The Automotive Corrosion Symposium featured talks from industry, research institutions, and academia highlighting current concerns facing the industry, precompetitive research aimed at addressing corrosion and corrosion mitigation strategies, and lessons learned within the industry. The goal of the symposium was to bring together subject matter experts and provide a forum for presentations and open discussions regarding corrosion issues affecting the automotive industry as a whole.
Keynote
Brian Okerberg, PPG: The Evolving Role of Coatings in Automotive Corrosion Protection for a Changing Industry
For information regarding this presentation please email okerberg@ppg.com.
Accelerated Testing
Caleb Smith, Auto Technology Co., SAE J2334: What Have We Learned After 30 Years?
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Kate Foster, Henkel, Conversion Coatings in Extreme Environments – Analysis of Chemical and Morphological Changes
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Raghu Srinivasan, University of Alaska, Field-to-Lab Correlation of De-Icing Salt–Driven Corrosion in Automotive Materials under Subarctic Exposure Conditions
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Sean Fowler, Q-Lab, A Chamber Manufacturer’s View of Automotive Corrosion Testing
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William Price, GM, Challenges for Test-to-Field Correlation in Automotive Corrosion Testing
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Digital Design Tools
Chen You, COMSOL, Modeling Corrosion Prediction and Protection in COMSOL Multiphysics®
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Robrecht Belis, Elsyca, Corrosion Prevention and Simulation: From Design to Practical Solutions
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Siva Palani, Corrdesa, Enabling Virtual Assessment of Galvanic Corrosion Risk in MixedMaterial Architectures
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Sridhar Niverty, PNNL, Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Prediction of Corrosion Performance in Multimaterial Joints for Automotive Lightweighting Applications
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Engineering Practices
Elliott Asare, ArcelorMittal, Corrosion Performance and Coating Strategies for Steel Cooling Plates in Battery Electric Vehicles
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Kim Lazarz, Ford, Challenges of Component Placement on Corrosion Performance
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Todd Garza, GM, Magnesium in Automotive Applications
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Materials Performance
Evan Huang, Novelis, Understanding the effect of microstructure and composition on localized corrosion susceptibility of 6xxx aluminum alloys
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Jichao Li, Ford, Cleanability & Paintability Study of Cast Aluminum in the Paintshop
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Joe Desando, SWT, Empirical Determination of Full Cure Point for Air Cured Wax Coating Considering Environmental Factors
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Yoogin Kim, GM, Influence of fastener coating on corrosion behavior of thixomolded magnesium
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