Review of Recent Developments in the Field of Magnesium Corrosion

This paper provides a review of recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion and puts those into context. This includes considerations of corrosion manifestations, material influences, surface treatment, anodization, coatings, inhibition, biodegradable medical applications, stress corrosion cracking, flammability, corrosion mechanisms for HP Mg, critical evaluation of corrosion mechanisms, and concluding remarks. There has been much research recently, and much research continues in this area. This is expected to produce significantly better, more‐corrosion‐resistant Mg alloys. Review Recent developments in the field of Mg corrosion are reviewed: corrosion manifestations, material influences, surface treatment, anodisation, coatings, inhibition, biodegradable medical applications, stress corrosion cracking, flammability, corrosion mechanisms for HP Mg, and critical evaluation of corrosion mechanisms. Much research continues, and is expected to produce better Mg alloys. The graphic shows high‐purity Mg after 7 days corrosion in a concentrated chloride solution. Review of Recent Developments in the Field of Magnesium Corrosion.