CORROSION COURSE

Each day's classes will consist of examples, slides showing color and texture of corrosion products, study problems and aircraft case studies involving fighters and transport aircraft.

Day 1

What is Corrosion?                 8:00 - 9:15
	The Cost of Corrosion
	Safety and Environmental Factors
	Corrosion Data Sources (NATO, 
	  USAF, U.S. Navy...)

Corrosion Fundamentals             9:30-10:45
	Electrode Potentials
	Thermodynamics
	Corrosion Products and Passivity

Classification of Different Types
  of Corrosion, Part 1            11:00 - 12:00
	General Attack
	Galvanic Corrosion 
	Pitting
	Crevice Corrosion
	Microbial Corrosion

Classification of Different Types
  of Corrosion, Part 2             1:00 - 2:00
	Erosion - Corrosion
	Corrosion Fatigue
	Fretting
	Stress-Corrosion Cracking
	Hydrogen Embrittlement
	Exfoliation
	
Galvanic Corrosion                 2:15 - 3:15

Intergranular Corrosion            3:30 - 4:30

Day 2

Crevice Corrosion                  8:00 - 9:15

Pitting                            9:30 - 10:45
    Microbial Corrosion

Erosion - Corrosion               11:00 - 12:00
    Corrosive Wear

Corrosion of Multiphase Alloys     1:00 - 2:00

Review Problems for Day 2          2:15 - 3:15

More Case Studies and Discussions  3:30 - 4:30

Day 3

Deadly Corrosive-Mechanical 
  Interactions
    Corrosion Fatigue              8:00 - 12:00 (with 2 breaks)
    Stress Corrosion Cracking      1:00 -  4:30 (with 2 breaks)

Day 4

Deadly Corrosive-Mechanical
  Interactions
    Fretting Fatigue               8:00 - 12:00 (with 2 breaks)
    Hydrogen Embrittlement         1:00 -  2:00

Review Problems for Days 3 & 4; 
More Case Studies & Discussions    2:15 - 4:30 (with 1 break)

Day 5

Corrosion Measurement &
    Failure Analysis               8:00 - 9:15
Materials Selection   		       9:30 - 10:30

Coatings & Inhibitors             10:45 - 11:45
Designing Against Corrosion       12:00 - 1:00
(Optional) Informal Discussions    2:00 - 4:00
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Last updated: G3E (14 Mar 1996)