Available online
Description
The processes of corrosion and control which have to be considered in the manufacture of the motor car
The processes of corrosion and control which have to be considered in the manufacture of the motor car
| Module code and title: | S342, Physical chemistry: principles of chemical change |
|---|---|
| Item code: | S342; 03; 1995 |
| First transmission date: | 1995 |
| Published: | 1995 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:33 |
| + Show more... | |
| Producer: | David Jackson |
| Contributors: | Eleanor Crabbe; Frank Haddleton |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | British Steel; Car design; Corrosion; Gaydon accelerated corrosion facility; Iron; Rover Group; Zinc |
| Footage description: | Footage - Car on Gaydon test track. Humidity chamber (0'45"-1'34") - Water on steel changing colour. Graphic of the reaction (1'35"-2'52") - Graphic of salt water reacting with iron (3'07"-3'35") - Car being disassembled for examintion. Accelerated corrosion testing (3'36"-4'40") - Faraday's Laws. Electroplting. British Steel's Shotton Works (4'44"-6'29") - Graphic of corrosion process. Galvanic corrosion. Graphic of stability of zinc plotted against pH (6'30 -8'15") - Rover Pressing Unit, Swindon. Graphic of clinched joint. Section of clinched joint. Rusted door (8'26"-9'33") - Graphic of water in clinched seam and corrosion. Crevice corrosion (9'44"-10'35") - Graphic of clinched joint protection (10'36"-11'06") - Assembly line (11'07"-12'47") - British Steel's Llanwern plant. Zinc pot. Hot dip galvanising. Vertical furnace. Temper mill. Spot welds (12'48"-14'10") - Making Durasteel at Shotton. Chromate. Laquer. Control room. Inspection of steel. Coiling (15'03"-16'36"). Body-in-white at start of paintshop lines. Alkali tank. Conditioner rinse. Phosphate dip (16'37"-17'44") - SEM phosphophyllite (17'45"-17'55") - Chromate wash. Electrocoat tank. Graphic of chemical structure of electrolyte. SEM phosphophyllite (18'25"-19'31") - Car in oven. Graphic of isocyanate groups reacting with hydroxyl groups (19'39"-20'08") - Sealing. Anti-chip paint. Base coat. Top coat. Wax injection (20'10"-21'25") - Car design on computer screen. Engineering Design Group, Swindon (21'51"-22'38") - Montage of steel/car production (23'15-23'44"). |
| Master spool number: | DOU8298 |
| Production number: | FOUS803T |
| Videofinder number: | 5269 |
| Available to public: | no |
