Downloads & Free Reading Options - Results

* Corrosion research at the University of Wisconsin is focused on two areas (i) plasma-based surface treatments to reduce corrosion, (ii) high temperature corrosion in harsh environments. * Plasma-based surface treatments (10 to 2000nm depth) have involved ion implantation and thin film deposition and atomic mixing approaches to mitigate corrosion and wear. * Specific testing equipment for corrosion testing in high temperatures and harsh environments such as supercritical water, molten salts, supercritical carbon dioxide (KAPL), and helium have been designed and built. * Room temperature corrosion tests for potentiodynamic corrosion tests, impedance spectroscopy, and salt spray test facilities exists and are being used for research in conjunction with a suite of materials characterization techniques. * Research projects involve the development of a basic understanding of corrosion mechanisms as well as strategies such as surface treatments and grain boundary engineering to mitigate corrosion.