Learn the Fundamentals of Corrosion Electrochemistry — measure and interpret corrosion reactions with confidence

For laboratory technicians, researchers and engineers who must quantify corrosion rates and decode polarization curves.

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Course Overview

You will be able to:

  • Measure corrosion potentials and currents accurately.
  • Build and interpret polarization curves.
  • Determine corrosion rates from Tafel slopes.
  • Diagnose passivation and activation behaviour.

Curriculum

Electrochemical Nature of Aqueous Corrosion

  • Electrochemical nature of corrosion
  • Corrosion classification & course focus
  • Anodic & cathodic reactions
  • Charge movement in metals & electrolytes
  • Faraday’s law & calculation example

Corrosion Thermodynamics

  • Pourbaix diagram of water
  • Standard potentials & reference electrodes
  • Electrochemical series
  • Nernst equation
  • Pourbaix diagrams of metals (Part 1 & 2)

Kinetics of Corrosion Reactions

  • Reaction rates to electrical currents
  • Current–potential diagrams & exchange current
  • Activation‑controlled reactions – Butler–Volmer & Tafel
  • Diffusion‑controlled cathodic reaction
  • Hydrogen evolution
  • Passivity

Corrosion Behaviours

  • Evans diagrams
  • Estimating corrosion currents (Stern–Geary)
  • Galvanic effects & diffusion‑limited corrosion
  • Passive metals behaviour

Electrochemical Measurements

  • Three‑electrode cell setup
  • Potential conversion to SHE
  • Potentiodynamic vs linear polarization parameters
  • Impact of electrolyte resistance
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