Corrosion Control and Prevention for Military Equipment and Systems (2 days)

Course Overview                                                                       (Online Registration)

This two-day course will cover both the principles of corrosion and the practice of its control and prevention in the military service environments with the aim to increase the combat readiness/preparedness and the reliability of military equipment and systems, including military vehicles, ordnance systems, equipment and supporting systems operating on land, in air and in sea.

This corrosion short course can be taken as in-house training course, online course and distance learning course worldwide. It can also be customized to meet the specific needs of your organization.

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1 Corrosion in the Defence Industry

    1.1 Corrosion: What it is
    1.2 Its economic, social, political and environmental impacts
    1.3 Corrosion & the military: Lessons of History

2 Basic Concepts in Corrosion

   2.1 Terminologies and conventions
   2.2 Why do metals corrode
   2.3 How do metals corrode

3 The Nature of Military Service Environment

    3.1 Effect of environment on the rate and forms of corrosion
    3.2 General classification of environments
    3.3 Classification of military service environments
    3.4 Atmospheric corrosion of military equipment and systems

4 Different Forms of Corrosion in Military Equipment & Systems

   4.1   Uniform corrosion
   4.2   Galvanic corrosion
   4.3   Dealloying and graphitization (graphitic corrosion)
   4.4   Intergranular stress corrosion cracking, weld decay and knife-line attack
   4.5   Exfoliation
   4.6   Crevice corrosion
   4.7   Pitting corrosion
   4.8   Filiform corrosion
   4.9   Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
   4.10 Environment-sensitive cracking
   4.11 Hydrogen damages: hydrogen blistering, HIC, hydrogen embrittlement
   4.12 Corrosion fatigue
   4.13 Fretting
   4.14 Erosion corrosion, impingement attack and cavitation damage
   4.15 Stray current corrosion

5 Materials & Processes for Corrosion Control & Prevention
   in Military Equipment & Systems

   5.1 Materials selection & design
   5.2 Economic consideration
   5.3 Protective coatings for military applications
   5.4 Preservation of military equipment – comparison of various methods
         5.4.1 Classification of Military Service Environment
         5.4.2 Some key factors in preservation
         5.4.3 Controlled humidity
         5.4.4 Moisture and corrosion
         5.4.5 Sources of water in enclosures
         5.4.6 Barrier materials
         5.4.7 Water vapor transmission rate
         5.4.8 Basics of corrosion inhibitors
         5.4.9 Volatile corrosion inhibitors
         5.4.10 Corrosion preservation methods used by military organizations worldwide
   5.5 Corrosion Testing & Monitoring
   5.6 Corrosion and cathodic protection of underground pipelines

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All corrosion courses can be conducted at any time for you as in-house training courses or distance-learning courses. There is no minimum or maximum number of participants required for each course. Public corrosion short courses, seminars and workshops are also conducted regularly. If you are concerned with corrosion in your business, in-house training is a great solution to train a group of employees from Production, Quality Assurance, Inspection & Maintenance, and Technical Sales & Support on corrosion control & corrosion prevention technology. Contents of all corrosion courses can be customized to fit your organization's needs. Requests for in-house training courses, online courses & distance learning courses from overseas countries are also welcome. Click here for course registration online.
 

All corrosion courses can be conducted through online or distance learning. A master hard copy of corrosion course notes can be mailed to your organization or a password may be issued to course participants for accessing the online course materials. Instructions, course assignments, discussions and questions related to the corrosion courses are posted to the website or exchanged through email for a period up to 12 months. Click here for course registration online.

If you are involved in teaching corrosion courses, you may wish to purchase a complete set of the PowerPoint slides and the computerized test banks (in MicroTest format) with solutions. These presentations are suitable for teaching corrosion courses at different levels (from undergraduate to postgraduate) and durations (from 6 hrs to 40 hrs). The PowerPoint slides can be easily edited and customized to your own styles. The test bank contains over 1,000 questions for your use in tutorials, quizzes, tests or examinations. These questions are conveniently grouped into 4 categories in the test bank: (1) true or false, (2) multiple choice, (3) calculation, and (4) reasoning & open-ended discussions).  If you need more information, please contact Corrosion Clinic.

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