Corrosion behavior of equal-channel-angular-pressed pure magnesium in NaCl aqueous solution

Effect of microstructure change on corrosion behavior of equal-channel-angular-pressed (ECAPed) pure Mg was investigated. The ECAPed sample after 6 passes obtained finer grains (50-100 μm) compared with as-cast one (800-1500 μm). The strain-induced grain refinement with more crystalline defects weakened corrosion resistance of pure Mg, resulting in more and deeper pits after in-situ corrosion, higher mass-loss rate immersed in NaCl solution, larger I_corr values in polarization curves and lower fitted R_t values in EIS plots. However, the enhanced initial OCP values indicate better weather resistance. Furthermore, corrosion improvement can be expected by reducing defects via subsequent annealing.