Effect of solid solution treatment on in vitro degradation rate of as-extruded Mg-Zn-Ag alloys

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Abstract

The degradation behaviors of the as-extruded and solution treated Mg-3Zn-xAg (x=0, 1, 3, mass fraction, %) alloys, as well as as-extruded pure Mg, have been investigated by immersion tests in simulated body fluid (SBF) at 37 °C. The as-extruded Mg-Zn(-Ag) alloys contained Mg51Zn20 and Ag17Mg54. While the quasi-single phase Mg-Zn(-Ag) alloys were obtained by solution treatment at 400 °C for 8 h. The quasi-single phase Mg-Zn(-Ag) alloys showed lower degradation rate and more homogeneous degradation than corresponding as-extruded Mg alloys. Degradation rate of solid-solution treated Mg-3Zn-1Ag and Mg-3Zn-3Ag was approximately half that of corresponding as-extruded Mg alloy. Moreover, the degradation rate of solid-solution treated Mg-3Zn and Mg-3Zn-1Ag was equivalent to that of as-extruded pure Mg. However, heterogeneous degradation also occurred in quasi-single phase Mg-Zn-Ag alloys, compared to pure Mg. So, preparing complete single-phase Mg alloys could be a potential and feasible way to improve the corrosion resistance.

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Foundation item: Projects (51371046, 51525101, U1610253) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project (NECT-12-0109) supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, China; Projects (N130510002, N141008001) supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China; Project supported by the Doctoral Thesis Cultivation Program of Northeastern University, China

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