TITLE:
A Day in the Life of the Corrosion Laboratory of Cepel
AUTHORS:
Elber Vidigal Bendinelli, Felipe Garcia Nunes, Alberto Pires Ordine, Alessandra Galvão, Felipe Luz Duarte
KEYWORDS:
Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Coatings, Galvanized Steel
JOURNAL NAME:
Materials Sciences and Applications,
Vol.16 No.11,
November
6,
2025
ABSTRACT: A day in the life of the corrosion laboratory of Cepel is a dynamic experience with interdisciplinary activities involving several pieces of equipment, materials and analytical techniques aimed at understanding and preventing the effects of corrosion in assets of the Brazilian electric sector. This article presents highlighted activated of the day to life in the laboratory including surface and sample preparation, organic coatings, electrochemical techniques, accelerated corrosion tests, corrosivity of atmosphere and determination of corrosion rate, soil corrosion and quality control of galvanized steel.