Applied Surface Science, Vol.363, 37-43, 2016
The corrosion behavior of in-situ Zr-based metallic glass matrix composites in different corrosive media
The corrosion behavior of Zr58.5Ti14.3Nb5.2Cu6.1Ni4.9Be11.0 metallic glass matrix composites (MGMCs) in different corrosive media, including 1 M NaCl, 1 M HCl, 0.5 M H2SO4, and 1 M NaOH solutions, was studied. The electrochemical characteristics of the composites were investigated by potentiodynamic-polarization measurements. The results show that the corrosion resistance in NaOH solution is the poorest in terms of the corrosion potential (E-corr) and corrosion current density (i(corr)). For comparison, the chemical, immersion tests were conducted. The corroded surface morphologies after electrochemical and immersion measurements both show that the amorphous matrix and crystalline dendrites exhibit different corrosion behaviors. The possible interpretation of the observed morphology evolution was proposed. The effect of a very base metallic element of beryllium on the corrosion dynamic process has been emphasized. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Metallic glass matrix composites;Corrosion resistance;Scanning electron microscopy;Potentiodynamic-polarization