Arrabal Durán, RaúlPardo Gutiérrez Del Cid, ÁngelMerino Casals, María ConcepciónMohedano Sánchez, MartaCasajús, P.Merino, S.2024-08-272024-08-272010-05-15(1) Arrabal, R.; Pardo, A.; Merino, M. C.; Mohedano, M.; Casajús, P.; Merino, S. Al/SiC Thermal Spray Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Mg–Al Alloys in Humid and Saline Environments. Surface and Coatings Technology 2010, 204 (16), 2767–2774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.02.030.0257-897210.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.02.030https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107712The corrosion behaviour of thermal spray Al/SiC coatings deposited on AZ31, AZ80 and AZ91D Mg–Al–Zn alloys was evaluated in neutral salt fog (ASTM B 117) and high relative humidity (98% RH, 50 °C) environments. The findings revealed porous as-sprayed coatings with paths providing access of the corrosive media to the magnesium substrates. This resulted in galvanic corrosion at the substrate/coating interfaces and formation of magnesium corrosion products, which eventually led to coating spalling in the case of salt fog tests after protracted times of exposure. The application of a cold-pressing post-treatment improved the corrosion performance of the coatings. Thus, in high humidity atmosphere, corrosion signs were only visible at the Al/SiC interfaces in the outermost surface of the coatings and, in salt fog environment, the galvanic corrosion of the substrates was delayed.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationaljournal articlehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257897210001374open access66MagnesiumMetal matrix compositeAluminiumCoatingsMateriales3312 Tecnología de Materiales3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas