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.
View the presentations from the event at the links below.
Accelerated Testing
- Road Exposure Corrosion Evaluation of Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Applications
- Controlled RH Corrosion Tests: Understanding Electrolyte Solution Application Methods and Correlating Delivered Volume with Corrosivity
- Effect of RH Cycling on Scribe Creep of Coated Steel Panels
- The Use of Corrosion and Environmental Sensors in Automotive Test Environments
- Development of Accelerated Corrosion Test Methods Using Wet-Dry Cycling of Varying Salt Solutions and the Study of Coating Damage Evolution via Electrochemical Test Methods
Digital Design
- Initiating Corrosion Prevention During the Design Phase: Utilizing Computer Aided Analysis to evaluate Corrosion Risks During Material Selection
- A Computational Strategy for Corrosion Mitigation and Prevention
- Corrosion Protection of High Voltage Battery Enclosures
- Virtual Tools for Corrosion Engineering
- Enhancing Corrosion Resistance in Multimaterial Joints for Automotive Lightweighting Applications
- Developing Digital Tools for Prediction of Galvanic Corrosion in Mixed Materials
New Technologies
- Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings on Light Alloys for Automotive Applications: Properties, Performance, and Prospects
- Exploring the Possibility of Adding Fire Preventative Capabilities to our Automotive Corrosion Preventative Coatings
Techniques
- Real-Time Measurement of Electrocoat, Powder Coat, and Organic Coatings for Atmospheric Galvanic Corrosion Protection
- The Corrosion of Electrocoated Steel Studied by a Combination of Accelerated Exposure and Electrochemical Methods
Visit Automotive Corrosion Symposium or submit questions to SwRI Automotive Corrosion or call +1 210 522 5458 for more information.