4th November,

2014
Room no: 105

CORROSION
ENGINEERING

Assignment II
Shreyas Patwardhan
2012A1PS036U

Which factors promote Corrosion

?
1. Moisture Content
2. Salt Content
3. Dissimilar Metals
4. Stress
5. High Velocity of surrounding fluids
6. High Friction
7. High Temperature
8. Fatigue

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CORROSION
IN THE

MODERN AVIATION
INDUSTRY

VARIOUS
COMPONENTS
UNDERGOING
COROSSION
1. Aircraft BodyUniform,
Galvanic

Atmospheric
and Operating
factors affect
the degree of
corrosion
2
6

3. AvionicsGalvanic,
Uniform, Surface
4

1
5
3

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2. JointsStress

4. Aircraft EngineHigh
temperature,
Galvanic, Stress
5. Brakes
Erosion Corrosion
6. WingsShreyas Patwardhan,

Why more aircrafts are built using

composites ?
Composites are materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly
differentphysicalorchemical properties, that when combined, produce a material with
characteristics different from the individual components.
Advantages of using
Composites:
Typically are 20 per cent lighter
than aluminum
More reliable
Added strength and superior
durability
Lower maintenance costs
Corrosion Free (?)
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Structure of composites
Composites are mainly fabricated
with 3 main types of structures:
Fiber Reinforced Polymers
Matrix Composites
Sandwich Structure Composites
In aircrafts we mainly use FRPs and
SSCs
Carbon fibers are set into a thermoplastic
polymer or resin.
These composites are allowed to harden
on thin sheet of metal, or onto a metallic
mesh.
With advent of newer polymers are
relatively cheaper availability of carbon
nanotubes, even stronger CFRP are
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possible
to fabricate

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Does anything
come to your mind
having a
combination of
CARBON and
METAL
CONTACTS
Alkaline
cell
separateddry
by a
MEDIUM ?
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What is the Faudree Effect ?

Bismaleimide (BMI) is a polyimide resin and is favored as
material of construction for aircraft components because:
Greater Toughness
High Operating Temperatures (175 205 degree C)
Simplifies parts fabrication
15% lighter than other composites known to withstand
high operating temp.
In

BISMALEIMIDE (BMI)

presence of the following conditions BMI undergoes galvanic corrosion:

A conductive fiber
Contact with metal
Electrolyte solution with Oxygen present
Stagnant conditions at interface

This effect was first discovered by accident by Process Engineer, Michael C. Faudree
The corrosion is said to be catalyzed by dense concentration of hydroxyl ions at metal/water
interface with pH up to 13-14. Research is still under way to better understand the
phenomenon.
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Trade offs when constructing with

composites

Corrosion
resistance for
composites by
avoiding/minimizi
ng metal contacts
which initiate
galvanic corrosion

Safety for aircraft

by allowing
electricity to be
conducted
through the
aircraft body by
addition of metal
contacts

Lightning does strike twice,

and in case of aircrafts its multiple times
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Further Discussion

Bacterial Corrosion

Questions & Answers ?

References

Will be mailed after the presentation to common email for access to all.

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THANK YOU !

For your attention

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