Bubbles Are Key to New Surface Coating Method for Lightweight Magnesium Alloys

Bubbles are key to new surface coating method for lightweight magnesium alloys

Tokyo, Japan – A team led by a researcher from Tokyo Metropolitan University has devised a new way of coating magnesium alloys to improve their corrosion resistance. Instead of costly, unwieldy, and slower coating techniques under vacuum, they used liquid-based chemical conversion coating with the addition of cavitation bubbles. The resulting thick coating helped improve corrosion resistance to chlorides and mechanical properties. The team’s new…

Revolutionary Surface Coating Technique for Lightweight Magnesium Alloys

In an era marked by the rapid evolution of electric vehicles, a breakthrough has emerged from the Tokyo Metropolitan University, heralding a promising advancement in the realm of materials science. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Masataka Ijiri, a dedicated team has ingeniously developed an innovative method to enhance the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys using a unique liquid-based chemical conversion coating technique. This m…