Galvanic Corrosion of Magnesium Alloy in Contact with Steel
Model ID: 10914
Magnesium alloys are attractive alternatives as lightweight materials in various fields of engineering. Magnesium is however relatively non-noble and may suffer considerable galvanic corrosion when being used in conjunction with other metals, for instance when mounting an Mg alloy component using steel fasteners.
This model example simulates a galvanic corrosion couple consisting of a magnesium alloy (AZ91D) and mild steel, with salt water (5% NaCl) as electrolyte. The example is based on a paper by J.X. Jia and others.
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Electrolyte potential for a cathode radius of 30 mm. |
