The effect of Zn concentration on the corrosion behavior of Mg-xZn alloys

Corrosion Science

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 322-330

  Song, Yingwei ^a   Han, En Hou ^a   Shan, Dayong ^a   Yim, Chang Dong ^b   You, Bong Sun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Magnesium; B. EIS; B. Polarization; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

B. EIS; CORROSION BEHAVIOR; CORROSION MORPHOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; IMMERSION TESTS; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION;

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; MAGNESIUM; PITTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ZINC;

EID: 84867230118     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2012.08.037     Document Type: Article

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