Corrosion and Electrochemical Properties of Lightweight Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion and Protection".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 209
Special Issue Editors
Interests: magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; casting; extrusion; mechanical properties; corrosion behavior
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Interests: corrosion; advanced manufacturing; materials informatics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint, interest has been growing in applying light alloys, such as Al, Mg, and Ti alloys, in the transportation and manufacturing industries to replace steels and cast irons. By far, Ti has become one of the most important aerospace materials, while Al and Mg alloys have been widely applied in the automotive fields. Meanwhile, Ti and Mg alloys have also been used as biomaterials in recent decades.
Corrosion is defined as the degradation of a metal under an electrochemical reaction with its surrounding environment. Every year, the direct cost of corrosion is about 3-4% of the Gross National Product. Besides the economic cost, corrosion can also compromise the operation of equipment by causing failure. The wide application of lightweight alloys leads to great motivation to conduct corrosion research and related corrosion protection studies from the prospect of economics and safety.
In this Special Issue, we aim to provide a wide set of articles covering the corrosion behavior and electrochemical properties of lightweight alloys, as well as the related corrosion protection technologies. For this issue, we will collect regular research papers, reviews, and short communications.
Dr. Jianyue Zhang
Dr. Xiaolei Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- corrosion behavior
- corrosion protection
- electrochemical properties
- lightweight alloys
- aerospace materials
- magnesium
- aluminum
- titanium
