DC Electrochemical Techniques
This encompasses a wide variety of techniques, including current or potential controlled polarisation tests, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry
High Temperature Testing
Test equipment includes vacuum furnace, thermogravimetry analyser, DSC/DTA
Investigation and characterisation of corrosion mechanism for the sol-gel developed Cr6+ free coatings for aircraft Al or Mg alloys
This project will add various corrosion inhibitors in the formulation to investigate their corrosion resistance and mechanism to the coated metal through electrochemical analysis
Novel scanning electrochemical technologies for mapping defects in organic coatings
The project aims to develop an understanding of the physical and chemical features of coatings which are responsible for the causes of heterogeneities
Impedance Spectroscopy
Impedance spectroscopy is a powerful electrochemical technique which not only provides quantitative data regarding the corrosion of a sample but can also be used to identify the electrochemical process occurring.
Life cycle asset management
An overview of our research into life cycle asset management
Construction Materials
A summary of our research regarding construction materials
Arc brazing of stainless steel to stainless steel and galvanised mild steel
Arc brazing is a special brazing technique that uses an electric arc and a process known as short circuit transfer to join two materials
The National HIPIMS Technology Centre
High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering is the latest development in PVD coating deposition technology
Polymers and nanocomposites
Our research encompasses petroleum-derived and bio-based polymers, minerals and composites