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The Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B

NASA/TP-97-206239, Danford, M.D. and Mendrek, M.J. and Mitchell, M.L. and Torres, P.D., The Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B, Materials and Processes Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, November 1997, pp. 24, Format(s): PDF 4132k

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Corrosion rates for bare and coated Magnesium alloy AZ31B have been measured. Two coatings, Dow-23ª and Tagniteª, have been tested by electrochemical methods and their effectiveness determined. Electrochemical methods employed were the scanning reference electrode technique (SRET), the polarization resistance technique (PR) and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique (EIS). In addition, general corrosion and stress corrosion methods were employed to examine the effectiveness of the above coatings in 90 percent humidity. Results from these studies are presented
Keywords:corrosion of magnesium, sret, polarization resistance and eis methods, general corrosion and stress corrosion methods
Subjects:Chemistry and Materials: Metals and Metallic Materials: Liquid Metals
ID Code:447
Deposited On:19 July 2002