Research
The main activities of the Corrosion and Metallurgy Study Centre are teaching and research in the field of corrosion, protection of metallic materials and metallurgy. The staff of the Centre gives courses in metallurgy, corrosion and protection of metallic materials at the Department of Engineering.
The Centre is partner of research laboratories and technology transfer (Tecnopoli):
(restoration and cultural heritage) and 
(environment, water, soil, territory).
Every five years the Centre organizes the European Symposium on Corrosion and Scale Inhibitors in cooperation with the Corrosion and Scale Inhibitors Working Party of the European Federation of Corrosion. The 10th Symposium was held at the University of Ferrara on September 2005.
Corrosion and protection of metallic materials
Fundamental and applied research is carried out on inhibition problem, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion of metal matrix composites, corrosion and protection of reinforcement in concrete, surface treatments on various metals and alloys. Research cooperation programmes are in progress with institutions of different countries. Cooperation with industry is provided in studying corrosion problems and solving problems in the protection of industrial equipment.
The doctorate thesis "Corrosion behaviour of the AZ31 Magnesium alloy and surface treatments for its corrosion protection" of Dr. Eng. Federica Zanotto has been judged the best doctorate thesis in Engineering Sciences (22nd cycle) and has been published on Ferrara IUSS Annals.
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