Competence | Reproductive Skills Demonstrated | Competence | Productive Skills Demonstrated |
Knowledge | - What are the units of corrosion penetration rates? (level 1) Relate these to Faraday's law (level 2)
- State the characteristics of each type of corrosion testing studied (level 1)
- Describe how the linear polarization method can yield corrosion rates (level 3)
- List the procedure to draw a mixed potential or Evans' diagram (level 4)
- State the guidelines to design an anodic protection system (level 3)
| Analysis | - From a series of pictures and context description identify the forms of corrosion that were involved in a failure? (level 2)
- What could be the consequences to operate a stainless steel vessel with deaerated water when the specifications are written for aerated water ? (level 3)
- Evaluate the corrosion monitoring needs of a chemical processing plant and design a cost effective strategy to generate reliable data. (level 5)
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Comprehension | - Recognize types of corrosion inhibitors (level 1).
- Given these five corrosion inhibitors, V, W, X, Y, Z, identify which are passivators (level 2)
- What will happen if the pH of a steel vessel was to drop below 6.2 from 10.2? (level 4)
- Use the E-pH or Pourbaix diagram of Cr to determine the control current and potential for the anodic protection of a S43000 stainless steel vessel. (level 5)
| Synthesis | - Following the identification of the forms of corrosion that were involved in a failure, recommend a solution to avoid this failure? (level 3)
- Design a testing scenario to assess the susceptibility of an alloy to be used in a given environment? (level 2)
- Create a set of guidelines to determine the points of a plant susceptible to localized corrosion. (level 2)
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Application | - Specify the thickness of a galvanized coating based on atmospheric data? (level 2)
- Specify the thickness of a galvanized coating based on atmospheric data? (level 2)
- Calculate the number of sacrificial anodes that would be required to form a calcareous deposit on a steel pile immersed in seawater. (level 5)
| Evaluation | - Choose a paint schedule for the maintenance of an outdoor structure? (level 2)
- Evaluate the level of galvanic coupling between two metals using basic kinetic information? (level 4)
- Using straight value depreciation, decide between two copper-nickel alloys for the design of a heat exchanger. (level 1)
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