%0 journal article %@ 0255-5476 %A Blawert, C., Heitmann, V., Dietzel, W., Stoermer, M., Bohne, Y., Maendl, S., Rauschenbach, B. %D 2007 %J Materials Science Forum, THERMEC 2006 %P 1679-1684 %R doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.539-543.1679 %T Corrosion Properties of Supersaturated Magnesium Alloy Systems %U https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.539-543.1679 %X Using ion beam and magnetron sputtering, binary or ternary Mg-Al, Mg-Ti and Mg-Si alloy systems as well as standard alloys (AM50, AZ91 and AE42) were deposited on silicon as well as on magnesium substrates. Effects of the microstructure on the corrosion properties will be studied by comparing as cast material and PVD coatings using potentiodynamic polarization, polarization resistance and electrochemical impedance techniques.