Subject description
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 its determination; origin of … For more content click the Read More button below.
Inherent requirements
Assumed knowledge –Introductive level of materials science and inorganic chemistry subjects in undergraduate study.
Equivalence
MATE306 - Fracture, Failure and Degradation
Tutorial enrolment
Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Engagement hours
Contact Hours:2 x 2 hr lecture/tutorials
Assessment details
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Assignments
Lab Reports
Final exam
Work integrated learning
Embedded WIL:This subject contains elements of "Embedded WIL". Students in this subject will experience activities that relate to or simulate professional practice as part of their learning.
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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