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Magnesium alloys are characterized by high corrosion rates. This undesirable phenomenon can be slowed down by corrosion inhibitors. Particularly environmentally friendly molecules are in the spotlight. A possible candidate for a green inhibitor may be humic acid isolated from lignite. In this work, the corrosion behavior of AZ31 was investigated in 0.1 M NaCl with and without humic acid at pH 9. Surface analysis was performed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDS) and Fourier--transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Corrosion behavior was investigated using potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) measurements. The results showed that lignitic humic acid accelerates corrosion in 0.1 M NaCl at pH 9 and this effect was concentration dependent.
Keywords: AZ31 alloy, humic acid, corrosion© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.