Enhanced corrosion resistance of ultrafine-grained AZ61 alloy containing very fine particles of Mg17Al12 phase

Corrosion Science

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 228-238

  Kim, H S ^a   Kim, W J ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Magnesium; B. Polarization; B. TEM; B. Weight loss; C. Passive films

Indexed keywords

CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; DIFFERENTIAL SPEED ROLLING; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; PASSIVE FILMS; PHASE PARTICLES; ULTRA-FINE-GRAINED; WEIGHT LOSS;

GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ROLLING;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

EID: 84880954053     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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