Know the phenomena and technologies associated with materials' surfaces, including their service behaviour against wear and corrosion, surface preparation treatments to carry out their right protection, and adhesive bonding.
Description of contents: programme
1. Corrosion and protection
1.1. High temperature corrosion: thermodynamics and kinetic
1.2. Aqueous corrosion: thermodynamics and kinetic
1.3. Types and mechanisms of electrochemical attack
1.4. Methods to evaluate the corrosion performance
1.5. Protection techniques
2. Surface preparation
2.1. Cleaning
2.2. Roughness
3. Protective coatings
3.1. Metallic coatings
3.2. Ceramic coatings
3.3. Organic coatings
4. Wear
4.1. Wear mechanisms
4.2. Metallurgical aspects
5. Technology of adhesives
5.1. Basic concepts
5.2. Adhesion models
5.3. Families of adhesives
5.4. In-service behaviour
Learning activities and methodology
Each student must assist to four lab sessions, obtain experimental data and fulfil the corresponding exercises.
Sessions will have following contents:
- session 1: Corrosion
- session 2: Corrosion
- session 3: Surface preparation
- session 4: Coatings
Assessment System
% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40
Basic Bibliography
A.J. Kinloch.. Adhesión and Adhesives. Chapman&Hall. 1990
E. Otero Huerta. Corrosión y degradación de materiales. Síntesis.
J.A. González Fernández. Control de la corrosión. Estudio y medida por técnicas electroquímicas. CSIC.
J.A. Puértolas y otros. Tecnología de superficies de materiales. Síntesis.
L.F.M. da Silva et al. Handbook of Adhesion Technology. Springer. 1990
