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The influence of Mg-Zr master alloy microstructure on the corrosion of Mg

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Magnesium Technology 2013

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In this study, sixteen Mg-Zr alloys were produced to investigate the role of Zr on corrosion of Mg. Alloys were produced using two different commercial Mg-Zr master alloys commonly used for grain refining Mg, but which contain different Zr particle size distributions. It is seen that the master alloy with a smaller Zr particle size leads to an alloy containing more Zr in solid solution. The ratio of Zr in solid solution and in particle form was observed to have a marked effect on the corrosion of Mg.

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  1. CAST Cooperative Research Centre, Australia

    D. S. Gandel, M. A. Easton, M. A. Gibson, T. Abbott & N. Birbilis

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia

    D. S. Gandel, M. A. Easton & N. Birbilis

  3. CSIRO Process Science and Engineering, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia

    M. A. Gibson

  4. Magontec Limited, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia

    T. Abbott

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  1. Magnesium Processing Department, Magnesium Innovation Centre (MagIC) within the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung, Geesthacht, Germany

    Norbert Hort (head, lecturer) (head, lecturer)

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Gandel, D.S., Easton, M.A., Gibson, M.A., Abbott, T., Birbilis, N. (2013). The influence of Mg-Zr master alloy microstructure on the corrosion of Mg. In: Hort, N., Mathaudhu, S.N., Neelameggham, N.R., Alderman, M. (eds) Magnesium Technology 2013. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48150-0_26

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