First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design

Abstract Mg alloy suffers from its poor corrosion resistance as a result of anodic dissolution of Mg and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in humid environments. In this study, the effects of alloying elements (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) on both processes in Mg alloys have been quantitatively predicted....

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Main Authors: Zhihao Yang, Junsheng Wang, Chi Zhang, Shuo Wang, Chengpeng Xue, Guangyuan Tian, Hui Su, Chengming Yan, Zhifei Yan, Yingchun Tian
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mgea.22
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Junsheng Wang
Chi Zhang
Shuo Wang
Chengpeng Xue
Guangyuan Tian
Hui Su
Chengming Yan
Zhifei Yan
Yingchun Tian
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Yingchun Tian
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description Abstract Mg alloy suffers from its poor corrosion resistance as a result of anodic dissolution of Mg and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in humid environments. In this study, the effects of alloying elements (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) on both processes in Mg alloys have been quantitatively predicted. Using first‐principle calculations, we first obtained the substitution energies of alloying elements to compare their segregation preference, and then analyzed the influence of solutes at different layers on the stability and hydrogen adsorption properties of Mg(0001) surface by calculating the formation enthalpy, surface energy, vacancy formation energy, work function, Bader charge, deformation charge density, and adsorption free energy of H atom. It has been found that, on the one hand, the interior Mn solute atoms reduce the dissolution of Mg atoms and the transfer of electrons, consequently slowing down the anodic dissolution process. On another hand, the Mn, Y, and Ce elements on the surface inhibit the cathodic HER process by elevating the absolute value of hydrogen adsorption free energy, as a result of those solutes effectively controlling H adsorption behavior on Mg(0001) surface. In contrast, all five elements dissolved inside the Mg grain do not show significant effects on the H adsorption behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-b42aaa6852774037b78bb8bfb51ff5e92025-08-20T02:11:34ZengWiley-VCHMaterials Genome Engineering Advances2940-94892940-94972024-03-0121n/an/a10.1002/mgea.22First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg designZhihao Yang0Junsheng Wang1Chi Zhang2Shuo Wang3Chengpeng Xue4Guangyuan Tian5Hui Su6Chengming Yan7Zhifei Yan8Yingchun Tian9School of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Shenyang University of Technology Shenyang ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Shenyang University of Technology Shenyang ChinaChina North Industries Group No. 52 Research Institute Baotou Inner Mongolia ChinaAbstract Mg alloy suffers from its poor corrosion resistance as a result of anodic dissolution of Mg and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in humid environments. In this study, the effects of alloying elements (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) on both processes in Mg alloys have been quantitatively predicted. Using first‐principle calculations, we first obtained the substitution energies of alloying elements to compare their segregation preference, and then analyzed the influence of solutes at different layers on the stability and hydrogen adsorption properties of Mg(0001) surface by calculating the formation enthalpy, surface energy, vacancy formation energy, work function, Bader charge, deformation charge density, and adsorption free energy of H atom. It has been found that, on the one hand, the interior Mn solute atoms reduce the dissolution of Mg atoms and the transfer of electrons, consequently slowing down the anodic dissolution process. On another hand, the Mn, Y, and Ce elements on the surface inhibit the cathodic HER process by elevating the absolute value of hydrogen adsorption free energy, as a result of those solutes effectively controlling H adsorption behavior on Mg(0001) surface. In contrast, all five elements dissolved inside the Mg grain do not show significant effects on the H adsorption behavior.https://doi.org/10.1002/mgea.22corrosionDFTfirst‐principlehydrogen evolution reactionMg alloysstainless Mg
spellingShingle Zhihao Yang
Junsheng Wang
Chi Zhang
Shuo Wang
Chengpeng Xue
Guangyuan Tian
Hui Su
Chengming Yan
Zhifei Yan
Yingchun Tian
First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
Materials Genome Engineering Advances
corrosion
DFT
first‐principle
hydrogen evolution reaction
Mg alloys
stainless Mg
title First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
title_full First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
title_fullStr First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
title_full_unstemmed First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
title_short First‐principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes (Al, Zn, Y, Ce, and Mn) in Mg alloys for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering guided stainless Mg design
title_sort first principle screening of corrosion resistant solutes al zn y ce and mn in mg alloys for integrated computational materials engineering guided stainless mg design
topic corrosion
DFT
first‐principle
hydrogen evolution reaction
Mg alloys
stainless Mg
url https://doi.org/10.1002/mgea.22
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