Simulated cut-edge specimens of Zn-11%Al-3%Mg-0.2%Si coated steel were fabricated, and their corrosion behaviors were assessed using salt spray test (SST). The Mg-containing phases in the coating near the simulated cut-edge dissolved during early corrosion, leading to the formation of protective corrosion products on the steel surface. The corrosion products suppressed the oxygen reduction reaction on the steel. Additionally, the anodic dissolution rate of the coating layer decreased after the SST. Consequently, the cut-edge corrosion rate of the ZnAl-Mg coating after the deposition of the corrosion products decreased compared with that of a conventional Zn coating.
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Sunchon Natl Univ, Dept Adv Mat & Met Engn, Sunchon 540742, Jeonnam, South KoreaKyungpook Natl Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Met Engn, Daegu 41566, Kyungpook, South Korea