Corrosion behaviour in salt spray and in 3.5% NaCl solution saturated with Mg(OH)2 of as-cast and solution heat-treated binary Mg–X alloys: X = Mn,Sn, Ca,Zn, Al,Zr, Si,Sr

Corrosion of binary Mg–X alloys (as-cast and solution heat-treated) was characterised by immersion tests in 3.5% NaCl solution saturated with Mg(OH)₂, and by salt spray. Alloys with high corrosion rates in immersion tests also had high corrosion rates in salt spray. Corrosion rates of the solution heat-treated alloys did not meet the expectation that they should be equal to or lower than those of high-purity Mg. There was circumstantial evidence that the higher corrosion rates were caused by the particles in the microstructure; the second phases had been dissolved. The corrosion rate of all alloys was faster than that of high-purity Mg.     

Corrosion and electrochemical behavior of Mg–Y alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution

The corrosion mechanism of Mg–Y alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution was investigated by electrochemical testing and SEM observation. The electrochemical results indicated that the corrosion potential of Mg–Y alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution increased with the increase of Y addition. The corrosion rate increased with the increase of Y addition because of the increase of Mg₂₄Y₅ intermetallic amounts. The corrosion gradually deteriorated with the increase of immersion time. The corrosion morphologies of the alloys were general corrosion for Mg–0.25Y and pitting corrosion for Mg–8Y and Mg–15Y, respectively. The main solid corrosion products were Mg(OH)₂ and Mg₂(OH)₃C1.4H₂O.     

Structural and corrosion characterization of biodegradable Mg–RE (RE=Gd,Y, Nd) alloys

Binary Mg–Gd (up to 5% Gd in mass fraction), Mg–Nd (up to 9% Nd in mass fraction) and ternary Mg–Gd-Y (up to 5% Gd, 1% Y) alloys with precisely determined contents of cathodic impurities (Fe, Ni, Cu, Co) were studied. The alloys were studied in the as-cast state (cooling rate of 500 K/min) and after solution heat treatment (T4). Structures were investigated by optical and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and glow discharge spectrometry. Structural investigation was completed by Vickers hardness measurements. Corrosion behavior in the simulated physiological solution (9 g/L NaCl) was assessed by immersion tests and potentiodynamic measurements. It was found that the structures of the as-cast alloys were dominated by fine α-Mg dendrites and eutectic Mg–RE phases. The dendrites exhibited RE-concentration gradients which were most pronounced in the Mg–Gd alloys. For this reason, the T4 heat treatment of the Mg–Gd alloy led to the formation of a new cuboidal Mg₅Gd phase. The corrosion resistance was significantly improved by Gd. The effect of Nd was weak and the addition of Y to Mg–Gd alloys had harmful effect on the corrosion resistance. The T4 heat treatment strongly accelerated the corrosion of Mg–Gd alloys. Its effect on the corrosion of Mg–Nd alloys was not significant. The observed corrosion behavior of the alloys was discussed in relation to their structural states and contents of cathodic impurities.     

Corrosion behavior of 2195 and 1420 Al-Li alloys in neutral 3.5% NaCl solution under tensile stress

1 Introduction Al-Li alloys, compared with traditional Al alloys, possess many excellent properties, such as lower density, greater elastic modulus and higher specific strength. 2195 Al-Li alloy with high strength and good ability to weld, was applied to …     

Anisotropic elastic and thermal properties of the double perovskite slab–rock salt layer Ln2SrAl2O7 (Ln = La,Nd, Sm,Eu, Gd or Dy) natural superlattice structure

The anisotropic elastic and thermal properties of layered compounds in the series Ln₂SrAl₂O₇ (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd or Dy) are calculated from first principles using density functional theory combined with the Debye quasi-harmonic approximation. The polycrystalline values of the elastic constants and bulk, shear and Young’s moduli are consistent with those determined experimentally. All compounds in the compositional series have weakly anisotropic elastic and thermal properties. For instance, thermal expansion in the [0 0 1] direction of the tetragonal unit cell is slightly larger than along the [1 0 0] or [0 1 0] directions for most Ln₂SrAl₂O₇ compounds and the calculated in-plane thermal conductivity is always larger than that along the c-axis, parallel to the layer stacking direction.     

The influence of Mg addition and hydrostatic extrusion HE on the repassivation ability of pure Al,AlMg1 and AlMg3 model alloys in 3.5 wt-% NaCl

ABSTRACT

Commercially pure aluminium and two model aluminium–magnesium alloys were subjected to hydrostatic extrusion (HE). The microstructure of materials was observed using optical microscopy (OM). All materials were subjected to electrochemical corrosion tests in the 3.5?wt-% water solution of sodium chloride. The potentiodynamic polarisation measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were performed after samples’ immersion in open circuit potential. The surface of samples after corrosion examination was observed with the use of scanning electron microscopy. It was stated that all undeformed materials underwent pitting corrosion and further pits repassivation, while after HE pitting was also observed, but pit repassivation did not occur. This may be related to the microstructural changes caused by deformation, such as grain refinement. What is more, the pits character changed with the addition of a different amount of Mg to Al. Deterioration of corrosion resistance was also observed for all materials after HE.