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Goals

- to gain knowledge on electrochemical processes with an emphasis on corrosion processes - to learn about different electrochemical methods used in the study of of corrosion protection - to learn about other methods used in the study of of corrosion protection - to acquire knowledge of different forms of corrosion under various conditions - to learn about the methods of corrosion protection - to learn about the methods for characterization of corrosion protection - to discuss how to apply knowledge gained in everyday life and industrial application

Curriculum

1. Introduction to electrochemistry and corrosion of materials 2. Thermodynamics of electrochemical processes; kinetics of electrochemical processes; pH-diagrams 3. Types of corrosion: general, intergranular, selective, stress corrosion cracking, pitting, exfoliation, fatigue, glavanic, erosion, crevice 4. Measurements of corrosion processes: instrumentation and experimental set-up; electrochemical methods, salt spray chamber, gravimetric method 5. Corrosion prevention and control: materials selection and design; modification of electrolyte, corrosion inhibitors; anodic and cathodic protection; coatings: electroplating, conversion coatings, anodization, phosphating, chromating 6. Contemporary corrosion protection: sol-gel coatings, self-assembled layers, functional coatings 7. Corrosion processes under specific conditions: corrosion in water and aqueous solutions (sea, soil, concrete, industrial atmospheres); atmospheric corrosion, microbial corrosion, corrosion of biomaterials 8. Corrosion protection of important engineering materials; steels and carbon steels, aluminium and its alloys, copper and its alloysm nickel, zinc, titanium and titanium alloys, cobalt and cobalt alloys