Establishing empirical relationships to predict porosity level and corrosion rate of atmospheric plasma-sprayed alumina coatings on AZ31B magnesium alloy

Plasma sprayed ceramic coatings are successfully used in many industrial applications, where high wear and corrosion resistance with thermal insulation are required. In this work, empirical relationships were developed to predict the porosity and corrosion rate of alumina coatings by incorporating i...

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Main Authors: D. Thirumalaikumarasamy, K. Shanmugam, V. Balasubramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
Subjects:
RSM
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221395671400036X