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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Corrosion and Corrosion Protection

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 636-0917/02
Abbreviation KPO
Course title Corrosion and Corrosion Protection
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Material Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Stanislav Lasek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Content and aims of subject. The basic terms and definitions. Corrosion types. Influence of corrosion on reliability of products and devices. Costs of corrosion protection. Literature, other sources of information.
- Electrochemical corrosion of metals, thermodynamics and kinetics, theory of anodic and cathodic reactions, depolarization, Faradays´ laws, applications, internal and external factors of corrosion
- Corrosion of technical significant metals and alloys (Fe, Al, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ti), E-pH diagrams, corrosion rates. Atmospheric corrosion, corrosion in waters, underground corrosion.
- Influence of environment on degradation of polymers (absorption, embrittlement, oxidation, depolymerization, radiation) and organic composites. Resistance of woods.
- Corrosion of concrete, main types, corrosion of steel in concrete, protection in building industry
- Chemical corrosion in hot gases and non-conducting environments, oxidation at high temperature, heat resistant materials, reductive atmospheres, hydrogen embrittlement and cracking. Corrosion in melts.
- General principles of corrosion protection. Deposition of metal coatings, electrolytic plating, hot dip deposition, diffusive layers.
- Cathodic protection, protection of underground structures (piping), insulations, anodic protection
- Coatings of protective paints, technology, testing and evaluation of paints properties.
- Hot spraying and its industry application, principle, accessory materials, devices, testing and properties of coatings, determination of coating thickness.
- Advanced technology of coatings deposition – PVD, CVD, plasma aided methods, ionic implantation, nanotechnology.
- Testing of corrosion protection according to standards (ISO, EN, ASTM, ČSN), the selected methods, metallographic evaluation of corrosion.
- Tests in service and corrosion monitoring, direct and indirect methods, non-destructive tests, examples of damages devices, knowledge and experiences of practice.
- Application of standards, tables, databases and PC for solution of corrosion problems and corrosion protection design.

E-learning

- Alumatter (část koroze; anglicky a další jazyky),
- www.corrosion.com

Literature

[1] UHLIG, H. Corrosion and Corrosion Control. An Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2008. ISBN 978-0-471-73279-2 .
[2] GROYSMAN, A. Corrosion for Everybody. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010, ISBN 978-90-481-3476 (e-ISBN 978-90-481-3477-9 ).

Advised literature

[1] JONES, D. A. Principles and Prevention of Corrosion. New York: Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN 0-13-359993-0 
[2] MARCUS P. and J. OUDAR. Corrosion mechanisms in theory and practice. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1995, 641 p. ISBN 0-8247-9592-X .
[3] www.corrosion.com