The stress corrosion cracking behaviour of biomedical Mg-1Zn alloy in synthetic or natural biological media

Chen, L.; Blawert, C.; Yang, J.; Hou, R.; Wang, X.; Zheludkevich, M.; Lia, W.

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The stress corrosion cracking behaviour of biomedical Mg-1Zn alloy in synthetic or natural biological media

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In the present study, the effects of degradation environment on the in vitro stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviour of biomedical Mg-1Zn alloy were investigated. The resistance to SCC’s initiation and propagation for Mg-1Zn alloy in synthetic cell culture medium and natural bovine calf serum (BCS) were improved compared to phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and modified simulated body fluid (m-SBF), due to the homogenous corrosion and spontaneous adsorption of organic components. The elongation to failure obtained in BCS was reduced by around 30 % compared with that of the sample tested in air, indicating still a good ductility for Mg alloy.

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URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/39268/
Authors:Chen, L., Blawert, C., Yang, J., Hou, R., Wang, X., Zheludkevich, M., Lia, W.
Year:2020
In: Corrosion Science
Volume:175
Pages:108876
Publisher:Elsevier, Orlando
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 0010-938X
Cite as: Chen, L.; Blawert, C.; Yang, J.; Hou, R.; Wang, X.; Zheludkevich, M.; Lia, W.: The stress corrosion cracking behaviour of biomedical Mg-1Zn alloy in synthetic or natural biological media. In: Corrosion Science. Vol. 175 (2020) 108876. (DOI: /10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108876)