Comparison of corrosion pitting under immersion and salt-spray environments on an as-cast AE44 magnesium alloy

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3624-3638

  Martin, Holly J ^a   Horstemeyer, M F ^a   Wang, Paul T ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Magnesium; A. Rare earth elements; C. Intergranular corrosion; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALLOY; A. MAGNESIUM; A. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; C. PITTING CORROSION; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION;

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; TEXTURES;

PITTING;

EID: 77956265811     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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