Updates from CORREX

Institute News

1. 10 Years as Senior Trainer

It with pride and pleasure that I have now been a CORREX senior trainer for 10 years, June 2014. The opportunity came about by chance in the absence of a trainer at the time a course was due to be delivered. I was asked by the then MD of CORREX Bob Crundwell, could I do the training at the Elcometer facility in Manchester for 10 new ICATS trainers? 
At the time, my wife Jo and I sat on the Highways 19A committee on behalf of contractors, as was known by Bob. I quickly learned the subject material and delivered the course, which was enjoyed by all. 10 years later, still here and looking forward to the future with CORREX.

• ICATS 20 Years Old

ICATS has just turned 20 years of age, how amazing. Before the ICATS courses were written there was no formal industrial painter training in the UK. A structured learning course was required by the large asset owners. One that would help improve Health and Safety practices on site and in house, one that would improve preparation and painting of surfaces, and reduce injury. Delivering quality work, safely. Where ICATS was primarily designed for Highways, it is now embraced by every part of our industry. I look forward to the next 20 years.

3. Going from Strength to Strength

As the 20^th birthday of ICATS comes and then goes into its 21^th year, it has become the request and mandated terms for painting of many structures and assets across the UK and now globally. Including, roads and rail, bridges and buildings, floors and equipment.

Many thanks to the continuing support of our clients and welcome to those about to join us. We have all had a serious impact on our most impressive trade, great stuff everyone.

Regards
Kevin Harold
CORREX Managing Director


CORREX Ltd
Corrosion House
5 St Peters Gardens
Marefair
Northampton NN1 1SX

T: + 44 (0)1604 438222
E: correx@icorr.org
W: www.icats-training.org

From the Editor

Institute News

Dear Members,

Welcome to the November/December issue of Corrosion Management. The overall theme of this issue is “corrosion resistance alloys.”

The first technical article is contributed by Dr Roger Francis. This article underscores the importance of understanding material behaviour to optimise heat exchanger design. Practical guidelines for selecting materials are provided to ensure cost-effective and reliable performance. The second technical article, Understanding the Mechanics of Brittleness: Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) in Aluminium Alloys, authored by Dr. Mustafa Hashim and Binoy Padmanabhan, provides an in-depth exploration of LME in aluminium alloys, particularly within the oil and gas industry. The third technical article, “Offshore wind farm maintenance: a new coating toolbox,” is written by Claus Ackfeld, Joao Azevedo, and Neil Wilds. This article introduces two innovative maintenance coating solutions that cater to offshore wind structures and other demanding environments, ensuring long-term protection and performance.

In Ask the Expert Column, Sarah Bangall has contributed “Significance of PREN for the corrosion resistance of stainless steel”. This article explores the significance of PREN, its calculation, and its limitations in predicting performance in diverse environments.

We sincerely welcome all your contributions and encourage you to share your content for consideration. This includes industry news, technical articles, and photos for our “Corrosion Around Us” feature. We would also be delighted to receive submissions for our “Corrosion Morphologies” column and “Fellow’s Corner.” We look forward to your valuable contributions.

Wishing you a festive December and a holiday season filled with warmth, joy, and cherished moments!

With kindest regards,

Dr Shagufta Khan, FICorr 
Consulting Editor,  editor@icorr.org


The President Writes

Institute News

Dear Members,

Welcome to our Final Corrosion Management Journal of 2024. This has been an emotional and landmark month for myself and on 13^th November 2024, l formally handed over my duties to Dr Yunnan Gao.

Yunnan has been the Institutes’ Vice President and one of its Trustees since November 2022, providing excellent support to myself on various ICorr matters over the past two years. He has had extensive working experience in the energy sector both in the UK and overseas and has been an active ICorr Aberdeen branch committee member for the last 10 years, twice holding the Chair position, helping to reinvigorate our Aberdeen branch.

Currently, Yunnan works for bp based in Sunbury, UK. After his PhD studies at Loughborough University, UK, he has worked for operators and technical service companies including Atkins, DNV GL, LR, 
Repsol Sinopec, Saipem and Stork, in the areas of asset integrity and corrosion management. Yunnan is a UK Chartered Engineer (CEng), a UK Chartered Scientist (CSci), a fellow of ICorr (FICorr), a fellow of IOM3 (FIMMM) and an AMPP Certified Corrosion Specialist.

l have worked very closely with Yunnan and have every confidence 
that he will continue to implement our planned enhanced service offerings for our members with even further international integration 
so that all are served to a greater degree than ever before in the history of our Institute.

We are also very pleased to welcome Dr Anthony Setiadi to our new management team. Anthony was one of the organisers for the first ever Young Engineers Programme (YEP) and has supported this initiative through its successful iterations over the past 15 years. He has also been involved in the London branch committee as well as developing and supporting Chartership registrations to Engineering Council for ICorr.

Anthony received his PhD on materials from Sheffield University, UK, and is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Fellow of ICorr (FICorr), with experience in academia and industry covering various industries from nuclear, oil and gas and offshore wind. Currently, Anthony works 
as Chief Consultant for Wood Thilsted, a leading renewable energy consultancy based in London, UK. His background and expertise 
are in materials and corrosion engineering for offshore and 
subsea environments.

We wish them both every success in their new roles for the Institute and believe that together they will make a great partnership to lead the Institute from now on. Our new MoU with the Beijing based Chinese Society of Corrosion Protection (CSCP) has now been completed which will bring a most interesting program of International Webinars, Student Awards and more joint events during 2025 and 2026. We completed an extremely successful Webinar series in November with around 400 attendees altogether. Work continues developing other ICorr collaboration opportunities in India and the Middle East.

The months of November and December are particularly busy times for both our Technical and Social Institute Activities, culminating with our London Branch Dinner at the Royal Overseas League (ROSL), always a popular ICorr event. Our regional branch committees also celebrate in many different ways the hard work of their Volunteers over the previous 12 months.

I was very pleased to attend on 21^st September the Young Engineer Program Final, kindly hosted by our London Branch. This was a tremendous occasion enjoyed by all, one that truly demonstrated ICorr at its best, improving and progressing the careers of our younger members, who are the future of our Institute. I offer my sincere thanks to all involved in its organisation, with a special mention to all our 2024 sponsors – bp (for the Winner’s travel to USA), AMPP (for the Conference and Leadership program), Wood Thilsted (for hosting us throughout 2024) and to LBBC and Intertek CAPCIS out of the other supporting companies of our YEP leaders Danny and Iza. Without all this generosity, it simply would not have been possible.

Please do get involved in our upcoming activities and keep an eye on the ICorr events calendar at: www.icorr.org/events/

With my best wishes for your good health and for your future careers and thank you very much for all your support over the last 10 years.Stephen Tate, President: Institute of Corrosion
president@icorr.org