Prof. Zeinab Abdel Hamid          

                Professor   

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  Head of Corrosion and Surface Protection Division

 Activities:

• Materials selection.
  
• Selection of coating materials (Organic, Metallic, Biomedical, Composite and Nano-sized coatings).
  
• Selection of coating processes (Air plasma thermal spray, Hot dip, Cementation, Electroless and Electroplating, etc….).
  
• Evaluation of corrosion inhibitors.
  
• Cathodic protection.
  
• Advanced materials (Ceramics, Composites, Nano-sized materials, Shape memory alloys, Biomaterials).
  
• Failure analysis.
  
• Powder coatings.

Training Course:

The laboratory offers the following training courses:

• Corrosion theory.
  
• Corrosion forms.
  
• Corrosion testing techniques.
  
• Corrosion inhibitors.
  
• Cathodic protection.
  
• Coating technologies.
  
• Electrochemical and mechanical evaluations of the protective coatings.

Consultation: 

• The laboratory offers consultation on corrosion problems for all industrial sectors. 
  

Technical Services:

• Inspection and evaluation of surface treatment products produced by different technologies such as Hot-dipping galvanizing, Electroplating, Electroless plating, anodizing…etc, and making the relevant technical reports for different companies.
• Microstructure and composition of metal surface coatings.
• Corrosion testing and monitoring.
• Evaluation of corrosion inhibitors.