One-week Course on Corrosion Completed
From 13 to 17 February 2023, eight MaP Doctoral Students and two post-docs delved into 'Corrosion and Assisted Cracking, and Their Mitigation: Fundamentals and Advances', a course taught by Prof. Raman Singh, currently visiting from Monash University.
Corrosion of engineering alloys and its mitigation measures cost a developed economy ~4% of their GDP (~$300b to the USA). The short course offered by MaP Doctoral School | Strength & Durability of Materials thematic track imparted fundamental knowledge of corrosion and their different types, and their traditional mitigation measures.It also included an overview of the catastrophic failures under the simultaneous roles of effects of corrosion and mechanical loading (viz., stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement). Finally, building on the fundamentals, a few examples of recent advances on the topics were presented, such as the application of graphene coatings for corrosion resistance and the advantageous use of corrosion in the use of magnesium alloys for temporary / biodegradable human implants.
With only ten attendees, lecturer Prof. Raman Singh could tailor the contents to students' needs and ensure that the sessions were interactive. The participants were encouraged to interrupt anytime if they had queries, which also gave them the opportunity to immediately clarify their doubts.
Prof. Raman Singh from Monash University is hosted by Prof. Jörg Löffler, Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology.