K.S.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY

TOPIC:CORROSION
Module -2
Corrosion and Metal Finishing

NAME : DIVAKARA T R
DESIGNATION : PROFESSOR
SUBJECT CODE : 18CHE12
Some metals, such as copper, gold, silver and
platinum, are relatively difficult to oxidize.

These are often called noble metals.

 Electrolysis

Forcing a current through a cell to

produce a chemical change for
which the cell potential is negative.
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Electrodes of
graphite rods
To external
power source

Carbon
dioxide Molten Al
2O3/Na3AlF6
formed at mixture
the anodes
Molten
aluminum
Carbon-lined iron tank

Plug
NPTEL LINK

https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113104082/

Above web link contains the

information about theory behind
corrosion, cause for different types of
of corrosion