When: Monday 12 April - Friday 16 April 2010

Where: School of Materials
The University of Manchester
The Mill, Sackville Street
Manchester, M60 1QD, UK

The course

This 39th Annual Corrosion Engineering and Control course has been designed for professionals and recently appointed graduates working in the field of corrosion prevention. Guided by world leaders in the field, you will explore principles, protection strategies and the industrial applications of corrosion and its control.

The combination of teaching methods – formal lectures, case studies, small group tutorials, practical sessions and computer-aided learning methods – will maximise the learning process and your understanding of the subject.

Course tutors

The Course Director is Professor David Scantlebury from the Corrosion and Protection research group. All the staff involved in this course have international and established reputations in the multidisciplinary field of corrosion and are drawn from the Corrosion and Protection research group, INTERTEK CAPCIS, or are private consultants in the industry.

Optional further study

Many delegates of the Annual Corrosion Engineering and Control course progress on to the MSc in Corrosion Control Engineering, a postgraduate course designed to satisfy the needs of practicing engineers, scientists and technologists wishing to develop professional competence in the areas of corrosion and control processes. All full-course delegates of the Annual Corrosion Engineering and Control course, who apply for the MSc, will receive a 50% reduction on the tuition fee for Unit 1 of the MSc.

Programme structure

The course runs over five days and covers a variety of industry-relevant topics. You can register for the full five-day course or pick individual days. Your registration includes a copy of the course brochure; attendance at all lectures, workshops and discussions; refreshments and lunch each day of the course; an evening reception on Day 1 and course dinner on Day 4.

Day 1

• Elementary electrochemistry
• Principles of aqueous corrosion
• Atmospheric corrosion
• Electrochemistry and corrosion workshop

Day 2

• Pitting and crevice corrosion
• Stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue
• Failure analysis and workshop
• Cathodic protection introduction

Day 3

• Corrosion and oxidation and oxidant resistant materials
• Corrosion monitoring
• Biological and microbial aspects of corrosion
• Non-destructive testing
• Workshop on corrosion monitoring and inspection
• Fabrication and inspection

Day 4

• Corrosion inhibitors
• Water treatment
• Coatings
• Surface analysis
• Concrete degradation and its protection
• Workshop on corrosion inhibitors and water treatment

Day 5

• Surface engineering
• Maintenance engineering
• Economics of corrosion control
• Individual case studies and discussions

Please note that this timetable is subject to change.If you would like further information on other short courses in the School of Materials, please contact:

Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4826
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Website: http://www.materials.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/events/shortcourses