Corrosion Engineering

Unit-1
Electrochemical reactions
Activation polarization, concentration polarization and passivity

Unit-2

E.M.F series and galvanic series

Factors affecting on galvanic corrosion
Prevention methods and beneficial applications of galvanic corrosion
Factors affecting crevice corrosion
Mechanism and prevention of crevice corrosion
Mechanism and prevention of filiform corrosion
Factors that leads to pitting corrosion
Mechanism and prevention of pitting corrosion
Intergranular corrosion of Austentic stainless steels
Knife-line attack
Dezincification: characteristics, mechanism and prevention
Factors affecting erosion corrosion
Prevention methods for erosion corrosion
Cavitation damage mechanism
Fretting corrosion mechanism and preventive methods
Factors affecting SCC
Prevention methods for SCC
Corrosion Fatigue and its prevention
Hydrogen blistering and its prevention
Hydrogen embrittlement and its prevention

Unit-3
Consideration on exposure techniques
Streicher test for stainless steels and Warren test
Linear polarization method and its advantages

Unit-4

Types of inhibitors
Design rules
Cathodic protection and Anodic protection
Comparison of anodic and cathodic protection
Metallic and Inorganic Coatings

Unit-5
Modern theory - principles, Lecture-18
Modern theory - Applications, Lecture-19