🎯 Course Description:
This foundational course provides participants with a clear understanding of corrosion—its causes, effects, detection, and prevention. It focuses on the fundamentals of corrosion science, materials behavior, environmental factors, and industrial implications. Participants will explore corrosion types, control techniques, and the impact of corrosion on safety, cost, and equipment performance.
Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops, attendees will gain essential knowledge to identify corrosion problems and implement basic prevention strategies.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Maintenance and inspection engineers
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Plant operators and technicians
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Materials and mechanical engineers
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Quality assurance professionals
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Anyone new to corrosion and material degradation
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Corrosion
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Overview, Participant Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | What is Corrosion? – Definitions and impacts |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | The Electrochemical Nature of Corrosion |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Basic Corrosion Reactions and Mechanisms |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Identifying real-life corrosion examples |
🗓️ Day 2: Types of Corrosion
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Uniform and Galvanic Corrosion |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Pitting, Crevice, and Intergranular Corrosion |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Stress Corrosion Cracking and Erosion-Corrosion |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Failures due to various corrosion types |
🗓️ Day 3: Materials and Environmental Factors
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Corrosion Behavior of Common Engineering Materials |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Influence of Environment: Air, Water, Soil, Chemicals |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Design and Material Selection to Minimize Corrosion |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Material selection for corrosion resistance |
🗓️ Day 4: Corrosion Prevention and Control Methods
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Coatings, Paints, and Linings |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Cathodic Protection: Sacrificial Anode and Impressed Current |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Corrosion Inhibitors and Environmental Modifications |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Demonstration: Corrosion protection techniques |
🗓️ Day 5: Corrosion Monitoring and Best Practices
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Inspection and Monitoring Techniques |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for Corrosion Detection |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Developing a Basic Corrosion Management Plan |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, and Course Wrap-Up with Certification |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Illustrated corrosion training manual
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Common corrosion types quick reference guide
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Case studies and real-world failure analysis
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Corrosion inspection and monitoring checklists
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Certificate of Completion
