%0 book part
%@ 
%A Kainer, K.U., Srinivasan, P.B., Blawert, C., Dietzel, W.

%D 2010
%J Shreir's Corrosion - Corrosion and Degradation of Engineering Materials

%P 2011-2041 
%R doi:10.1016/B978-044452787-5.00096-2
%T Corrosion of Magnesium and its Alloys
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-044452787-5.00096-2
 
%X After a basic introduction to magnesium and magnesium processing, the major corrosion problems and their mechanisms are discussed in this chapter. This is followed by a summary of corrosion prevention strategies and examples of typical applications.