Buried Nails Resist Corrosion for 2,000 Years
In about 88 AD, a remote Roman legion at the Inchtuthil fortress on the north bank of the Tay River was ordered back to the European mainland. Unable or unwilling...
13th May 2019
ACA/ACRA event roundup
ACA and ACRA combined for a joint presentation at the Pan Pacific on South Wharf to investigate the role that chlorides have on reinforcement corrosion and the service life of structures. This event was well attended with just on 50 members attending including many of the industry leaders in the field of durability and corrosion in Victoria.
12th May 2019
King Tut’s Meteoric Treasure
Of the many wonderful things that Howard Carter found in the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, a small iron dagger may seem insignificant compared to the numerous gold, silver, and...
9th May 2019
Outer Space—The Ultimate in Benign Locations
Corrosion, being a reaction between a material and its environment, can be minimised by creating a benign environment rather than looking at expensive materials such as iridium. And, in theory, it is not hard to find a very benign environment—simply head upwards for 100 km or so into space.
7th May 2019
Tales of Metal Resilience
A series of short articles written by Rob Francis | R A Francis Consulting Services | ACA Life Member Rust – to your nontechnical friends and family, is probably thought...
5th May 2019
Iridium—The Ultimate in Corrosion Resistance
Rust — your nontechnical friends and family will probably think this is all you deal with in your work in the corrosion industry. But we all know our work involves...
5th May 2019
Rust-Free Iron from Ancient India
In the courtyard of a ruined mosque at the Qutub Minar complex not far from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport in northern India, stands a pillar of iron that has...
5th May 2019
NZTA Experiences with the Protection and Repair of Concrete Road Bridges
This post is taken from an original paper presented at Brian Cherry International Concrete Symposium 2017. Author:Barry Wright New Zealand Transport Authority A summary of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)...
2nd May 2019
April : New Members
We are thrilled to announce the following members have joined our corrosion family.
29th April 2019
World Corrosion Awareness Day
Today is the day that the ACA and all other international corrosion associations remind us to keep up the fight against corrosion and lament the fact that ‘rust never sleeps’....
23rd April 2019
Protective Coatings & Applications Technical Event Review
The ACA’s annual premier coatings event occurred on 4 April and was held at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne’s CBD. The event was a great success with a...
9th April 2019
Corrosion 2019: ACA Booth competition winner
Tim Froome, Managing Director of C M Beasy Ltd from Southampton UK was the winner of the ACA prize at Corrosion 2019, held in Nashville Tennessee. Attendees were encouraged to...
7th April 2019
Sydney Opera House | Severely Corroded
An April 1st Joke. It is not true
31st March 2019
New Zealand AGM and technical meeting
ACANZ held its 2019 AGM and a technical meeting on Tuesday 19 March. Hosted by Callaghan Innovation in Lower Hutt, the AGM was well attended with 22 people present. The...
28th March 2019
A message from the new Qld Branch President
I wish to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Murry McCormick and I have been elected as the new Queensland Branch President for the coming year. I...
26th March 2019