Subject description
Fracture and failure topics. Preliminary corrosion & electrochemistry; metals in equilibrium, thermodynamics of corrosion and dissolution, Pourbaix diagrams; Departures from equilibrium- kinetics of corrosion and the Evans diagram; types of corrosion, methods of measuring corrosion rates; Surface films & passivity; Corrosion prevention & control. Wear of materials; surface topography and … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Contact Hours:2 x 2 hr lecture/tutorial
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
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Explain the electrochemical principles involved for metals in equilibrium and the departure from equilibrium;
2.
Describe electrochemical corrosion theory and common cathodic processes;
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Explain the thermodynamics of corrosion and the Pourbaix diagram;
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Explain the kinetics of corrosion and the Evans diagram;
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Describe types of corrosion and methods for corrosion prevention;
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Explain common wear mechanisms, and apply wear maps to engineering problems;
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Explain the importance of surface topography in friction and wear;
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Discuss the effective methods to improve wear behaviour under different wear conditions;
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Explain mechanism of fracture in different materials;
10.
Judge fracture behaviour of materials using Griffith's equation;
11.
Explain plane strain and fracture toughness;
12.
Design for prevention of fatigue fracture.
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Textbook information
Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Denny A. Jones, Prentice Hall, 1996 (available at UniCenter)
Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992
Engineering Tribology, Stachowiak, G. W. Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005 (electronic full text available through eLearning space-ebook).
Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Wiley, 5th Edition, by Richard W. Hertzberg, Richard P. Vinci, Jason L. Hertzberg. http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002042.html This book is also listed as the text book for MATE204 from 2015 (UoW Unishop should have stock, and you can get an E version from Wiley website for $50)
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