President’s Message
Dear ACA members Following the recent ACA Council meeting in November, the following members were elected as new ACA Board members. Dr. Patricia Shaw Wayne Burns Dr. Aaron Sudholz We...
21st December 2020
Microbially-Induced Corrosion (MIC) in the Oil and Gas Sector
The ACA's Oil and Gas Technical Group hosted International guest Speaker Torben Lund Skohus and local experts Margarita Vargas and Laura Machuca for an interactive Forum focused on experiences with Microbially-Induced Corrosion (MIC) in the Oil and Gas Sector.
10th December 2020
The Boat Works | ACA Queensland Branch Christmas Lunch
The Queensland ACA Branch held its Christmas function at the Coomera, Gold Coast, Boat Works facility, a 55 acre site, recently constructed to service the superyacht industry.
6th December 2020
ACA Annual Report 2020
Our 2020 Annual Report is now available for download. This 42 Page Report includes a message from our new ACA Chair Dean Ferguson and our outgoing Chair Dean Wall, an introduction to our current board members and an overview of the performance of some key aspects of our Association during 2020, a year full of unprecedented challenges and significant changes for all. You can still register to attend the AGM free and online, which will feature a guest presentation from Tom Honeyands, Director of the Iron Ore Hub and co-Director of the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research to kick things off. Tom will be joining us virtually to discuss "Hydrogen Ironmaking - Lessons From the Past and Challenges for the Future".
5th December 2020
Brian Cherry Award Forum – 2020 Recap and Recordings
The Brian Cherry Awards aim is to recognise excellence in post graduate / student research in corrosion. This year the event, moved online and expanded to allow entry for all Australasian students. Run over two seperate Webinars in November, the Forum was a highlight of the ACA's online offerings for 2020 and featured some tremendous presentations from our competitors. You can read all about the forum and if you're an ACA member, sign in to watch a recording of each event.
2nd December 2020
Corrosion and Prevention Online – Day Three
Corrosion and Prevention 2020 Online Day Three Focused on Advances in Corrosion Prevention in the Oil & Gas Industry and featured the following presentations: Understanding natural biofilm development in marine environments‚ a review - Benjamin Tuck. Application of multi-electrode arrays to improve the understanding of corrosion caused by microbes and deposits - Erika Suarez. Managing growing internal corrosion risk at aging refineries and oil & gas facilities - Meshary A. Albahli. Stress corrosion cracking (scc) is a threat to pipeline integrity management - Muhammad Hussain
23rd November 2020Corrosion and Prevention Online – Day Two
Day Two of Corrosion and Prevention 2020 Online Conference focused on Advances in Corrosion Protection of Assets and featured the following presentations: Corrosive effects of micro-environments and design features - Robert Francis. Automatic detection and classification of corrosion with convolutional neural networks - Eric Ferguson. Cathodic protection in hazardous areas - David Celine. Corrosion behaviour of SS 304 l NAG in nitric acid: investigation of causes and preventive steps - Muhammad Hussain
23rd November 2020Corrosion and Prevention Online – Day One
Corrosion and Prevention went Online for the first Time in 2020, Day One of The Conference focused on Advances in Understanding Corrosion Mechanisms and Asset Failure and featured the following presentations: A novel approach to shallow water corrosion modelling: use of shipwreck material from HMS Sirius (1790) – Ian. D MacLeod. Initial corrosion behaviour of spheroidal graphite cast iron and rust evaluation in atmospheric environment -Ichiro Dote. Stress corrosion cracking of cable bolts - Judy Turnbull. Examination of a single column pantograph disconnector failure - Roger Costanzi. Corrosion resistance and deterioration behaviour of overlapping layer between thermal spray coating and heavy duty paint coating - Muye Yang
23rd November 2020
General Manager’s Update
Dear ACA Members and Colleagues, I hope you’re all in good spirits and good health as we move towards the holiday break in what has been an eventful year, to...
23rd November 2020
Minimising CUI risks using non-water absorbent insulation in conjunction with drain holes
Thunyaluk Pojtanabuntoeng, Curtin Corrosion Centre Introduction Thermal insulations used for energy conservation and personnel protection can create an environment perfect for corrosion by forming a narrow annular space that can...
17th November 2020
ICC INTERCORR | Dates Changed
We understand that at the moment this still requires rigorous care and, given this scenario full of uncertainties, the event committee decided to postpone the ICC INTERCORR WCO until July 20th to 23rd, 2021
14th October 2020
Internet Explorer
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13th October 2020
C&P Online Day Two – Alternative Viewing Options
If you are having persistent issues with the conference stream, you can use the following links to join in each session. . .
13th October 2020
ATG Call for Nominations
Mission Founded in 2017, by the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), and bound by the Associations Constitution, the Applicators Technical Group (ATG) mission is: To represent the needs of ACA Member...
7th October 2020
Presidents Message
Vahid Afshari – ACA President In this global COVID-19 Pandemic, which has challenged our association operation in the same as many other professional associations and organizations, it is more critical...
29th September 2020