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Stress Corrosion Cracking of Magnesium Die Casting Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

William K. Miller
William K. Miller*
Affiliation:
General Motors Research Laboratories, Metallurgy Department, Tech Center, Warren, MI 48090–9055
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Abstract

Contrary to limited published information on the subject, magnesium die casting alloys are shown to be susceptible to stress corrosion cracking (SCC), requiring only partial immersion in distilled water. Also described is evidence that this SCC results from a cathodic process, with perhaps hydrogen-assisted cracking and film rupture both playing roles.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 125: Symposium N – Materials Stability and Environmental Degradation , 1988 , 253
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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