Corrosion and Materials protection




Corrosion and Materials protection

Since the need for metals and alloys that behave corrosion-stable in an aggressive environment is growing intensively globally, research in this area is focused on testing the corrosion of various types of metal materials and their protection in conditions that simulate real conditions of exploitation.

The main objectives of the research are:

·         Examining the influence of material composition and structure on their electrochemical behavior in order to understand the fundamental principles of electrochemical corrosion.

·         Examination of the individual influence of alloying elements, as well as their mutual influence in the composition of alloys on their corrosion stability and the possibility of application as corrosion-stable materials

·         Examination of the protection of metal materials from corrosion by modifying the corrosion environment using inorganic and organic inhibitors and protective coatings.

Research is carried out in the Foundry Laboratory, where casting and thermal treatment of samples is carried out, and in the Laboratory for Corrosion and Materials protection equipped for the preparation of samples for corrosion tests and for the gravimetric method of rate of corrosion determination, as well as the PAR system for corrosion and electrochemical tests.

 

Research methods available at Faculty of metallurgy and Technology:

Electrochemical methods: linear polarization in narrow and wide potential range, potentiodynamic polarization, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. X-ray powder diffraction and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy are performed in the specialized laboratories of Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology.

Cooperation

The research group has developed scientific cooperation with the Faculty of Science and Mathematics of the University of Sarajevo, the Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy in Nikšić, the Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade and others.

 Projects

Investigation of the effect of inhibitors on the corrosion rate of materials based on iron and aluminum in aqueous solutions, Ministry of Science, 2012-2014.

Contact:

Prof. Jelena Šćepanović, PhD

e-mail: jelenapj@ucg.ac.me

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