The effect of T4 heat treatment on the microstructure and corrosion behaviour of Zn27Al1.5Cu0.02Mg alloy

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Bobic, Biljana ^a   Bajat, Jelena ^b   Acimovic Pavlovic, Zagorka ^b   Rakin, Marko ^b   Bobic, Ilija ^b  

^a IHIS R and D Center   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Zinc; B. Polarization; B. SEM; B. Weight loss

Indexed keywords

A. ALLOY; A. ZINC; B. POLARIZATION; SEM; WEIGHT LOSS;

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RATE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; HEAT RESISTANCE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLARIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZINC; ZINC CASTINGS;

HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 78149467754     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.09.051     Document Type: Article

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