Corrosion behaviour of AM60 magnesium alloys containing Ce or La under thin electrolyte layers. Part 1: Microstructural characterization and electrochemical behaviour

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 627-638

  Liu, Wenjuan ^a   Cao, Fahe ^a   Chen, Anna ^a   Chang, Linrong ^a   Zhang, Jianqing ^a,b   Cao, Chunan ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

A. Magnesium; A. Rare earth elements; B. EIS; B. Polarization

Indexed keywords

A. MAGNESIUM; A. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; AM60 MAGNESIUM ALLOY; B. EIS; CAPACITIVE LOOP; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; NACL SOLUTION; POLARIZATION CURVES; THIN ELECTROLYTE LAYER;

CATHODIC POLARIZATION; CERIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; RARE EARTHS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

EID: 72749110695     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.10.031     Document Type: Article

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