Fundamentals and advances in magnesium alloy corrosion
Review article, 2017

There remains growing interest in magnesium (Mg) and its alloys, as they are the lightest structural metallic materials. Mg alloys have the potential to enable design of lighter engineered systems, including positive implications for reduced energy consumption. Furthermore, Mg alloys are also emerging as viable biodegradable materials and battery electrodes. In spite of the greatest historical Mg usage at present, the wider use of Mg alloys remains restricted by a number of inherent limitations, including vulnerability to corrosion, poor formability and low creep resistance. This review covers recent research that has led to advances in Mg-alloy corrosion; including the application of contemporary methods for understanding Mg corrosion, the establishment of an electrochemical framework for Mg corrosion, illumination of alloying effects, and attempts at corrosion resistant Mg alloys. A discussion drawing from many sources provides an unbiased focus on new achievements, as well as some contentious issues in the field. The electrochemistry of Mg is reviewed in detail, including so-called anodic hydrogen evolution and cathodic activation. This review also covers atmospheric corrosion, and biodegradable Mg alloys. Finally, past and present trends in the field of Mg corrosion are reviewed, identifying knowledge gaps, whilst attempting to also identify future developments and directions.

Atmospheric corrosion

Composites

Biodegradable alloys

Alloying

Electrochemistry

Mg

Author

Mohsen Esmaily

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Jan-Erik Svensson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

S. Fajardo

Ohio State University

CSIC - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas (CENIM)

N. Birbilis

Monash University

G. S. Frankel

Ohio State University

S. Virtanen

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

R. Arrabal

Complutense University

S. Thomas

Monash University

Lars-Gunnar Johansson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Progress in Materials Science

0079-6425 (ISSN)

Vol. 89 92-193

Subject Categories

Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified

Other Chemistry Topics

Other Materials Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.pmatsci.2017.04.011

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