In vitro corrosion degradation behaviour of Mg–Ca alloy in the presence of albumin

The in vitro degradation behaviour of Mg–Ca alloy was studied in the presence of albumin by in-situ observation, hydrogen evolution method and various electrochemical techniques. The corrosion and hydrogen evolution rates decreased and the formation of filiform corrosion induced by Cl − was also sig...

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Published in:Corrosion science 2010-10, Vol.52 (10), p.3341-3347
Main Authors: Liu, C.L., Wang, Y.J., Zeng, R.C., Zhang, X.M., Huang, W.J., Chu, P.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A. Magnesium
Albumins
Applied sciences
B. EIS
C. Corrosion
C. Passive films
Charge transfer
Charging
Corrosion
Corrosion environments
Corrosion inhibitors
Degradation
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrogen evolution
In vitro testing
Magnesium base alloys
Metals. Metallurgy
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Summary:The in vitro degradation behaviour of Mg–Ca alloy was studied in the presence of albumin by in-situ observation, hydrogen evolution method and various electrochemical techniques. The corrosion and hydrogen evolution rates decreased and the formation of filiform corrosion induced by Cl − was also significantly inhibited due to the adsorption of albumin molecule. Moreover, the higher the concentration of albumin, the higher is the inhibitive effect. The EIS results further show that addition of albumin enhanced the charge transfer resistance and film resistance at the open-circuit potential. The synergistic effect of the negatively charged adsorbed albumin molecule and OH − has been discussed.
ISSN:0010-938X
1879-0496
DOI:10.1016/j.corsci.2010.06.003