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- Catalog Description
- 433 Principles of Corrosion. II,Alt Yrs; 3cr. Thermodynamics and kinetics of metallic corrosion. The common forms of corrosion and corrosion susceptibility tests. Electrochemical measurement of corrosion rates. Corrosion prevention, economic considerations. High temperature oxidation and sulphidation. Corrosion case histories. P:MS&E 330 or equiv.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- See catalog description above.
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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Students need to have a working knowledge of thermodynamics and basic materials science.
- Textbook(s) and/or other required material
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Required text: Principles and Prevention of Corrosion (2nd edition), Denny A. Jones, Prentice Hall
- Course objectives
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The objective is to introduce the student to aqueous corrosion, hot corrosion, and high-temperature oxidation. The course is intended to a practical course, and when finished the student should be able to look at something that is corroding (or oxidizing) know why it is corroding (or oxidizing), and how the corrosion (oxidation) can be prevented.
- Topics covered
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Thermodynamic aspects of aqueous corrosion
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Kinetic aspects of corrosion
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Causes of aqueous corrosion
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Methods to prevent and mitigate corrosion
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High-temperature oxidation of metals
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Lab experiments that demonstrate corrosion principles
- Class/laboratory schedule
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2 - 75 minute lectures per week
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1 - 2 hour lab per week (the lab shows up as a discussion session)
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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The students learn that corrosion creates an enormous burden on the world’s economy, and how it can affect people’s health and safety. They learn to identify the causes of corrosion and ways they can design materials, systems, and processes to minimize corrosion damage.
As part of the class, the students do a corrosion project. They analyze a real corrosion problem that someone is having in the UW system, in the WI state government, or at a WI company. The students use knowledge developed in this class plus their Materials Science background and laboratory skills to determine why the corrosion is occurring and suggest ways it could be eliminated. The students write a report that is given to the entity with the corrosion problem. The students also make an oral presentation in class.
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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This course helps satisfy the Department objectives of students:
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having a knowledge of engineering (#1)
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being able to apply engineering related knowledge to materials (#2)
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designing and conducting experiments and analyze the data (#3)
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using the tools needed to practice materials science and engineering (#4)
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identifying materials realted problems and designing solutions (#6)
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working in teams (#7)
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communicating effectively orally and in writing (#8)
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understanding the impact of engineering on society (#10)
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having an awareness of contemporary and cultural issues (#11)
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understanding the need for life long learning (#12)
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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5% Reading summaries
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15% Homework
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5% Technical communication (Assesses the details of how the homework solutions are presented.)
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15% Short write ups on lab experiments
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10% Project
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50% Two exams
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