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Abstract
A KMgF3 film was fabricated on AZ31 Mg alloy using a two−step approach−first forming a MgF2 film by immersion in 0.1 mol·dm-3 NH4F solution with pH 7, and then growing KMgF3 by soaking in 1 mol·dm-3 KF solution with pH 7. The growth of KMgF3 was investigated by analyzing its morphological, structural and compositional evolution. The corrosion resistance of the MgF2 and KMgF3 coated AZ31 Mg alloy was compared in 3.5 % NaCl solution with pH 7. The results showed that KMgF3 grew in an ingrowth mode through KF diffusion into MgF2 film. The formation of KMgF3 blocked the diffusion of KF, inducing a decrease in the content and the formation rate of KMgF3 with immersion time. KMgF3 respectively reduced corrosion current density of AZ31 Mg alloy and the MgF2 film coated AZ31 Mg alloy by 20 times and 18 times, due to chemical stability of KMgF3 in NaCl solution.
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Materials Research Bulletin is an international journal reporting high-impact research on processing-structure-property relationships in functional materials and nanomaterials with interesting electronic, magnetic, optical, thermal, mechanical or catalytic properties. Papers purely on thermodynamics or theoretical calculations (e.g., density functional theory) do not fall within the scope of the journal unless they also demonstrate a clear link to physical properties. Topics covered include functional materials (e.g., dielectrics, pyroelectrics, piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, relaxors, thermoelectrics, etc.); electrochemistry and solid-state ionics (e.g., photovoltaics, batteries, sensors, and fuel cells); nanomaterials, graphene, and nanocomposites; luminescence and photocatalysis; crystal-structure and defect-structure analysis; novel electronics; non-crystalline solids; flexible electronics; protein-material interactions; and polymeric ion-exchange membranes.