Program Overview

Program Overview

The ME 422: Corrosion Engineering course is an introductory program that emphasizes fundamental concepts of corrosion and applies these concepts to corrosion control.

Course Details

• Credits: 3
• Lab Hours: 0
• Lecture Hours: 3
• Tutoring Hours: 0

Course Description

This course develops a thermodynamic and kinetics framework of corrosion, including the Nernst equation, electrode potentials, Pourbaix diagram, polarization, corrosion rates, and passivity. Corrosion control and mitigation procedures, such as materials selection, use of inhibitors, and application of anodic and cathodic protection systems, will be discussed.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

• Prerequisite Courses: ME 316: Engineering Thermodynamics
• Corequisites: None

Institution

The course is offered by Alfaisal University, located in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.