Corrosion and Wear of Materials, 5 op

Core content

• Corrosion properties of materials including metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers and composittes. Corrosion wear monitoring and prevention techniques.
• High temperature oxidation and corrosion mechanisms.
• Wear mechanisms, wear and friction properties of engineering materials including metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites; wear testing and prevention of wear. Mechanical degradation mechanisms and performance of polymeric materials.
  
• Chemical, electrochemical and mechanical degradation types influencing performance of engineering materials.
• Thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical corrosion of metals and alloys. Degradation mechanisms and performance of polymeric materials. Corrosion of ceramic materials.
  

Complementary knowledge

• Diffusion of species at high temperatures.
• Mechanical properties of engineering materials.
• Environments and conditions present in industrial equipment and processes.
• Reactions related to thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical corrosion.

Specialist knowledge

• Structures and properties of enginering materials including metals, metallic alloys, ceramics, polymers and composite materials.
• Oxidation of metals and alloys. Influence of various species and impurities in the high temperaure atmosphere on materials performance and degradation.
• Friction and lubrication teories and practise.
• Methods to evaluate degradation types and mechanisms.