Role of Microalloyed Y and Gd in Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Rolled Mg-3Al-1Zn Alloy

摘要

The corrosion performances of rolled AZ31 alloy with addition of Y and Gd were comparatively investigated. The corrosion rates of AZ31 alloy modified with Y and Gd were 3.3 and 3.7 mm/y immersing for 24 h in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution, respectively, which were much lower than that of AZ31 alloy(23.6 mm/y). The remarkable improvement in corrosion performance by adding Y or Gd was ascribed to preferentially form less noble Al_(2)Y or Al_(6)GdMn_(6) and more protective corrosion product layer, resulting in the reduction in H_(2) evolution rate and the enhancement of passivity.