Testing of general and localized corrosion of magnesium alloys: A critical review

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 517-529

  Ghali, Edward ^a   Dietzel, Wolfgang ^b   Kainer, Karl Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corrosion testing; Electrochemical corrosion measurements; General corrosion; Localized corrosion; Magnesium alloys

Indexed keywords

CORROSION PROTECTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METALLURGY; PH EFFECTS; STANDARDS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CORROSION TESTING; OXYGENATION;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 8444231704     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490420665     Document Type: Review

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