Ag-Introduced Antibacterial Ability and Corrosion Resistance for Bio-Mg Alloys

Table 1

Electrochemical parameters and calculated corrosion rate based on the electrochemical test. The corrosion rate of bulk metallic glass was calculated based on its electrochemical corrosion current density.

Samples	Ecorr (V)	Icorr (μA/cm^2)	Corrosion rate (mm/year)
ZK30	-1.64±0.04	109.6±4.5	2.39±0.22
ZK30-0.25Ag	-1.52±0.05	81.1±4.2	1.77±0.15
ZK30-0.5Ag	-1.53±0.03	64.5±4.5	1.41±0.13
ZK30-0.75Ag	-1.54±0.02	74.3±3.5	1.62±0.16
ZK30-1Ag	-1.56±0.03	120.23±6.7	2.62±0.25
Mg–1Ca [22]	-1.89	76.14	1.74
ZK60 [23]	-1.61	126.04	2.88
[24]	-1.12	1.55	0.04