Effect of Y addition on the corrosion behavior of melt-spun amorphous Mg-Cu ribbons

  • H. B. Yao
  • , Y. Li*
  • , A. T.S. Wee
  • , J. S. Pan
  • , J. W. Chai
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Hydrogen evolution testing and anodic potentiodynamic polarization revealed that Y addition has a beneficial effect on the corrosion resistance of melt-spun amorphous Mg-Cu ribbon, which is related to the properties of the surface film of Mg-Cu and the manner in which its properties are modified as a result of Y alloying. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling revealed that the breakdown of Mg-Cu was caused by the hydration of surface oxide components and the incorporation of detrimental CO32- anions into the surface film. Y addition in Mg-Cu improves the corrosion resistance by Y2O3 incorporation into the passive film, thus stabilizing the surface oxide components from hydration and preventing the incorporation of CO32- into the passive film.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)575-580
Number of pages6
JournalSurface Review and Letters
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

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