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ICorr and University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Collaboration Meeting in London
On Sunday 28th April 2024, the President (Stephen Tate) and Vice President (Yunnan Gao) had the greatest pleasure in meeting up with the delegation from University of Science and Technology Beijing, USTB, https://en.ustb.edu.cn/ the foremost University in China for...
The CEOCOR2024 Congress is coming closer and closer
The CEOCOR2024 Congress is coming closer and closer. It is an in person congress, without any possibility for remote or virtual access. All info on www.ceocor2024.com, abstracts on info@ceocor.lu. Do not forget to register and to book your hotel room as soon as...
A Critical Review of the Science and Engineering of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Soil
Join PRCI and ETH Zurich as they present: A Critical Review of the Science and Engineering of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Soil and Concrete. Presenter: Ueli Angst, ETH Zurich Presenter: Markus Buchler, Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Korrosionsschutz (SGK)...
Standards Up-date ISO
The following documents have obtained substantial support during the past two months, and have been submitted to the ISO member bodies for voting, or formal approval. ISO/FDIS 4624 Paints and varnishes — Pull-off test for adhesion (Revision of 2016 standard) ISO/DIS...
Integrity Engineering for a sustainable future
INTEGRITY ENGINEERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURECall for presentations. The Institute of Corrosion with The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers are pleased to announce they will be hosting a Sustainability Conference in June 2023. The corrosion...
IMechE Argyll Ruane renews 10-year strategic partnership agreement with the Institute of Corrosion
Last month, the president of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), Stephen Tate, met with Chris Kirby, Advisor, and ICorr Manager, Dale O’Reilly, of IMechE Argyll Ruane (IAR) to officially sign a further ten-year partnership agreement between the Institute of Corrosion...
CORROSION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE – Vacancy for Editor
Key Duties - The Editor has to collates and edits all Magazine copy from all ICorr sources, e.g. Division/Branch/Working Group, plus any industry news from our Sustaining members or editorial services. The Magazine Editor must regularly recruit technical articles to...
ICorr MIC Training Course for 2023
ICorr Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) Training Course Plan for 2023 The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is pleased to announce the plan for the MIC training course for 2023. Both the Awareness and Certified MIC Technologist proficiency levels are offered,...
President Handover – Bill Hedges to Stephen Tate
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to announce the successful election of Stephen Tate as its New President and Dr Yunnan Gao as its New Vice President. Stephen has worked with Aberdeen Branch Committee for the past 11 yrs in various roles and has twice been...
New ICorr MIC Training Course Available
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is delighted to announce that we have developed a Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) course to meet the increasing demand from industry. MIC is the least understood phenomenon of corrosion despite the number of high-profile...
‘NEW Standard: Cathodic protection of offshore wind structures BS EN ISO 12646 Published’ and put a link to the attached.
Download BSI Standards Publication Cathodic protection of offshore wind structures
Marine Corrosion Forum Meeting 6 July 2022 – Birmingham
Marine Corrosion Forum Meeting 6 July 2022 National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, B92 0EJ Revised program Access Live Stream via MCF web site ‘Attend’ page https://marinecorrosionforum.co.uk/attend 1030 Registration and Coffee/Tea 1100 Using the new Standard EN...
Qatar Presentation 24 April 2022
Degradation of Structural Materials for UK Net Zero 2050 Bill Hedges Qatar Qatar Presentation for World Corrosion Day 24th April 2022 Download Presentation
CEOCOR 2022
International Virtual Congress & Technical Exhibition 17 - 20 May CEOCOR, founded in 1956, is an international scientific non-profit association dealing with corrosion and protection of pipes and pipeline systems. CEOCOR brings together specialists from...
Level 4 Cathodic Protection Examinations
ICorr rolls out Level 4 Cathodic Protection Examinations at Corrosion House. These examinations will enable experienced CP Level 3 Senior Technicians who have been mentored and trained by Level 4 colleagues and have studied independently the complex CP design...
New Corporate Member Flexitallic
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to welcome its latest Corporate Member – Flexitallic, a leading player in the prevention of Flange Face Corrosion. As part of the global Flexitallic Group, the West Yorkshire-headquartered company has a network of UK branches...
