“…Hydrothermal temperatures (over 100 °C) are known to increase the diffusivity of water (liquid or gaseous) through the protective oxide layer or product deposit [ 37 , 38 , 39 ]. The original passive film and generating product layers can be removed chemically by their transformation into soluble compounds from their reactions with salt, acid, or alkali (for Al) aqueous solutions [ 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 ]. Introduction of metal additives (e.g., Ni, Co, Fe, Cu, Sn, Bi, Zn) to the basic Mg and Al materials by alloying or high energy ball milling was proved to enhance their corrosion with hydrogen production [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ].…”