Native Oxide Films on AZ31 and AZ61 Commercial Magnesium Alloys – Corrosion Behaviour, Effect on Isothermal Oxidation and Sol–gel Thin Film Formation

  1. Barranco, Violeta 3
  2. Llorente, Irene 1
  3. El Hadad, Amir A. 2
  4. Feliu, Sebastián 1
  5. García-Galván, Federico R. 1
  6. Galván, Juan Carlos 1
  7. Jiménez-Morales, Antonia 4
  1. 1 Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas
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    Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas

    Madrid, España

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  2. 2 Al Azhar University
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    Al Azhar University

    Cairo, Egipto

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  3. 3 Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
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    Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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  4. 4 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03ths8210

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Libro:
New Trends in Alloy Development, Characterization and Application

Año de publicación: 2015

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.5772/60721 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

The authors present a review of their recent research work in an endeavour to interpret the influence of native oxide films on the corrosion behaviour of commercial AZ31 and AZ61 magnesium alloys or on the oxidation kinetics in air at 200°C. The tendency of some of these thin films to be sufficiently protective in mild or weak corrosive environments is examined. For obtaining oxide films with different protective properties, some of the specimens are tested with the surface in the as-received condition, while others are tested immediately after mechanical polishing. The technique applied to characterise thin (thickness of just a few nanometres) oxide films present on the surface of alloys has basically been XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) in combination with ion sputtering. Oxidation resistance of the alloys is quantified by thermo gravimetric (TG) curves and their corrosion rate is evaluated by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and hydrogen evolution measurement in chloride solutions with different aggressivity. Emphasis is placed on the possible effects of: (a) the different thickness of the native oxide films formed on the polished surfaces on the corrosion behaviour of the alloys; and (b) the different film homogeneity and uniformity on the oxidation results. Finally, an attempt will be made to learn more about the influence of the native oxide films that cover the substrate on the subsequent growth and protective behaviour of the sol–gel coatings.

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