Announcements
- This course for the 2005/06 academic year ran March 11- April 30, 2006.
- The lectures for the academic year were given at the Skills Training Centre. Classroom 1-2 (first floor). See the schedule below.
- The Skills Training Centre is located at 1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, Ontario. See Durham College map and driving directions . The Skills Training Centre is identified as (3) on the map. See the first floor building layout (pdf 198kb).
- Some files are password protected because of copyright issues. Students will be given the password in class.
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Course Description:
Corrosion and its costs, corrosion measurement, general materials and environment affects. Types of corrosion: uniform, galvanic, crevice, pitting, intergranular, selective leaching, erosion-corrosion, stress-corrosion, hydrogen effects. Corrosion testing: materials selection. Electrochemical principles: thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, mixed potentials, practical applications. High temperature corrosion. Nuclear plant corrosion, fossil plant corrosion, other industrial environments.
Prerequisite: Registration in the UNENE Joint M. Eng. Program
Lecturer: Derek Lister, contact information
Assistant Lecturere: Willy Cook, contact information
Course Outline - (doc 44kb)
Course Schedule - subject to change
W. Cook |
Saturday Sunday |
March 11 March 12 |
9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 12:30 |
Lectures 1 - 4 Lectures 5 & 6 |
D. Lister |
Saturday Sunday |
March 25 March 26 |
9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 12:30 |
Lectures 7 - 10 Lectures 11 & 12 |
D. Lister |
Saturday Sunday |
April 8 April 9 |
9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 12:30 |
Lectures 13 - 16 Lectures 17 & 18 |
W. Cook |
Saturday Sunday |
April 22 April 23 |
9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 12:30 |
Lectures 19 - 22 Lectures 23 & 24 |
D. Lister & W. Cook |
Saturday Sunday |
April 29 April 30 |
9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 12:30 |
Demonstration & Review Exam |
Course Notes
- 1. Introduction to Corrosion
- Chemistry review (ppt 1.6Mb)
- Basic electrochemistry and corrosion in coolant systems
- Basic corrosion measurements (ppt 1,5Mb)
- 2. Hydrogen Effects & the Eight Forms of Corrosion
- General Corrosion (ppt 3.2Mb)
- Galvanic Corrosion (ppt 2.2Mb)
- Crevice Corrosion (ppt 1.5Mb)
- Pitting Corrosion (ppt 652kb)
- Intergranular Corrosion (ppt 690kb)
- Selective Leaching (ppt 1.44Mb)
- Flow-Assisted Corrosion (ppt 522Mb)
- Stress Corrosion (ppt 651kb)
- Hydrogen Effects (ppt 346Mb)
- 3. Electrochemical Principles of Metal Corrosion
- Thermodynamics of corrosion processes (ppt 673kb)
- Kinetics of corrosion processes (ppt 2.2Mb)
- 4. Advanced Methods for Corrosion Measurement
- Electrical methods
- Electrochemical methods
- Ultrasonic methods
- 5. Reactor Materials Selection and Chemistry Effects
- Material of Construction and Chemistry of Reactors (ppt 3.2Mb)
- Decontamination (ppt 293kb)
- Inhibitors (ppt 365kb)
- Activity Transport (ppt 236kb)
- Section 12
- Aqueous Corrosion Thermodynamics (ppt 856kb)
- Supplemental Reading
- Nuclear Plant Materials (pdf 97kb) [password protected]
- Fossil Plant Materials (pdf 162kb) [password protected]
Assignments
- Assignment #1 (pdf 30kb)
- PourBaix Assignment (doc 1.65Mb)
Example Questions
- Final Exam from a similar course - 1997 (pdf 175kb)
- Final Exam from a similar course - 1995 (pdf 189kb
- Final Exam from a similar course - 1993 (pdf 333kb
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