Effect of yttrium modification on the corrosion behavior of AZ63 magnesium alloy in sodium chloride solution

摘要

The microstructures and corrosion behaviors of Mg-6%Al-3%Zn and Mg-6%Al-3%Zn-(0.251.0)%Y in 3.5 wt.%Na Cl solution are investigated via morphology observation,phase characterization,immersion and electrochemical methods.The experimental results suggest that yttrium alloying can improve the corrosion resistance of Mg-6%Al-3%Zn throughout the immersion.The initial enhanced corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy is attributed to the Y alloying,which gives rise to the increasing content of Al_(2)O_(3)in oxide layer.The promoted protectiveness of oxide layer on Mg-6%Al-3%Zn-1.0%Y alloy arouse a filiform corrosion as revealed by in-situ metallographic observation.Furthermore,the Y-containing magnesium alloys still perform higher corrosion resistance compared with that of Mg-6%Al-3%Zn alloy even if the oxide layer is exhausted.This phenomenon is owing to two factors,one is the gradual transformation of intermetallic phases from continuous Mg_(17)Al_(12)to discrete Al_(2)Y in matrix,by which the micro-galvanic corrosion betweenα-Mg grains and intermetallic phases is alleviated;the other is the morphology variation of corrosion products,the uniform and compact products layer on Y-containing alloys provide a barrier that effectively prevent the corrosive ions from penetrating into and reacting with Mg matrix.