Corrosion protection of AZ91 magnesium alloy by anodizing in niobium and zirconium-containing electrolytes

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3030-3038

  Ardelean, H ^a   Frateur, I ^a   Zanna, S ^a   Atrens, A ^b   Marcus, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Magnesium; B. Cyclic voltammetry; B. EIS; B. XPS; C. Anodic films

Indexed keywords

A. MAGNESIUM; ANODIC FILMS; ANODIZED COATING; ANTI-CORROSION ABILITY; AZ91 MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; B. XPS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; METABORATE; POLARIZATION CURVES; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SEM AND EDS ANALYSIS; XPS;

COATINGS; CORROSION PROTECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; FLUORINE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; METALLIC FILMS; NIOBIUM; SODIUM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 71849084346     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.08.030     Document Type: Article

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