Materials and the Enviroment

Term 1 - 2014-2015

 

Instructor:            Dr Jamie Noël

519-661-2111 x88029

jjnoel@uwo.ca (no McMaster office)

 

Teaching Assistant:    Zach Cano - canozp@mcmaster.ca

Lectures: Thursdays, 1830-2130 h, room BSB 108
Tutorials and Demonstrations: To be held during lecture period; specific dates to be determined

Description:

This course teaches the basic science of aqueous corrosion, highlighting the roles of environment, materials, and design on the form and severity of corrosion, leading to an appreciation for methods of corrosion control.

Learning Outcomes:

• At the conclusion of this course, the students should be able to:
• Identify characteristic features associated with the eight forms of corrosion.
• Identify material-environment combinations that represent a high risk for corrosion
• .Apply mixed potential theory to predict and measure corrosion resistance.
• Know that corrosion must be considered in design processes.
• Analyze and develop a technically sound, economic and sustainable solution to a corrosion problem related to engineering service.

Text:

The course follows the content of text listed below quite closely. It is recommended that all registered students purchase a copy, since frequent reference will be made to this text.

D.A. Jones, “Principles and Prevention of Corrosion” Second Addition, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1996.

Grading:

*Note both experiential laboratories and the corrosion control design report will be completed as a group effort, requiring a group report to be submitted for each. Students will be divided in teams of about four for this purpose. 

Syllabus:

• Introduction to Corrosion
• Corrosion Thermodynamics
• Corrosion Kinetics
• Forms of Corrosion
• Corrosion Control Methods

Academic Dishonest Policy:

"Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

(If applicable) In this course we will be using a software package designed to reveal plagiarism. Students will be required to submit their work electronically and in hard copy so that it can be checked for academic dishonesty."