Thecorrosionfatiguebehaviorofepoxy-coatedMg–3Al–1Znalloywasinvestigatedinairand3.5wt%NaClsolution.Epoxycoatingasanewmethodwasusedtoimprovethecorrosionfatiguepropertyofthematerial.Resultsshowthatthefatiguelimit(FL)ofthecoatedspecimensishigherthanthatoftheuncoatedspecimensin3.5wt%NaClsolutionbecauseofthestrengtheningandblockingfunctionsoftheepoxycoating.TheFLofthecoatedspecimensin3.5wt%NaClsolutionisashighasthatinair.Itimpliesthatthecoatedspecimensarenotassensitivetotheenvironmentasthemagnesiumalloy.Thelowtensilestrengthandtheshortelongationofthepureepoxycoatingleadtothatthefatiguecrackofthecoatedspecimenisalwaysinitiatedfromtheepoxy-coatingfilmPoresandpinholesacceleratethefatiguecrackinitiationprocess.PinholesarecausedbythecorrosionreactionsbetweentheepoxycoatingandtheNaClsolution.
