On the corrosion of binary magnesium-rare earth alloys

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 683-689

  Birbilis, N ^a,b   Easton, M A ^a,b   Sudholz, A D ^a   Zhu, S M ^a,b   Gibson, M A ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CAST Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Intermetallics; A. Magnesium; A. Rare earth; B. Micro structural characterisation; B. Polarisation

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; BINARY ALLOYS; CERIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CORROSION RATE; DIE CASTING; INTERMETALLICS; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; NEODYMIUM; POLARIZATION; RARE EARTHS;

A. INTERMETALLICS; A. MAGNESIUM; A. RARE EARTH; B. MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION; B. POLARISATION;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

EID: 60549109076     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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