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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
B.Tech. Degree Examinations May 2013
Fourth / Sixth Semester

CHY270 Corrosion Science

(Common to all branches)
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 100 Marks

Answer all questions

Part-A

(15 2 = 30 Marks)

1) State Pilling-Bedworth rule.

2) What is the significance of G in corrosion studies?
3) What is the potential of the Pb electrode that is in contact with a solution of
0.015 M Pb2+ ions?(E0Pb2+/Pb = -0.13 V)
4) What is meant by the term corrosion under insulation? How to combat this?
5) What happens when austenitic steel is heated at high temperature of 427-900oC?
6) What is magic metal cleaning? Write its significance.
7) a)
b)

Name the forms of corrosion observed in the above pictures.

8) What do a and b indicate on an iron surface?

9) Which form of corrosion is indicated by the following mechanism? Mark anode and
cathode?

10) Draw an electrical circuit diagram for uniform corrosion. Locate anodic and cathodic
sites in the metal.
11) What are the different types of corrosion observed when two metal surfaces are in
contact?
12) Liquids or gases containing hydrogen sulfide can embrittle certain high strength
steels. Justify the statement.
13) Match the following
A) Ag
i) Dulling
B) Ni
ii) Rusting
C) Ba
iii) Tarnishing
D) Fe
iv) fogging
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14) Find the potential of the cell in which the following reaction takes place at 25C.
Cd(s) + Cu2+ (0.02 M) Cd2+(0.4 M) + Cu(s) ,
Given E0Cd2+/Cd = -0.403 V, E0Cu2+/Cu = 0.34 V
15) What are the indirect losses due to corrosion?
Part-B

(14 5 = 70 Marks)

16) Explain the mechanism of hydrogen evolution corrosion.

17) Describe the Electrochemical method of finding the corrosion rate.
18) Brief the various forms of corrosion related to flow velocity.
19) Explain the role of inhibitors in corrosion control.
20) Explain a method of corrosion protection for active passive metals.
21) What are organic coatings? How do they protect metals from corrosion?
22) Elaborate about the form of corrosion and its mechanism in water storage steel tank.
23) Why does pitting corrosion considered more dangerous than other forms? Discuss its
mechanism in NaCl environment.
24) Explain graphitic corrosion.
25) Name any two sources of bacteria which may cause microbial influenced corrosion.
Write the reaction which occurs during the corrosion process.
26) How is galvanic series evolved? Mention its advantages over EMF series.
27) Elaborate the differences between electro plating and electroless plating.
28) Explain the mechanism of corrosion that occurs in tie plates of railway lines.
29) Name the corrosion that is formed when a metal is in contact with 0.1 M NaCl and
0.5M NaCl at same and different temperature. Discuss the mechanism involved in it.

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