A homogenous microstructural Mg-based matrix model for orthopedic application with generating uniform and smooth corrosion product layer in Ringer’s solution:Study on biodegradable behavior of Mg-Zn alloys prepared by powder metallurgy as a case

For high corrosion resistance and extensively modified biodegradable Mg-based alloys and composites for bone implants,a new Mgbased matrix model prepared by powder metallurgy is discussed and developed.In this research,Mg-5 wt.%Zn alloys were selected as a case.And they were impacted by hot extrusion and aging treatments to construct microstructure with different characteristics.Their selfforming corrosion product layer in Ringer’s solution,biodegradable behavior and corrosion mechanism were minutely investigated by in vitro degradation,electrochemical corrosion and cytocompatibility.The results demonstrated the extruded Mg-5 wt.%Zn alloy aged for 96 h showed high corrosion resistance,good biocompatibility for L929 and excellent ability of maintaining sample integrity during the immersion.Significantly,the alloy showed fine-grain microstructure and uniform distributed hundred nano-sized second phases,which promoted the formation of the uniform and smooth corrosion product layer at the beginning of immersion.The corrosion product layer was more stable in chloride containing aqueous solution and could be directly formed and repaired quickly,which effectively protected the matrix from further corrosion.In addition,an ideal model of Mg-based matrix for bone tissue engineering was tried to presume and propose by discussing the causal relationship between microstructure and bio-corrosion process.

Performance Analysis of Corroded Grounding Devices with an Accurate Corrosion Model

Grounding devices are significant to the operation of the power transmission line and power equipment.The soil and leakage current can easily cause the corrosion of carbon steel grounding devices,resulting in power accidents.Therefore,most carbon steel grounding devices in service are already corroded,and the accurate calculation of grounding parameters for corroded grounding devices is important.However,most existing methods for calculating the grounding parameters of corroded grounding devices usually have the following disadvantages:1)They only consider whether the grounding devices are broken or not,and cannot analyze the grounding parameters of grounding devices with different corrosion degrees;2)They assume that the corroded grounding device is a conductor with a smaller diameter,and ignore the impact of the corrosion product layer,resulting in calculation errors.To solve the above problems,this paper establishes an accurate corrosion model for grounding devices based on the volume expansion coefficient of corrosion products.The grounding parameters calculation method for corroded grounding devices is proposed based on the boundary element method(BEM)and Galerkin’s method.Then the grounding performance of tower grounding grids with different corrosion degrees in different soils(uniform and layered)is analyzed.Finally,some features of grounding parameters of corroded grounding devices are given.This study can accurately calculate the grounding parameters of the corroded grounding devices and has far-reaching engineering significance for the safety of power equipment.

Influence of rare earth elements on corrosion behavior of Al-brass in marine water

The corrosion behaviors of Al-brass in stagnant and flowing marine water as a function of combinative rare earths （Ce and La） ad-dition were investigated by electrochemical techniques, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. It was demon-strated that RE elements could make the corrosion product layer more protective and strengthen the cohesion between the film and matrix in stagnant seawater. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） analysis confirmed that a duplex layer, which was mainly composed of an inner Al2O3 with trace amounts of RE compounds and an outer basic chloride of copper or zinc like （Cu, Zn）2Cl（OH）3, Cu（OH）Cl and CuCl2·3Cu（OH）2 layer was formed on RE-contained Al-brass surface and that the inner layer was responsible for the good corrosion resistance of the alloy. While only a porous and non-protective corrosion product layer was formed on the Al-brass alloy without RE addition, which made small values of the corrosion resistance. Additionally, in flowing marine water with velocity about 2 m/s, pitting corrosion occurred on the Al-brass surface and RE addition could availably decrease pitting sensitivity of the alloy.