PoliLaPP, in collaboration with SAMM and LAC, performs diagnostic activities and laboratory tests aimed ad defining the causes of corrosion of components in exercise, through:
- Failure analysis
- Corrosion tests
- Evaluation of working conditions
The diagnosis activity involves the following phases:
- Collection of information regarding the history of the corroded element
- Characterization of the corrosive attack: morphology, type, entity
- Definition of the corrosion causes
- Indication of repair and protection systems
Several analyses can be performed on the corroded component, including:
- Chemical analyses (supported by the facilities of the LAC laboratories of Politecnico di Milano)
- Optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, laser profilometry, scanning probe microscopy, and glow discharge spectroscopy GD-OES (supported by the facilities of the SAMM laboratories of Politecnico di Milano)