Abstract
The effect of Zr addition on the corrosion behavior of an extruded Mg-10Gd-1Zn alloy (GZ101) in 3.5 mass% NaCl solution was investigated by electrochemical and immersion tests in 3.5% NaCl solution. The addition of 1 mass% Zr to GZ101 (to afford GZ101-1Zr) decreased the fraction of 14H (number of stacking layers and H-Hexahedral structure) and lamellar long period stacking ordered (LPSO) phases across the α-Mg matrix and increased the fraction of the X-phase (Mg12GdZn) formed at grain boundaries. Extruded GZ101-1Zr exhibited a significantly smaller corrosion rate than extruded GZ101 (0.13 vs. 2.11 mm·year−1) due to containing less 14H/lamellar LPSO phases (detri- ¯ mental to corrosion resistance) and featuring a noble {1010} prismatic texture in the extrusion direction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-502 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Transactions |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was financially supported by the Important Defense Materials Technology Development project funded by the Korea Ministry of Industrial, Trade and Energy (Project No. NRF 10043821) Korea Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering