Structural and Corrosion Study of Uncoated and Zn-Cu Coated Magnesium-Based Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.2. Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis
3.3. Cyclic Voltammetry Analysis
3.4. Linear Sweep Voltammetry Analyses of Uncoated and Zn-Cu Coated AZ63
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Duration in 3 wt % NaCl | Uncoated AZ63 Alloy | Zn-Cu Coated AZ63 Alloy | ||||
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Ecorr (V) | icorr (µA·cm−2) | Rp (Ω·cm−2) | Ecorr (V) | icorr (µA·cm−2) | Rp (Ω·cm−2) | |
30 min | −1.61 | 19.1 | 4336 | −1.17 | 26.3 | 1791 |
60 min | −1.31 | 26.9 | 1957 | −1.23 | 70.8 | 1082 |
90 min | −0.23 | 2754 | 17.8 | −1.22 | 46.8 | 1664 |
120 min | +0.29 | 4677 | 18.5 | −1.23 | 49.0 | 1663 |
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Hacıibrahimoğlu MY, Bedir M, Yavuz A. Structural and Corrosion Study of Uncoated and Zn-Cu Coated Magnesium-Based Alloy. Metals. 2016; 6(12):322. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6120322
Chicago/Turabian StyleHacıibrahimoğlu, Mehmet Yakup, Metin Bedir, and Abdulcabbar Yavuz. 2016. "Structural and Corrosion Study of Uncoated and Zn-Cu Coated Magnesium-Based Alloy" Metals 6, no. 12: 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6120322