Mg alloys have a vast usage where weight reduction is really significant since they do the features really well for materials of ultra-light weight. However, Mg is inherently a reactive metal and its alloys generally possess quite weak corrosion resistance that widely restricts their technological usages, especially in some rough service conditions. Despite, many investigations on the passive a...

In this study, the pitting corrosion susceptibility and its role on the hydrogen embrittlement behavior of AZ80 magnesium alloy were studied using slow strain rate testing (SSRT), electrochemical technique and immersion test method. The electrochemical and immersion tests in chloride-containing solution revealed severe pitting corrosion in the alloy. The SSRT results of the alloy under continuo...

Manganese-bearing intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are important for ensuring adequate corrosion performance of magnesium-aluminium alloys and can be deleterious to mechanical if they large and/or form clusters. Here, we explore the formation Al-Mn IMCs in Mg-9Al-0.7Zn-0.2Mn produced by two industrial casting processes, high-pressure die (HPDC) direct chill (DC) casting. As Al8Mn5 starts forming ...