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Significance of corrosion, technological, economical, scientific principles of corrosion, electrochemical and thermodynamic considerations, kinetics and passivity, corrosion types, general, bimetallic, pits, crevices, intergranular and stress corrosion, causes of corrosion, environmental and metallurgical effects, influence of Singapore’s tropical marine environment, engineering corrosion prevention, design and materials selection, coatings and inhibitors, cathodic and anodic protection, corrosion monitoring and inspection.