Magnesium alloy
OwnerJa-Kyo Koo, Hyun-Kwang Seok +4inventors
InventorsJa-Kyo Koo, Hyun-Kwang Seok, Seok-Jo Yang, Yu-Chan Kim, Sung-Youn Cho, Jong-Tack Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a magnesium alloy having controlled corrosion resistance properties, which comprises magnesium (Mg) and an alloying element and includes a magnesium phase and a phase composed of magnesium and the alloying element, wherein the difference in electrical potential between the magnesium phase and the phase composed of magnesium and the alloying element is greater than 0 V but not greater than 0.2 V.
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A magnesium alloy having controlled corrosion resistance properties, which comprises magnesium (Mg) and an alloying element and includes a magnesium phase and a phase composed of magnesium and the alloying element, wherein the difference in electrical potential between the magnesium phase and the phase composed of magnesium and the alloying element is greater than 0 V but not greater than 0.2 V.
A method for preparing a magnesium alloy having controlled corrosion resistance properties, the method comprising adding, to a magnesium alloy comprised of magnesium and an alloying element, a third element, thereby reducing the difference in electrical potential between a magnesium phase and a phase composed of magnesium and the alloying element to greater than 0 V but not greater than 0.2 V.
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