Table 2: Critical parameters from potentiodynamic polarization curves for Mg-5Al-xSn alloys in 3.5 wt.% NaCl as a function of Sn addition.
Sample Ecorr
(VSCE)
icorr
(μA/cm2)
βa
(V/decade)
c
(V/decade)
#1 -1.534 367.04 0.048 0.197
-1.546 370.90 0.025 0.172
-1.540 366.22 0.023 0.161
Average -1.540 329.17
#2 -1.547 96.78 0.018 0.144
-1.571 99.46 0.030 0.172
-1.566 99.23 0.029 0.169
Average -1.561 98.49
#3 -1.544 96.21 0.033 0.188
-1.553 95.97 0.031 0.169
-1.548 95.17 0.030 0.152
Average -1.548 95.78
#4 -1.563 68.99 0.018 0.141
-1.565 74.68 0.019 0.171
-1.563 70.69 0.018 0.165
Average -1.564 71.45
#5 -1.568 102.30 0.021 0.138
-1.557 137.40 0.020 0.139
-1.561 122.34 0.022 0.141
Average -1.562 120.68