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Improved corrosion resistance of extruded Mg-8Sn-1Zn-1Al alloy by microalloying with Mn

  • Heon Young Ha
  • , Hyeon Ju Kim
  • , Soo Min Baek
  • , Beomcheol Kim
  • , So Dam Sohn
  • , Hyung Joon Shin
  • , Hu Young Jeong
  • , Sung Hyuk Park
  • , Chang Dong Yim
  • , Bong Sun You
  • , Jung Gu Lee
  • , Sung Soo Park
  • Korea Institute of Materials Science
  • Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  • University of Ulsan

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Abstract

We report that microalloying with Mn substantially enhances the corrosion resistance of extruded Mg-8Sn-1Zn-1Al alloy. The corrosion rates, measured by immersion tests in 0.6 M NaCl solution at 25 °C, were 4.37 and 246.72 mm y-1 for the quaternary alloys with and without 0.1 wt% Mn, respectively. The enhanced corrosion resistance due to Mn microalloying is attributed to reduced H2 evolution rate, attained by a change in the type of Al-containing intermetallic particles, which led to a reduction of the particles' electrochemical nobility.

Original languageEnglish
Article number10725
Pages (from-to)38-43
Number of pages6
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume109
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Extrusion
  • Intermetallic particle
  • Magnesium alloy

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