Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347670

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347670

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Interplay of Microbiological Corrosion and Alloy Microstructure in Failures of Advanced Stainless Steels and their Weldments in Marine Environments. The proposed research program investigates the role of microbiologically-induced corrosion (MIC) on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of weldments of advanced stainless steels (SS). Extensive premature SCC failures of SS weldments have lately become increasingly significant in Australian marine industry, following the inability of advanced SCC-resistant SS to alleviate failures. Inconsistencies in SCC data call for an improved understanding of the role of MIC on SCC, particularly because recent failure analyses have indicated a profound role of microbiological activity on localised corrosion (viz., pitting) of stainless steels and their weldments, as well as because pitting is known to facilitate SCC initiation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-04-2004

End Date: 31-01-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $88,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ship And Platform Structures | Alloy Materials | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Structural metal products | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Industrial machinery and equipment |

Other Keywords

Alloy Materials | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Industrial machinery and equipment | Materials Engineering | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Ship And Platform Structures | Structural metal products

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