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Volume 6 Research & Reviews: Journal of Material Sciences
ISSN: 2321-6212 Advanced Materials 2018
September 04-06, 2018
September 04-06, 2018 | Zürich, Switzerland
21st International Conference on
Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology
Advanced protection and evaluation techniques against corrosion
Sudesh Wijesinghe and Linda Y L Wu
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
C orrosion is an unavoidable scenario, which leads to widespread of losses and dangers if not properly protected. Every
country faces heavy economic losses due to corrosion everyday irrespective of the level of development of the country and
their geographical location. With more industrial advances in the world together with atmospheric changes, there are more
challenges to overcome in corrosion protection strategy development. Proof of durability for long term protection under harsh
environment is necessary. Need for novel advanced corrosion protection strategies such as smart coatings with self-healing
capabilities became inevitable with more environmental regulations being adopted such as the ban of chromate conversion
coating. Another major demand from end users from various industrial sectors is the requirement for multifunctional
properties to supply the same coating system such as esthetic necessities, fire retardant properties, etc. without compromising
corrosion protection attributes. This becomes even more challenging as productivity has also become one strong demand.
Thus, to provide productive coating systems with outstanding corrosion protection properties to prove long lasting protection
even under harsh environmental and service conditions together with multifunctional properties is the key to success in this
area. On the other hand, it is very important to use proper corrosion characterization techniques and methods to evaluate
the performance of these coatings. These challenges and a review on current advanced coating systems will be presented in
this talk. Recent developments in advanced zinc rich coatings and sol-gel coatings will also be discussed. Some insight into
advanced corrosion and electrochemical characterization techniques to evaluate these coatings will also be presented.
Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212-C3-021