Optimization of the electrolytic plasma oxidation processes for corrosion protection of magnesium alloy AM50 using the Taguchi method

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 58-64

  Ma, Yueyu ^a   Hu, Henry ^a   Northwood, Derek ^a   Nie, Xueyuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Corrosion resistance; Electrolytic plasma oxidation; Magnesium alloy; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROLYTES; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; PLASMAS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT (DOE) METHODS; ELECTROLYTIC PLASMA OXIDATION; TAGUCHI METHOD;

CERAMIC COATINGS;

EID: 33750620213     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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