Effect of aluminium spacer on galvanic corrosion between magnesium and mild steel using numerical model and SVET experiments

Corrosion Science

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 184-191

  Deshpande, Kiran B ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; A. Magnesium; A. Mild steel; B. Modelling studies

Indexed keywords

ANODIC CURRENT DENSITY; AVERAGE CURRENT DENSITIES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GALVANIC CORROSION; MODELLING STUDIES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SCANNING VIBRATING ELECTRODE TECHNIQUE; SURFACE AREA; SVET;

ALUMINUM; CORROSION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 84862876317     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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