Corrosion Testing Laboratory

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The aim of the Corrosion Testing Laboratory is to asses the corrosion resistance and durability of metal products and coatings subjected to accelerated conditions that simulate long-term behavior. Determine the mechanisms responsible for corrosion deterioration processes.

The salt fog test chambers are designed to carry out accelerated corrosion tests by exposing samples to an artificial atmosphere: saline or saline-acetic. 

Potentiodynamic tests are designed to make a scientific study of the corrosion phenomena (electrochemical test in a given environment).

Scientific domain

PE11: Materials Engineering PE4: Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences

Keywords

HVOF HVOF projection coatings corrosion corrosion resistance materials mechanical characterization materials microstructural characterization materials tribological characterization mechanical characterization thermal projection tribology welding

Home partner institution

(UPC) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Website

Website

Technical staff available

Yes

Open to external users

Yes

Equipment

  • Salt or salt-acetic acid fog chamber
  • Potentiostat

Description

The aim of the Corrosion Testing Laboratory is to asses the corrosion resistance and durability of metal products and coatings subjected to accelerated conditions that simulate long-term behavior. Determine the mechanisms responsible for corrosion deterioration processes.

The salt fog test chambers are designed to carry out accelerated corrosion tests by exposing samples to an artificial atmosphere: saline or saline-acetic. 

Potentiodynamic tests are designed to make a scientific study of the corrosion phenomena (electrochemical test in a given environment).