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Revealing the relationship between grain size and corrosion rate of metals

Kevin Ralston, +2 more
- 01 Dec 2010 - 
- Vol. 63, Iss: 12, pp 1201-1204
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In this paper, a review of the pertinent literature combined with the authors' works reveals that a relationship exists between corrosion rate and grain size and reveals an important fundamental relationship that can be exploited for material durability and design.
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This article is published in Scripta Materialia.The article was published on 2010-12-01. It has received 707 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Grain boundary strengthening & Grain boundary.

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Recent advances on the development of magnesium alloys for biodegradable implants.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the following topics: (i) the design criteria of biodegradable materials; (ii) alloy development strategy; (iii) in vitro performances of currently developed Mg-based alloys; and (iv) in vivo performances of presently developed M g-based implants, especially Mg -based alloy under clinical trials.
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Nanostructured aluminium alloys produced by severe plastic deformation: New horizons in development

TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between microstructural features, mechanical, chemical, and physical properties, as well as the innovation potential of the SPD-produced nanostructured Al alloys are discussed.
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Effects of grain size on the corrosion resistance of wrought magnesium alloys containing neodymium

TL;DR: In this article, a range of grain size from 70μm to 0.7μm was studied for corrosion resistance of Mg-Y-RE magnesium alloy using electrochemical and constant immersion testing in 3.5% NaCl solution.
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Corrosion of magnesium alloys: the role of alloying

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of alloying on the corrosion of Mg-alloys is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the underlying electrochemical kinetics that dictate the ultimate corrosion rate.
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Magnesium extrusion alloys: a review of developments and prospects

TL;DR: Magnesium (Mg) alloys have received a significant interest in the past 20 years, owing to a nonlinearly increasing demand for lightweight structural materials as mentioned in this paper, and they have been used in a variety of applications.
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Bulk nanostructured materials from severe plastic deformation

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present methods of severe plastic deformation and formation of nanostructures, including Torsion straining under high pressure, ECA pressing, and multiple forging.
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Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement

TL;DR: In this article, a review examines recent developments related to the use of ECAP for grain refinement including modifying conventional ECAP to increase the process efficiency and techniques for up-scaling the procedure and for the processing of hard-to-deform materials.
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Formation of nanostructured surface layer on AISI 304 stainless steel by means of surface mechanical attrition treatment

TL;DR: In this paper, a nanostructured surface layer was formed on an AISI 304 stainless steel with low stacking-fault energy by means of the surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT).
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Corrosion resistance of ultra fine-grained Ti

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the corrosion behavior of commercially pure (CP) Ti with both ultrafine-grained (UFG) and coarse grained (CG) microstructures.
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The relation between severe plastic deformation microstructure and corrosion behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy

TL;DR: In this article, the microstructural changing and corrosion behavior of magnesium alloy AZ31 after extrusion and severe plastic deformation by ECAE process was compared, and the results showed that the severe plastic deformations affected both the microstructure and the corrosion behavior.
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