Abstract
In the present work, the microstructure modifications and corrosion behaviors of a Mg-4Sm alloy treated by high current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) with different number of pulses were investigated. The microstructure, composition and phase component in the treated surface layers were characterized by using optical microscope (OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results showed the dissolution of large Mg41Sm5 segregates, the formation of Mg41Sm5 nano-precipitates and twins in the surface layers after treatments. Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization tests in the 3.5 wt% NaCl solution showed that the 15 pulses treated Mg-4Sm alloy sample exhibited the lowest corrosion current density, highest corrosion potential and polarization resistance among all samples. This is attributed to the homogeneous microstructure and composition with fewer defects in the surface layer after sufficient number of HCPEB pulses.
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