Corrosion of magnesium alloys: the role of alloying

K Gusieva, CHJ Davies, JR Scully… - International Materials …, 2015‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The demand for light-weighting in transport and consumer electronics has seen rapid growth
in the commercial usage of magnesium (Mg). The major use of Mg is now in cast Mg …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-purity Mg-Ge anodes enable a long-lasting, high energy-density Mg-air battery

X Chen, J Venezuela, Z Shi, L Wang, M Dargusch - Nano Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The primary Mg-air battery shows extraordinary theoretical energy density to satisfy the
requirements that traditional rechargeable batteries cannot reach. However, the battery has …

Corrosion and discharge properties of Ca/Ge micro-alloyed Mg anodes for primary aqueous Mg batteries

M Deng, L Wang, D Höche, SV Lamaka, D Snihirova… - Corrosion …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Ge is evaluated as a micro-alloying element for newly-developed Mg-Ca anodes. The
combination of Ca/Ge is effective for suppressing cathodic HER kinetics, resulting in highly …

Reducing the corrosion rate of magnesium via microalloying additions of group 14 and 15 elements

RL Liu, JR Scully, G Williams, N Birbilis - Electrochimica Acta, 2018‏ - Elsevier
A characteristic of magnesium (Mg) dissolution is that dissolution is accompanied by a
concomitant increase in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), a phenomenon known as …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural influence on corrosion behavior of MgZnGe alloy in NaCl solution

P Jiang, C Blawert, R Hou, N Scharnagl… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The corrosion behavior of a novel Mg0. 5Zn0. 2Ge alloy in as-cast and extruded conditions
is investigated in 0.9 wt.% NaCl solution. Scanning kelvin probe force microscopy …

Controlling the corrosion and cathodic activation of magnesium via microalloying additions of Ge

RL Liu, MF Hurley, A Kvryan, G Williams, JR Scully… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
The evolution of corrosion morphology and kinetics for magnesium (Mg) have been
demonstrated to be influenced by cathodic activation, which implies that the rate of the …

Theoretical analysis of the galvanic corrosion behavior of Mg-Ge binary alloy

Z Luo, J Xu, Y Wang, T **e, H Zhu, T Ying… - Journal of The …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A semi-empirical model based on the mixed potential theory and first principles calculation
is developed in this study to analyze the galvanic corrosion of the Mg-Ge alloys composed of …

Regulating the localized corrosion of grain boundary and galvanic corrosion by adding the electronegative element in magnesium alloy

Q Yan, L Hou, J Sun, D Li, J Song, X Liu, Q Wang… - Corrosion …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Strength-corrosion trade-off greatly inhibits the development of magnesium alloys. Here, we
leveraged the electronegativity difference between alloying elements and Mg on atomic …

Toward a Physical Description of the Role of Germanium in Moderating Cathodic Activation of Magnesium

CF Glover, RL Liu, EA McNally, S Mahboubi… - …, 2021‏ - meridian.allenpress.com
The role played by surface film formation in moderating cathodic activation (ie, H2 evolution
associated with anodic dissolution in NaCl [aq]) was determined for an Mg-0.3 Ge (wt%) …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion Behavior of the As-cast and As-solid solution Mg-Al-Ge alloy

X Liu, M Yin, S Zhang, H Wei, B Liu, H Du, L Hou… - Materials, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The corrosion behavior of Mg-3Al-x Ge (x= 1, 3, 5) alloy in as-cast and as-solid was
investigated by virtue of microstructure, corrosion morphology observation, and …