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Corrosion & Prevention 2018 Conference

The Corrosion & Prevention 2018 conference is currently running! You can always come to Melbourne in 2019

14th May 2018

Farewell Brian Cherry – Professor of Corrosion

It is with extreme sadness that we share the news of the passing of Honorary Professor Brian Cherry – a scholar and true gentleman. Brian was an ACA stalwart and institution (he joined as a Member in 1969), and was a teacher, friend and mentor to many. He was highly respected and regarded in...

30th April 2018

Did you know that today is Worldwide Corrosion Awareness Day?

Corrosion continues to impose a massive cost on asset owners and industry. In a report issued by NACE International (USA) the cost of corrosion has been estimated to be more than three per cent, or many billions of dollars of global GDP each year. Our Mission as the Australasian Corrosion Association is for corrosion to...

23rd April 2018

Corrosion Under Insulation – Causes, Detection & Prevention

This paper discusses the problems and mitigation of CUI in the Petrochemical industry as it was thirty years ago. With increased requirement for insulation since then the problem has only become more serious. Read the Paper Abstract Corrosion under Insulation is a nagging high cost problem in the petrochemical industry.Typical mechanisms are explained and preventative measures...

16th April 2018

Member Profile | Ben Gunness

Company: Laser Cleaning Technologies What does your role entail and what does your company do? My prime objective is to improve production by working with my professional network to combine and introduce global industry best practice. When we get it right we’ve created a process that is safer, smarter and generally easier for all...

15th April 2018

EPOXY BASED MATERIALS FOR ELEVATED TEMPERATURE END USES

This paper examines epoxy coatings used to protect Corrosion Under Insulation. Testing key industry standards. originally published at Corrosion & Prevention 2016 ( Paper 75) EPOXY BASED MATERIALS FOR ELEVATED TEMPERATURE END USES: WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW? Epoxy phenolic based coatings have become the industry standard for CUI protection, widely respected for their temperature...

10th April 2018

Ultrathin layer of aluminium oxide, though solid, can flow like a liquid?

According to a Press Release from MIT researchers have found that a solid oxide protective coating for metals can, when applied in sufficiently thin layers, deform as if it were a liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form. The thin coating layer should be especially useful to prevent leakage of tiny molecules that...

9th April 2018

Technical Resources and our Members

Some ACA Resources are available to members only providing useful information in the form of conference papers, technical articles, case studies, member profiles and more. Conference Proceedings: Published papers from past ACA conferences stretching back to 1988 can be searched online, free to members, or purchased by non-members Corrosion Challenges Report: In 2010 the ACA...

29th March 2018

Welcome to Richard Reilly | The new ACA CEO

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Mr Richard Reilly to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the ACA, based in the Melbourne HQ, effective 3 April 2018.

26th March 2018

Environmentally Friendly Anti-Biocorrosion Measures

A recent press release by National Institute for Materials Science (Japan) has found Corrosion eating Enzymes that may offer a more environmentally friendly way to control corrosion in Pipelines A research team led by NIMS and RIKEN has discovered that sulfate-reducing bacteria responsible for anaerobic iron corrosion in petroleum pipelines, etc. possess a group of cell...

26th March 2018

Member Profile | Shannen Masia

My favourite corrosion project is regaining control and building a good knowledge base about Port Of Newcastle’s Impressed Current Cathodic Protection systems. Also being involved in the annual inspections of the cathodic protection systems both impressed current and galvanic, is a highlight.

26th March 2018

ACA presence at Corrosion 2018 in Phoenix Arizona

Our Australian delegation led by Aca Chairman Dean Wall and newly appointed CEO Richard Reiley will be heading to NACE’s Corrosion 2018, this year.

26th March 2018

ACA NZ Branch AGM 2018 Roundup

The ACA NZ Branch AGM 2018 was held at the Surrey Hotel, Auckland, on 22nd March. At the well-attended AGM the following members were elected to the NZ Branch Committee for 2018-2019: President: Patricia Shaw, Callaghan Institute VP Matthew Vercoe, MSS Secretary Mark Sigley, First Gas Treasurer Willie Mandeno (retired) Education Willie Mandeno Membership Hanieh Ghominejad ...

25th March 2018

2018 Gifkins Lecture

“Martensite in steel - hard or soft?” The 2018 Gifkins Lecture will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Victorian & Tasmanian Branch of Materials Australia.

15th March 2018

Fighting Corrosion | The cutting edge of conservation science

Dr Schofield is working with PhD student Hayley Simon from UCL Institute of Archaeology and Diamond Light Source. Diamond is the UK's national synchrotron and offers many non-destructive techniques that can be used to unlock the secrets of ancient treasures and explore ways to conserve artefacts ranging from ancient scrolls, bones, woods, paintings and materials to maritime treasures like The Mary Rose, the famous Tudor Ship sunk in 1545 and raised from the sea in 1982.

13th March 2018

Corrosion & Prevention 2018 Conference

Farewell Brian Cherry – Professor of Corrosion

Did you know that today is Worldwide Corrosion Awareness Day?

Corrosion Under Insulation – Causes, Detection & Prevention

Member Profile | Ben Gunness

EPOXY BASED MATERIALS FOR ELEVATED TEMPERATURE END USES

Ultrathin layer of aluminium oxide, though solid, can flow like a liquid?

Technical Resources and our Members

Welcome to Richard Reilly | The new ACA CEO

Environmentally Friendly Anti-Biocorrosion Measures

Member Profile | Shannen Masia

ACA presence at Corrosion 2018 in Phoenix Arizona

ACA NZ Branch AGM 2018 Roundup

2018 Gifkins Lecture

Fighting Corrosion | The cutting edge of conservation science

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