ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Microstructural examinations of T6-treated WE54 magnesium alloy were conducted afterdifferent aging conditions, and the influence of aging on electrochemical behavior of this alloy wasinvestigated. For three batches of samples, with increasing aging time, the amount of precipitatephases was greatly promoted, and they formed in a strengthening continuous way. Electrochemicalstudy showed that the value of corrosion potential followed the tendency to decrease when the agingcondition transformed from under-aged to peak-aged. However, after peak-aging, the corrosionpotential was raised to higher values. Explanations for the observed phenomena were based on therelationship between microstructure, especially precipitate phases, and electrochemical behavior. Atunder-aged condition, matrix served as galvanic cathode and precipitates acted as galvanic anode.Because the amount of precipitate would rise with prolonging aging time, it is natural that corrosionpotential decreased. For over-aged alloys, metastable precipitate phases might in situ change toequilibrium phases, rendering increase of corrosion potential possible
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/16/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.546-549.533.pdf
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