Effect of alloyed Ca on the corrosion of extruded AZ61 alloy was investigated.
Alloyed Ca resulted in the formation of (Mg,Al)2Ca and Al deficiency in the Mg matrix.
Alloying with 0.1–0.5 wt% Ca resulted in increased corrosion rates in 0.6 M NaCl solution.
The role of microstructural changes in corrosion properties is discussed.