%0 journal article
%@ 1005-0302
%A Jin, Y., Blawert, C., Hang, H., Wiese, B., Bohlen, J., Mei, D., Deng, M., Feyerabend, F., Willumeit, R.

%D 2021
%J Journal of Materials Science & Technology

%P 214-224 
%R doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2021.04.005
%T Deteriorated corrosion performance of micro-alloyed Mg-Zn alloy after heat treatment and mechanical processing
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.04.005
 
%X The corrosion performances of the as-cast and solution-treated Mg-0.5Zn samples were investigated in 0.9% NaCl solution and compared. From the electrochemical measurement results and corrosion morphology observations, it is found that the corrosion resistance of Mg-0.5Zn deteriorated with the extension of solution treatment duration. The main reason was the formation of Fe-Si precipitates with higher Fe concentrations during heat treatment. The Fe-Si precipitates, especially the ones with high Fe contents influenced the corrosion initiation and propagation significantly. In regard of corrosion performance, the solution-treated and then extruded sample was also performing not as good as the cast and then directly extruded sample.