Corrosion and Protection of Materials

Course code MScE4251

Course Title Corrosion and Protection of Materials
Degree Program B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering
Module Elective for Metallurgical engineering (general)
Module Coordinator N.N.
Lecturer Gutema Teshome
Instructor’s Contact N/A
Information
ECTS 5
Student workload Lecture Tutorials Laboratory or Home study
Practice
Weekly basis 4 2 1 3
Semester basis (Total) 64 32 16 48
Mode of delivery Parallel
Course objectives and
 To understand fundamentals of degrading, corrosion and corrosion
competences to be acquired control and prevention in materials with applications to science and
engineering.

Course Chapter 1. Definition and importance of corrosion

description/contents Chapter 2. Forms of corrosion.
Chapter 3. Electrochemical mechanisms
Chapter 4. Thermodynamics: corrosion tendency and electrode
Chapter 5. Pourbaix diagrams
Chapter 6. Corrosion protection
Pre-requisites None
Semester Year IV, Semester II
Status of course Compulsory
Teaching and learning Lecture, tutorials, interactive media
methods
Assessment/Evaluation and Continuous Assessment 50%
grading system Assignment 10%
Quizzes 20%
Tests 20%
Final Examination 50%
Course policy Attendances: A student must attend at least 90% of the classes
Assessments: students are supposed to handle all assessments on time.
 Cheating/plagiarism: it is strictly forbidden and any misconduct is
accountable as per the students’ code of conduct.
Note: do not chew gum, eat, listen to recorders or CD players, wear
sunglasses, or talk about personal problems. Please be sure to turn off pagers
and cell phones before class and exam sessions
Literature Text Books
 Winston, R. R. and H.H. Uhlig: Corrosion and Corrosion Control: An
Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering, 4th Ed. John Wiley
& Sons, 2008. ISBN 9780471732792, 9780470277270.
 MarcusP. and F.B. Mansfeld: Analytical Methods In Corrosion Science
and Engineering. CRCPress, 2005. ISBN0824759524, 9780824759520.
References

 Covino, Jr., Bernard S. and S. D. Cramer: ASM Handbook-Corrosion:

Fundamentals, Testing and Protection. ASM International, 2003. ISBN
0871707055, 9780871707055.