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Calculated phase diagrams, iron tolerance limits, and corrosion of Mg-Al alloys

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The factors determining corrosion are reviewed in this paper, with an emphasis on iron tolerance limit and the production of high-purity castings. To understand the iron impurity tolerance limit, magnesium phase diagrams were calculated using the Pandat software package. Calculated phase diagrams can explain the iron tolerance limit and the production of high-purity castings by means of control of melt conditions; this is significant for the production of quality castings from recycled magnesium. Based on the new insight, the influence of the microstructure on corrosion of magnesium alloys is reviewed.

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  1. Division of Materials, ARC CoE for Design in Light Metals, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia

    Ming Liu & Andrej Atrens

  2. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Uberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600, Dubendorf, Switzerland

    Ming Liu & Andrej Atrens

  3. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Dubendorf, Dubendorf, Switzerland

    Patrik Schmutz

  4. Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland

    Peter J. Uggowitzer

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Liu, M., Uggowitzer, P.J., Schmutz, P. et al. Calculated phase diagrams, iron tolerance limits, and corrosion of Mg-Al alloys. JOM 60, 39–44 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0164-2

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