Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Hüsnü BAYSAL
Lecturer Ece SİMOOĞLU SARI

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Learn and embrace main principles of corrosion.
2) Can determine corrosion tendency of the material by using the free energy equivalence.
3) Know the chemical and electrochemical corrosion mechanisms.
4) Know the methods required to protect metals from corrosion.
5) Know the corrosion types.
6) Know the corrosion testes

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Program Competencies

Learning Outcomes

Low

No relation

Low

No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Material, Introduction to Chemistry

Course Contents

Corrosion definition, environment-material interaction, importance of the corrosion, determining the metal corrosion tendency by using half-cell potential, cell potential and free energy equivalence, corrosion classification with respect to corrosive environment, depending on the type of corrosion mechanisms (chemical corrosion, electrochemical corrosion), appearance of the metal exposed to corrosion (corrosion types), galvanic cell types and the galvanic series, corrosion in various environments, precautions against to corrosion, corrosion protection principles with the help of design, precautions to extinguish the aggressiveness of the environment, principles of the corrosion protection with coating, cathodic protection, material selection, corrosion tests.

Weekly Schedule

1) The definition of corrosion, environment-material interactions, the importance of corrosion.
2) Half-cell potential, determining the tendency of the material to the corrosion by using cell potential and free energy equivalence.
3) Classification of corrosion, according to the type of corrosive environment, according to the mechanism of corrosion (chemical corrosion, electrochemical corrosion).
4) Classification of corrosion, according to the appearance of the metal corrosion (corrosion types).
5) Classification of corrosion, according to the appearance of the metal corrosion (corrosion types).
6) Galvanic cell types and the galvanic series .
7) Corrosion in various environments.
8) Midterm Exam
9) Precautions against corrosion, corrosion protection principles with the help of design.
10) Precautions against corrosion, corrosion protection principles with the help of design.
11) The principles of corrosion protection coatings.
12) Cathodic protection, galvanic (victim) with anode protection, with out-current protection.
13) Material selection.
14) Material selection.
15) Corrosion tests.
16) Corrosion tests.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Corrosion Protection	MTJ215	Elective	Associate degree	2	Fall	4