J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 2003-2016.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2019.05.001

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Review of the atmospheric corrosion of magnesium alloys

Hongguang Liua, Fuyong Caoa, Guang-Ling Songabc*(), Dajiang Zhenga, Zhiming Shic, Mathew S. Darguschc, Andrej Atrensc   

  1. a Center for Marine Materials Corrosion and Protection, College of Materials, Xiamen University, 422 Siming Rd., Xiamen 361005, China
    b State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University, 422 S. Siming Rd., Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
    c Centre for Advanced Materials Processing and Manufacturing (AMPAM), School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
  • Received:2018-10-02 Revised:2018-11-02 Accepted:2018-12-03 Online:2019-09-20 Published:2019-07-26
  • Contact: Song Guang-Ling
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    1 These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract:

Mg atmospheric corrosion is induced by a thin surface aqueous layer. Controlling factors are microgalvanic acceleration between different phases, protection by a continuous second phase distribution, protection by corrosion products, and degradation of protective layers by aggressive species such as chloride ions. The Mg atmospheric corrosion rate increases with relative humidity (RH) and concentrations of aggressive species. Temperature increases the corrosion rate unless a protective film causes a decrease. O2, SO2 and NO2 accelerate the atmospheric corrosion rate, whereas the corrosion rate is decreased by CO2. The traditional gravimetric method can evaluate effectively the corrosion behavior of Mg alloys.

Key words: Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Atmospheric corrosion