Corrosion in Automotive Systems (2 days)

This course systematically and thoroughly covers specific corrosion issues, materials and paint systems encountered in the automotive systems.

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Created in July 1995 last updated 12 October 2003

Course Objectives

1. To understand WHY and HOW corrosion occurs in automotive systems.
2. To know HOW to control and prevent corrosion in the automotive systems.

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Course Contents

2. Forms of Corrosion Encountered in Automotive Systems

    2.1 Uniform Corrosion

    2.3 Galvanic Corrosion

    2.4 Pitting Corrosion

3. Pre-coated Steels

    3.1 Zinc-Coated Steel

        3.1.1    Hot-dip galvanized Steels

        3.1.2    Electrogalvanized Steels

        3.1.3    Zincrometal

        3.1.4    Zinc-alloy Coated Steels

    3.2 Other Coated Steels

        3.2.1 Aluminum-coated

        3.2.2 Long terne coated

        3.2.3 Organic composite coated

4. Paint Systems

    4.1 Surface Preparation

         4.1.1 Metal cleaning

         4.1.2 Phosphate conversion coating

    4.2 Primers

        4.2.1 Spray applications

        4.2.2 In-dip coating

        4.2.3 In-flow coating

        4.2.4 Electrocoating

    4.3 Topcoats

5. Corrosion in Other Automotive Systems

    5.2 Cooling systems

    5.3 Electrical systems

    5.4 Automotive exhaust systems

    5.5 Other automotive systems

6. Design Considerations

7. Corrosion Testing

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Who Should Attend

 This course has been structured in such a way that it is particularly suited for the technologists and engineers who wish to gain an overall knowledge of corrosion and its prevention in automotive systems.

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