Project aims

The principle objective of the project COR_ID – Design of corrosion resistant coatings targeted for versatile applications is to design and engineer new coatings for aluminium alloys with targeted properties of increased corrosion resistance, specific hydrophobic properties, prolonged service life-time, and reduced ecological impact. The COR_ID project pursues an ICME (Integrated Computational Materials Engineering) approach consisting of modeling and simulation, chemical synthesis, corrosion experimental testing, validation, and multi-scaling.

Aluminium alloys are used in manufacture of numerous products in transportation industries where high corrosion resistance is required. Current state-of-the-art coatings do not satisfy completely engineering demands of having high corrosion protection and additional properties. For example, conversion and phosphate coatings do not offer multifunctional properties required for harsh environments. The aim of the COR_ID project is therefore to design new coatings that withstand not only corrosion attack but also offer new properties and could even be used to protect the secondary aluminium. The latter is produced by recycling and requires only 5% energy costs, which represents huge reduction in carbon footprint.

The COR_ID project pursues an ICME (Integrated Computational Materials Engineering) approach consisting of multi-scale modeling and simulation, multi-scale chemical synthesis, corrosion experimental testing and verification.