‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬

‫و ازرة التعليم‬
‫جامعة أم القرى‬
‫كلية الهندسة والعمارة اإلسالمية‬

Scientific Material Summary Form

Remote Summer Training 1441 H

Name Abdulaziz Mohammed Alharazi Student # 438017590

◼ Virtual Field Training  Specialized Course
Material Type  Skill Development Course  Training Exercise
Title Corrosion and Degradation of materials Hrs Earned 3

Scientific Material Summary

Corrosion is defined as the decomposition of a substance by contacting it with the

external environment. Corrosion may occur for non-metallic materials such as
concrete and plastic, and the factors on which corrosion depends are: temperature,
concentration of the environment, as well as the pressure and induction that increases
the rate of corrosion. Corrosion also causes material losses in addition to affecting
safety and may cause human losses.

Types of corrosion
Crevice corrosion
leads to the breakdown of the bonding layer between two parts of the structure, which
allows water to enter the interior.

Stress Corrosion
Also called pressure Corrosion, and it occurs in a suitable environment in sequential
steps, where the effect of pressure on the metal begins and causes a local weakness in
the protective oxide coating that allows contact between the metal and electrolyte,
which leads to the occurrence of curvature in the metal, and then the Corrosion of the
hole increases over time, Then stress wear occurs at the sharp base of the hole,
corrosion is promoted in the growth of the fissure, and the increased fissure causes
the material to break down.
Galvanic corrosion
This type occurs when two different metals are attached to the electrolyte, and one of
the metals is corroded to protect the other metal.

Intergranular corrosion
This type of corrosion occurs in stainless steel in addition to other metals, where it
occurs when the grain boundaries in the metal are formed from the anode, and the
internal granules are from the cathode, and it occurs when the metal is heated to a
temperature between 425 and 870 ° C, where the chromium reacts It is found in
stainless steel with carbon, so the chromium carbide particles are formed at the grain
boundaries, and thus the chromium concentration in them decreases, which leads to
their corrosion.

Metal protection methods

Coating
The outer layer surrounding the metal surface helps protect the metal from corrosion,
and the effectiveness of the coating depends on protecting the metal on the
environment it is exposed to, as well as the goal of the coating process to keep the
metal dry, and avoid exposure to moisture.
Galvanization
It is done by coating the metal surface with another metal, where it is oxidized in
place of the metal, and the steel alloys are often painted with zinc, which is
considered one of the most active elements, as zinc corrodes, which makes the iron
cathode and prevents corrosion.

Cathodic protection
It is to provide a continuous negative electrical charge on the metal, and the external
charge source is a direct external energy source, and this type of protection is used in
fuel tanks and underground pipelines

Anode protection
Anode made of metal that is more active than the metal to be. This is to prevent
corrosion in submerged or buried metal structures, and the anode is corroded so it
must be replaced to prevent corrosion of the metal to be protected.