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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2024, Vol. 44 Issue (3): 519-528    DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2023.185
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Research Progress on Corrosion Testing and Analysis of Mg-alloys
HUANG Jufeng1(), SONG Guangling2()
1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Equipment, CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute, Xi'an 710076, China
2. Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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HUANG Jufeng, SONG Guangling. Research Progress on Corrosion Testing and Analysis of Mg-alloys. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2024, 44(3): 519-528.

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Mg-alloy is the lightest engineering metal material, and its dissolution characteristics, corrosion mechanism and protective measures have been widely studied. Corrosion test methods and techniques for Mg-alloys have been critically important to the research. Due to the negative difference effect, the testing techniques and analysis methods of Mg-alloys are different from those of other metals. This paper reviews the research progress of corrosion test methods and techniques for Mg-alloys, including the general and characteristic test technologies, analyzes the applicable conditions and application cases of various testing technologies, and focuses on the comparison of corrosion rate testing methods. It is expected that the review will provide a solid foundation for the selection of reasonable corrosion test methods and techniques in the future research for Mg-alloys, which will avoid erroneous conclusions resulting from improper testing and analysis.
Key words:  Mg-alloy      testing method      electrochemical technology     
Received:  04 June 2023      32134.14.1005.4537.2023.185
ZTFLH:  TG174  
Fund: Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2024JC-YBQN-0500);Basic Research and Strategic Reserve Technology Research Fund of CNPC(2021DQ03(2022Z-11));National Natural Science Foundation of China(52250710159);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51731008)
Corresponding Authors:  SONG Guangling, E-mail: songgl@sustech.edu.cn;
HUANG Jufeng, E-mail: huangjufeng@cnpc.com.cn
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Fig.1  Sample preparations of Mg-alloy (a) and electrochemical test equipment (b) under polarized conditions[7]
Fig.2  Potentiodynamic polarization curve of pure magnesium in a saturated Mg(OH)2 solution: (a) experiemental and IR-corrected potentiostatic polarization curves, (b) average hydrogen evolution rates at different potentials, (c) evolved hydrogen volume vs. time[16]
Fig.3  Electrochemical impedance diagrams of Mg in 0.1 mol/L Na2SO4 solution after different immersion time at Ecorr (a), and at Ecorr and two anodic potentials over Ecorr (b) and for two anodic over potentials[1]
Fig.4  Potentiodynamic polarization curve (a), and time dependences of the potential (b), current density (c) and hydrogen evolution rate (d) of Mg specimen under alternate galvanostatic anodic-potentostatic cathodic step polarization in 0.1 mol/L HCl solution[21]
MaterialSolutionTimeMethodCorrosion rate / mm·a-1Reference
Mg5Y3.5%NaCl300 hHydrogen collection4.1[22]
Mg5Y3.5%NaCl400 sTafel extrapolation0.4[22]
Mg5Li1Al3.5%NaCl14 dMass loss38[23]
Mg5Li1Al3.5%NaCl20 mTafel extrapolation22[23]
AZ913.5%NaCl24 hMass loss1.6[24]
AZ913.5%NaCl15 mTafel extrapolation1.3[24]
Mg0.06CuHanks solution7 dMass loss30[25]
Mg0.06CuHanks solution30 mTafel extrapolation0.12[25]
Mg0.14In0.1 mol/L NaCl1 dMass loss7[26]
Mg0.14In0.1 mol/L NaCl10 mTafel extrapolation0.6[26]
Pure Mg0.1 mol/L NaCl1 dMass loss0.8[26]
Pure Mg0.1 mol/L NaCl10 mTafel extrapolation0.3[26]
Pure MgNaCl+ZnCl241.3 hHydrogen collection12[27]
Pure MgNaCl+ZnCl241.3 hMass loss14[27]
Pure Mg0.4 mol/L Na2SO47 dHydrogen collection0.5[28]
Pure Mg0.4 mol/L Na2SO47 dAC impedance0.2[28]
Pure Mg0.4 mol/L (NH4)2SO47 dHydrogen collection16[28]
Pure Mg0.4 mol/L (NH4)2SO47 dAC impedance12[28]
Table 1  Comparison of corrosion rates of various Mg-alloys
TechniqueMeasurementAdvantageDisadvantage
Scanning Vibration Electrode Technique (SVET)

Potential Difference/Current

Density

Real time mechanistic information, 2D-3D data presentation, easy to set up, easily used with other techniques such as SIET

Time and sample size tradeoff, could be slow, cannot use high conductivity electrolyte

of electrolyte is a concern

Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)

Current/

Potential

Several modes of operation, can be combined with other techniquesSometimes needs a redox active mediator, needs a bipotentiostat

Localized EIS (LEIS)

Local Capacitance

and Resistance

High sensitivity (1 nV), provides local impedance which cannot be obtained by any other method, good for insulated substrates

Stray inductance, could be slow

Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP)Work FunctionNo need of an electrolyte, short experimentsLow resolution of SKP
Scanning Ion-Selective Electrode TechniqueLocal pH, ion concentrationCan be combined with SVET, easy way to measure ion concentrationFouling and damage to the ion selective electrode, resolution
Table 2  Characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of micro-electrochemical technology[4]
Fig.5  Schematic illustration of influence of gas bubble in SVET test[29]
Fig.6  Optical image (a) and SKP (b) of magnesium surface after corrosion[32]
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