MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
MTE3510
Surfaces I
6 points + 3 lectures per week plus tutorials + Second semester + Clayton +
Prerequisites: MTE2520
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and
understanding of corrosion at surfaces, protection of surfaces and bonding at
surfaces.
Synopsis Corrosion of surfaces: chemical and electrochemical properties
of interfaces; localised corrosion; protection of surfaces; techniques of
protection; organic and inorganic surface treatments; bonding at surfaces;
thermodynamics of surfaces; thermodynamics of interfaces; adhesion and
mechanical properties.
Recommended reading
- Cherry B W Polymer surfaces CUP, 1981
- Holmes D R and Rashmel A Materials and coatings to resist high
temperature corrosion Applied Science, 1978
- West J M Basic corrosion and oxidation Ellis Horwood, 1980
- Wranglen G A An introduction to the corrosion and protection of metals
Chapman and Hall, 1985
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