Corrosion Behaviour of AZ and ZA Magnesium Alloys in Alkaline Chloride Media

Table 3

Approximate 𝑖_corr values (μA · cm⁻²) for the AZ and ZA magnesium alloys calculated from the potentiodynamic curves by the method of linear polarization.

Alloy	Deaerated; solution	Untreated; solution	Aerated; solution	Model^1
AZ91D	2	3	3	III
AZ91E	4	2	3	IV
ZA104	2	3	3	III
ZAC10403	5	5	5	V
ZACS1040305	4	4	4	V

1Mechanistic corrosion models are described in Section 3.4.