The role of macrostructural and microstructural morphologies on the corrosion resistance of Zn and a Zn-4% Al alloy

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-345

  Osorio W R ^a   Spinelli, J E ^a   Freire, C M ^a   Garcia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chill mold; Columnar grains; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion tests; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); Equiaxed grains; Grain size; Macromorphology; Micromorphology; Polarization tests; Secondary dendrite arm spacing; Unidirectional solidification

Indexed keywords

CASTING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLIDIFICATION; STEEL METALLURGY;

CHILL MOLD; COLUMNAR GRAINS; CORROSION TESTS; DENDRITIC MICROSTRUCTURAL ARRAY; EQUIAXED GRAINS; MACROMORPHOLOGY; MACROSTRUCTURES; POLARIZATION TESTS; STEEL MOLD;

ZINC ALLOYS;

EID: 33947686410     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910701190386     Document Type: Article

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