Abstract
The abundance of electrochemically noble secondary phases present in the heterogeneous microstructure of Mg alloys leads to accelerated corrosion of the surrounding Mg matrix by micro-galvanic coupling. The extent of disintegration of the large Al-Mn intermetallic particles (IMPs) present in the Mg alloy AZ31B was investigated with respect to laser processing parameters of a nanosecond pulsed Excimer laser. The parameters investigated were overall pulse per area, laser fluence (J/cm2), and background pressure of Ar gas. Observation of resulting IMP dissolution, morphology, and subsequent reduction in cathodic corrosion kinetics are reported. Laser fluence and pulse per area were observed to have the largest impact on the corrosion kinetics and overall dissolution of IMPs, with the highest fluence (1.5J/cm2) and 100 or above pulse per area exhibiting an order of magnitude reduction in cathodic kinetics.
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