In situ observation of pit initiation of passivated AZ91 magnesium alloy

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-484

  Chen, Jian ^a   Wang, Jianqiu ^a   Han, En Hou ^a   Ke, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

A. Magnesium

Indexed keywords

CERIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PASSIVATION; PITTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER VAPOR;

A. MAGNESIUM; AZ91 MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GROWTH PROCESS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; PIT INITIATIONS; PITTING CORROSIONS;

MAGNESIUM;

EID: 60549103032     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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