Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are looking into how applying electromagnetic fields (EMF) of high intensity to steel can protect against corrosion.Dr Andreas Chrysanthou and Dr Anatoli Babutskyi at the University’s School of Engineering and Technology have been awarded €278,680 for a two-year FP7 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) project to investigate the effect of EMF on the properties of structural metals. The researchers’ previous work shows that using electromagnetic treatment as a post-processing routine increases corrosion resistance in steel by about 50 percent. According to Dr Chrysanthou, the technique is underexploited because the effect of the EMF on the microstructure of the steel is not yet fully understood.Learn more from the University of Hertfordshire.
Researchers Investigate New Technique to Stop Steel Corroding
