Zinc–aluminum layered double hydroxides (ZnAl-LDHs) film is a typical effective corrosion resistant currently being explored. In this study, ZnAl-LDHs was prepared on magnesium alloys with different surface roughness by means of metallographic preparation combined the hydrothermal method. When Sa at minimum 0.094 μm, ZnAl-LDH films grew most intensely, reaching 3.8 μm in thickness static contac...