Handbook

Degradation of engineering materials occurs in all applications through corrosion and wear. This advanced level course teaches students how to minimise and control the rate at which this occurs to extend the lifespan of engineered components. The course is taught through lecture and laboratories and cover three main areas:

Surface Engineering: Students will learn about the purpose of engineered surfaces to increase the lifespan of materials with a focus on the hardening of steel and the common methods used in industry to protect different materials.

Wear: Wear occurs in many engineering applications; this course will inform students of the economic reasons for wear resistant materials and how other material properties affect the wear resistance. To understand the complex wear system the fundamental models of wear will be taught through the wholistic tribological approach.

Corrosion and control: Corrosion occurs in several ways, students will learn the causes of each type of corrosion and prevent corrosion from happening and reduce the rate at which corrosion occurs in established systems.