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Preface
Part Ⅰ Alloying and inhibition
1 Corrosion behavior and prevention strategies for magnesium （Mg） alloys
1．1 Introduction
1．2 Corrosion characteristics and implications in protection
1．3 Corrosion mitigation strategy
1．4 Selection of corrosion protection techniques
1．5 Future trends
1．6 References
2 Corrosion performance of magnesium （Mg） alloys containing rare-earth （RE） elements
2．1 Introduction
2．2 Factors affecting the Mg-RE alloy corrosion reaction
2．3 Structural analysis of the Mg-RE alloys containing Ce or La
2．4 Structural analysis of the Mg-RE alloys containing Y
2．5 Structural analysis of the Mg-RE alloys containing Nd
2．6 Structural analysis of Mg-RE alloys containing Gd
2．7 The effect of the cathode area and current density on corrosion
2．8 Conclusions
2．9 References
3 Corrosion inhibition of magnesium （Mg） alloys
3．1 Introduction
3．2 Inhibitors for magnesium
3．3 The behaviour of different inhibitors on magnesium and its alloys
3．4 The influence of inhibitors on other materials
3．5 Inhibition and other corrosion protection techniques
3．6 Conclusions and future trends
3．7 References

Part Ⅱ Surface treatment and conversion
4 Surface cleaning and pre-conditioning surface treatments to improve the corrosion resistance of magnesium （Mg） alloys
4．1 Introduction
4．2 Principles of physical or mechanical cleaning
4．3 Principles of chemical cleaning
4．4 Application of cleaning solutions to achieve the desired finish
4．5 Conclusion and sources of further information and advice
4．6 References
5 Surface processing and alloying to improve the corrosion resistance of magnesium （Mg） alloys
5．1 Introduction
5．2 Surface processing techniques to improve corrosion resistance
5．3 Effect of surface processing and corrosion resistance
5．4 Alloying and corrosion resistance

Part Ⅲ Coatings
Part Ⅳ Case studies
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