Mathew T Mathew

mathew.mathew@strath.ac.uk

PhD Title: Micro-abrasion-corrosion mapping in aqueous conditions.

Although there has been recent interest in the performance of materials under micro-abrasive conditions, there has been very little work carried out to study these materials in corrosive conditions. The object of this work is to investigate the micro-abrasion behaviour of a range of material couples in corrosive environments using the PLINT TE 66 micro-abrasion apparatus. The variables considered in the work tested include rotation speed, applied load, electrochemical potential and pH and the materials tested include steels, HVOF "cermet" based coatings and polymer based composites. Work on micro-abrasion in bio-oils is also being carried out. The results are being used to construct wear-corrosion maps for the micro-abrasion-corrosion interaction.

We gratefully acknowledge Weir Pumps (Dr Len Phillips) for provision of test materials involved in this project.

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