RT Journal Article T1 LDH conversion films for active protection of AZ31 Mg alloy A1 Pillado Ríos, Borja A1 Mingo, Beatriz A1 Del Olmo Martínez, Rubén A1 Matykina, Endzhe A1 Kooijman, A.M. A1 Gonzalez-Garcia, Y. A1 Arrabal Durán, Raúl A1 Mohedano Sánchez, Marta AB Zinc aluminium (Zn-Al) and lithium aluminium (Li-Al) – layered double hydroxides (LDH) coatings with incorporated inhibitors (Li−, Mo− and W−based) were successfully synthesized on AZ31 Mg alloy. Zn−Al LDH W and Li−Al LDH Li showed the highest corrosion resistance and were selected for further evaluation. SEM cross−section examination revealed a bi−layer structure composed of an outer part with loose flakes and a denser inner layer. XRD, FTIR, and XPS analysis confirmed the incorporation of the inhibitors. Post−treatments with corrosion inhibitors containing solutions resulted in the selective dissolution of the most external layer of the LDH coating, reducing the surface roughness, hydrophilicity and paint adhesion of the layers. Active corrosion properties were confirmed by SVET evaluation for the Zn−Al LDH W coating. The proposed active corrosion mechanism involves the ion−exchange of aggressive Cl− ions, deposition of hydroxides and competitive adsorption of W−rich corrosion inhibitors. PB KEAI Publishing LTD YR 2022 FD 2022-09-03 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118079 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118079 LA eng NO B. Pillado, B. Mingo, R. del Olmo, E. Matykina, A.M. Kooijman, Y. Gonzalez−Garcia, R. Arrabal, M. Mohedano, LDH conversion films for active protection of AZ31 Mg alloy, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 201-216, ISSN 2213-9567, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2022.09.014. NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades NO FEDER, EU NO Comunidad de Madrid NO Royal Academy of Engineering DS Docta Complutense RD 9 abr 2025