Degradation of Carbon Structural Materials

Tuesday, October 29, 2013: 08:15-11:05
Golden Gate 1, Tower 3, Lobby Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Douglas C. Hansen, PhD and Lloyd H. Hihara, PhD
08:15
Welcoming Remarks
08:20
Corrosion Studies On Alumina and Carbon Fibres/Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites
Volkmar Werner Neubert, Professor, Institut fuer Materialpruefung und Werkstofftechnik Dr. Neubert GmbH; Ashraf Bakkar, Ass. Professor, Suez University Suez Egypt
09:00
Development of the Atmospheric Corrosion Model of Nickel-Coated Carbon Reinforced Aluminum (Al/C/50f) MMCs
Shruti Tiwari, University of Hawaii; Lloyd H. Hihara, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa
09:20
Corrosion Protection of Interfaces Between Aluminum and Mechanically-Coupled Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs)
Raghu Srinivasan, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Lloyd H. Hihara, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Jeffrey Nelson, University of Hawaii at Manoa
09:40
Break
10:40
Electrochemical Corrosion Investigations On Metal Doped a-C:H Coatings for Bipolar Plates in Redox-Flow Batteries
Justin Richards, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Kerstin Schmidt, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Peter Fischer, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT; Jens Tübke, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT
11:00
Concluding Remarks