Corrosion of high purity Mg, Mg2Zn0.2Mn, ZE41 and AZ91 in Hank’s solution at 37°C

• Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Nor Ishida, Atrens, Aleks D., Martin, Darren, Atrens, Andrej
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23016/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2011.06.030
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The CO2 partial pressure required to maintain a synthetic body fluid (SBF) at a constant pH, based on the initial bicarbonate concentration, was evaluated to be 0.013atm for Hank's solution and 0.083atm for SBF27. Corrosion of high purity Mg and three Mg alloys in Hank's solution was studi...