Corrosion rate cut 37%
Adding 2 wt% Sm to Mg-Gd-Zn-Zr alloy synchronously improves strength and corrosion resistance, breaking the trade-off in biodegradable Mg alloys.
Fayan, Yu · Yi, Peng · Fuguo, Liu · Peng, Peng · Cheng, Zhang · Long, Shuai · Zhang, Jianyue · Yang, Qingshan · Dai, Qingwei · She, Jia · Pan, Fusheng
Journal of Rare Earths 2025