Topics covered:
1. Introduction
2. Thermodynamics of corrosion
(Cell Voltages, Nernst Equation, Pourbaix Diagrams)
3.Kinetics of corrosion
(Exchange Current Density, Activation Polarization, Mixed Potential Theory,
Polarization Curves, Corrosion Testing, Galvanic Corrosion, Ohmic Potential
Drops, Concentration Polarization, Polarization Resistance, EIS)
4. Passivity
5. Localized corrosion
(Pitting, Crevice Corrosion, Intergranular Corrosion, Sensitization)
6. Methods of corrosion protection
(Coatings, Inhibitors, Dealloying )
7. Corrosion phenomenology I
(Environmentally-Induced Cracking)
8. Corrosion phenomenology II
(Atmospheric Corrosion, Oxidation, Cathodic Protection, Rebar Corrosion)