Influence of aluminium enrichment in the near-surface region of commercial twin-roll cast AZ31 alloys on their corrosion behaviour

The effect of increasing the Al concentration to a value between 0.5 and 0.8 wt.% within the 10-μm thick surface layer of a commercial AZ31 alloy sheet manufactured by twin-cast rolling method on its corrosion behaviour was investigated. In long term exposure, both the uniformity of the double layer...

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Authors: Delgado, M.C., García Galván, Federico, Llorente, Irene, Pérez Zubiaur, Pablo, Adeva, Paloma, Feliú Jr., S.
Format: article
Status:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/172189
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/172189
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:XPS
Passive films
EIS
SEM
Magnesium
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Summary:The effect of increasing the Al concentration to a value between 0.5 and 0.8 wt.% within the 10-μm thick surface layer of a commercial AZ31 alloy sheet manufactured by twin-cast rolling method on its corrosion behaviour was investigated. In long term exposure, both the uniformity of the double layered Mg-Al hydroxide (LDH) formed in the inner layer of the corrosion product on the aluminium-rich surface AZ31 specimen and the precipitation of a significant amount of aluminium hydroxide contributed to enhancing the corrosion resistance significantly.