Objectives

• To provide the participants by the basic scientific principles of metallic corrosion, corrosion disadvantages and forms of corrosion

Target Audience

• Engineers from all specializations.
• Chemists
• Experienced technicians who are interested in the operation and maintenance of units used in the industrial production line.

Outline

The course covers the following topics:

• Definition of corrosion
• Why corrosion is a spontaneous process from a thermodynamics point of view
• Electrode potential
• Exchange current
• Different types of corrosion cells
• Why corrosion is a continuous process
• Forms of corrosion
  • Uniform corrosion
  • Galvanic corrosion
• • Stress corrosion cracking
  • Selective leaching
  • Exfoliation
  • Intergranular corrosion