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This corrosion course aims to provide the participants with a
thorough understanding of the causes of corrosion in the marine
environments and the technical know-how of corrosion prevention. Upon
completion of the course the participants will be able to identify
different forms of corrosion, analyze the root causes of common corrosion
failures, select appropriate materials for applications in the marine
environments, specify and apply proper protection methods against marine
corrosion.
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 and the Marine Environment
1.1 Classification of Corrosion and the Marine Environments
1.2 Corrosion: its economic, social, environmental and
political Impact
2. Marine Corrosion: Terminology & Convention
2.1 Effect of moisture and oxygen
2.2 pH and potential-pH diagram (Pourbaix diagram)
2.3 Effect of chloride
2.4 Conductivity, anode, cathode, galvanic cell, corrosion
cells, aeration, passivity, etc.
3. Why Do Metals Corrode
3.1 Thermodynamic aspects of corrosion
3.2 The effect of environment
3.3 The driving force of corrosion
4. How corrosion occurs in the marine environments
4.1 The reaction of a metal with electrolyte
4.2 The electrochemical nature of corrosion
4.2.1 the reaction of a
metal with its environment
4.2.2 the mixed potential
theory
4.2.3 polarization and
corrosion rate
4.2.4 passivation and its
breakdown
4.3 The characteristics of marine environments
4.3.1 corrosivity of
seawater
4.3.2 corrosivity of
marine atmospheres
4.4 Factors affecting marine corrosion
4.4.1 salinity and
chlorinity
4.4.2 temperature,
dissolved gases, velocity, pH, pollutants, biological organisms
4.4.3 relative humidity,
airborne contaminants etc.
4.5 Common forms of marine corrosion
4.5.1 uniform corrosion
4.5.2 galvanic corrosion
4.5.3 dealloying
4.5.4 crevice corrosion
4.5.5 pitting corrosion
4.5.6 intergranular
corrosion and weld decay
4.5.7 exfoliation
4.5.8 stress corrosion
cracking
4.5.9 hydrogen related
damages
4.5.10 erosion corrosion
and cavitation damage
4.5.11 microbiologically
influenced corrosion (MIC)
4.5.12 stray current
corrosion
4.5.13 biofouling
4.6 Corrosion resistance of steels and alloys in the marine
environments
5. How to control and prevent corrosion
5.1 Materials selection for corrosion prevention
5.2 Design against corrosion
5.3 Theory and practice of cathodic protection
5.4 Theory and practice of corrosion inhibitors
5.5 Theory and practice of metallic coatings
5.5.1 thermal spray,
metallization
5.5.2 hot-dip galvazing
5.5.3 conversion coatings
(anodizing, chromating and phosphating)
5.5.4 electroplating,
electroless plating, immersion plating.
5.6 Theory and practice of organic coatings
5.6.1 composition and
characteristics of paints
5.6.2 types of paints
5.6.3 protective coatings
for marine applications
5.6.4 paint failures
5.6.5
environment-friendly anti-fouling paints ("green" coatings)
5.6.6 coatings and
cathodic protection for marine structures
5.7 Theory and practice of plastic coatings
5.8 Theory and practice of concrete coatings
6. Corrosion Testing and Monitoring
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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.
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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.
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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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