is induced by a thin surface aqueous layer. Controlling factors are
microgalvanic acceleration between different phases, protection by a continuous second …

Rare earth based magnesium alloys—a review on WE series

LM Calado, MJ Carmezim, MF Montemor - Frontiers in Materials, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Magnesium and magnesium alloys have attracted growing attention over the last decades
as lightweight materials for a wide range of applications. In particular, WE series magnesium …

Self-healing ceria-modified coating for corrosion protection of AZ31 magnesium alloy

LM Calado, MG Taryba, MJ Carmezim, MF Montemor - Corrosion Science, 2018 - Elsevier
A hybrid siloxane-based coating was modified with CeO 2 nanoparticles and applied on
AZ31. The corrosion protection performance was evaluated via Electrochemical Impedance …

Corrosion behaviour in salt spray and in 3.5% NaCl solution saturated with Mg (OH) 2 of as-cast and solution heat-treated binary Mg–X alloys: X= Mn, Sn, Ca, Zn, Al …

F Cao, Z Shi, GL Song, M Liu, A Atrens - Corrosion Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Corrosion of binary Mg–X alloys (as-cast and solution heat-treated) was characterised by
immersion tests in 3.5% NaCl solution saturated with Mg (OH) 2, and by salt spray. Alloys …

The surface, microstructure and corrosion of magnesium alloy AZ31 sheet

GL Song, ZQ Xu - Electrochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of some industrial pre-treatments, including heat-treatment,
surface grinding and polishing, acid cleaning and sandblasting, on the corrosion …

Analysis of the surface film formed on Mg by exposure to water using a FIB cross-section and STEM–EDS

M Taheri, RC Phillips, JR Kish, GA Botton - Corrosion Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The composition and structure of the surface film formed on pure Mg exposed at the
corrosion potential in pure water for 48h was investigated using a FIB cross-section and …

The effects of short pulse laser surface cleaning on porosity formation and reduction in laser welding of aluminium alloy for automotive component manufacture

AW AlShaer, L Li, A Mistry - Optics & Laser Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Laser welding of aluminium alloys typically results in porosity in the fusion zones, leading to
poor mechanical and corrosion performances. Mechanical and chemical cleaning of …

Enhanced corrosion performance of ultrasonically shot peened and graphene nanoparticles reinforced squeeze-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy

S Ganguly, AK Chaubey, R Gope, A Kushwaha… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study examined the influence of ultrasonic shot peening (USP) for 10, 20, and
30 s on the corrosion behavior of AZ91 alloy integrated with graphene nanoplatelets …

The effect of time dependent native oxide surface conditions on the electrochemical corrosion resistance of Mg and Mg-Al-Ca alloys

M Felten, J Nowak, O Beyss, P Grünewald, C Motz… - Corrosion …, 2023 - Elsevier
The time dependent native oxide surface conditions of Mg and Mg-Al-Ca alloys under
moderate atmospheric conditions were continuously analysed via in situ SKPFM, in situ …