
6. Surface treatments
Like most other metals, magnesium can undergo two types of corrosion: chemical corrosion and electrochemical corrosion (also known as galvanic corrosion).
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Highly effective protection systems enable magnesium alloys to be used in very harsh environments, thus preventing chemical corrosion (table 6 ).
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Bibliography
In Techniques de l'Ingénieur, Metal materials section
Theses
- - http://www.sudoc.abes.fr
- ANTION (C.) - Etude du système Mg-Mn-Y-Gd et développement d'alliages de magnésium pour des applications structurales à chaud. - Institut national polytechnique (Grenoble) (2003)....
Standardization
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Le magnésium et ses alliages. Caractéristiques. Mise en œuvre. Applications. - A 65-700 - 12-1982
- Produits de fonderie. Métaux et alliages non ferreux. Tolérances dimensionnelles des pièces moulées par gravité, basse pression et dépression. - NF A 66-001 - 9-1985
- Fonderie....
Organizations
Centre technique des industries de la Fonderie (CTIF) http://www.ctif.com/
Syndicat général des fondeurs de France et des industries connexes (SGFF)
Suppliers
(Non-exhaustive list)
Supplier of alloys
Pechiney Electrometallurgie Foundry Products http://www.foundrysolution.com
Foundries
Fonderie Messier SA (Honsel International Technologies group) http://www.hit.lu
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