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INVESTIGATORY
PROJECT
Effect of Metal
Coupling on
Corrosion
Submitted to : Mr.
Najumudeen
Submitted by : Reshop
Nanda .P
Class : XII A6
CONTENTS
Acknowledgement
Certificate
Introduction
Resistance to corrosion
Aim
Materials Required
Theory
Procedure
Observations
Conclusions
Precautions
Protection from corrosion
Biblography
Acknowledgement
I am using this opportunity to express my
gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout
the course ofthis project.
I am thankful for their aspiring guidance,
invaluably constructive criticism and friendly
advice during the project work. I am sincerely
grateful to them for sharing their truthful and
illuminating views on a number of issues related to
the project.
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude
to my teacher Mr.Najumudeen as well as our
principal Mr.Krishnamoorthy who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic
Effect of Metal Coupling on Corrosion, which also
helped me in doing a lot of Research and
Icame to know about so many new things I am
really thankful to them.
Secondly I would also like to thank my parents and
friends who helped me a lot in finalizing this project
within the limited time frame.
P. Reshop nanda
Class : XII-A6
Introduction :
Corrosionis the gradual destruction of
EXAMPLES OF
CORROSION
corrosion of iron
corrosion of aliminium
corrosion in zinc
corrosion in copper
Resistance to corrosion
Some metals are more intrinsically resistant to
corrosion than others .
There are various ways of protecting metals
from corrosion (oxidation) including
painting,hot dip galvanizing, and
combinations of these.
Intrinsic chemistry
Gold nuggetsdo not naturally corrode, even
on a geological time scale.
The materials most resistant to corrosion are
those for which corrosion
isthermodynamicallyunfavorable. Any
corrosion products ofgoldorplatinumtend to
decompose spontaneously into pure metal,
which is why these elements can be found in
metallic form on Earth and have long been
valued. More common "base" metals can only
be protected by more temporary means.
Metals resistance
to corrosion:
Gold
platinum
titanium
Materials
required:Apparatus:
Beakers-15
Iron sheets of 2
Aluminium rods of 2
Brass rods of 2
Zinc sheets of 2
Measuring cylinders
Chemical Balance
Weight Box.
Chemicals:
THE PROCESS OF
RUSTING OF IRON
Procedure :1. Mix 9 ml. of conc. HCl with 241 ml. of water to
form 250 ml. of solution.
2. Take this solution in seven different beakers.
3. Mark each beaker serially from 1 to 7.
4. Take the weights of three iron sheets, three
aluminium rods, three brass rods and three zinc
sheets.
5. Now keep iron sheets, aluminium rods, zinc sheets
and brass rod in separate beakers
6. Then take iron + brass, iron + aluminium, iron +
zinc, aluminium + zinc and brass + zinc and keep
them in different beakers.
7. Allow the reactions to occur for 24 hours.
8. Note the maximum and minimum temperatures.
9. Now at the end of reaction take out the metals and
keep them in sun for sometime so that they get
dried up quickly
10.Take the weights of each specimen and note the
difference.
11.Similarly repeat 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 steps in a basic
solution.
Initial
weight
(in gm)
Final weight
(in gm)
Brass
Iron
Zinc
6.50
Aluminium
7.10
Aluminium + Iron
15
12.30
Brass + Zinc
15
13.00
Iron + Zinc
15
14.10
Initial
weight
(in gm)
Final
weight
(in gm)
Brass
5.80
Iron
6.20
Zinc
7.10
Aluminium
7.60
Aluminium + Iron
15
12.90
Brass + Zinc
15
13.60
Iron + Zinc
15
14.40
The order of
corrosion of metals
1.66V
0.76V
0.44V
Conclusion :+
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+ OH
Protection from
corrosion : Applied coatings :
Plating,painting, and the application
ofenamelare the most commonanticorrosiontreatments. They work by providing a
barrier of corrosion-resistant material between the
damaging environment and the structural material.
Cathodic protection :
Cathodic protection (CP) is a technique to control
the corrosion of a metal surface by making that
surface the cathode of anelectrochemical cell.
Cathodic protection systems are most commonly
used to protect steel, water, and fuelpipelinesand
tanks; steel pierpiles, ships, and offshoreoil
platforms.
Anodic protection
Anodic protection impresses anodic current on
the structure to be protected (opposite to the
cathodic protection). It is appropriate for metals
that exhibit passivity (e.g., stainless steel) and
suitably small passive current over a wide range
of potentials. It is used in aggressive
environments, e.g., solutions of sulfuric acid.
galvanization
Cathodic protection