40 years of regulating the UK Engineering Profession
This week marks the Engineering Council's 40th year of setting and maintaining standards, to ensure that society continues to have confidence and trust in the engineering profession. CEO Alasdair Coates: "Voluntary regulation is important because standards matter -...
Corrosion Science Symposium – 6-9 Sept 2021
Talks from the 2021: Corrosion Science Symposium/ Advances in Corrosion Protection by Organic Coatings are now available One of the presentations is the Institute of Corrosion UR Evans award 2021 to Professor Mary Ryan.
Royce calls for Technology Roadmap to help co-ordinate action to address degradation issues following publication of landscape report
The Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials today calls for co-ordinated action to address the significant degradation challenges presented by the transition to net-zero through a ‘Technology Roadmap for Net-Zero’. This follows the publication of the 'Degradation...
Apprenticeship – End Point Assessment (EPA)
The Industrial Coating Applicator Apprenticeship 2020/21 concluded in June 2021 with their EPA at the Jack Tighe Foxs Hills facility in Scunthorpe. Each of the 7 Apprentices completed a formal professional interview in the morning and a practical examination in the...
Corrosion Under Insulation
Corrosion under a layer of insulation is a hidden threat that is very hard to detect. Additionally, it can lead to extensive damage that can burden companies with high reparation costs. Join our successful Corrosion Under Insulation Masterclass led by Dr. Clare Watt...
Research Project relating to the Science Community’s Views
A research project currently underway relating to the science community’s views on the Science Council and registration with the organisation. The Science Council has commissioned York Consulting (YCL), an independent socio-economic research consultancy, to undertake...
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ICorr CEng Direct – Volunteer Assessors
The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is currently in the process of becoming a Full Licensee of Engineering Council, in order to be able to provide CEng, IEng and EngTech, directly through ICorr in future. This will be a major improvement to our membership offering and...
New Sustaining Member – R-TECH Materials
The Institute is very pleased to welcome R-TECH Materials of Port Talbot, Wales, as a new sustaining member. R-TECH Materials works across a diverse range of industries and sectors and supports their clients with their engineering materials needs. Aerospace – R-TECH...
New Corporate Member – Jotun Paints
The Institute of Corrosion is very pleased to welcome yet a further corporate member – Jotun Paints one of the world’s leading Paints and Coatings Manufacturers. Many Jotun employees are already ICorr members who have long supported its branch activities. Jotun...
Industry News
Preserving Concrete Using Sustainable Bio-Based Coatings
Antonella Sardinella and Mariaenrica Frigione of University of Salento have provided an overview of the bio-based/sustainable materials proposed for the development of original coatings to protect concrete works in their recent review. Traditional coatings involve the...
Corrosion Around Us
Under the UK’s Network Rails ‘Access for All’ programme, ongoing over the last 15-20 years, we now have step-free, accessible routes at more than 200 railway stations across Britain to provide an obstacle free, accessible route to and between railway platforms. The...
Algeria-Germany: Signing of A Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Field of Hydrogen
Algeria and Germany have recently signed, a joint declaration of intent establishing a bilateral task force on hydrogen recently, with a view to strengthening and supporting investments in all the economic sectors (private and public), concerned by the development of...
Innovative Products
Universal Primer
Global liquid and powder coatings supplier Axalta, has recently launched what it calls the first premium universal thermosetting powder primer available in the world. Alesta ZeroZinc UniPrime has been released in the EMEA region and is available from local Axalta...
Satellite-based remote monitoring for cathodic protection installations
Remote monitoring specialist Omniflex has released the latest in its industry-leading Teleterm range of remote monitoring instruments — the Teleterm SW1 module — an IoT-focused satellite-based remote monitoring module for the global cathodic protection (CP) market....
CorrosionRADAR launches StarterPACK™ to unlock the value of predictive corrosion monitoring
CorrosionRADAR has launched StarterPACK™ which allows industry to try out predictive moisture and corrosion monitoring in a specially designed evaluation project. It is a quick and easy way for companies to weigh up the benefits of Predictive Corrosion Management...
Ask The Expert
Ask the Expert
Preventing Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (CSCC) and Degradation in Austenitic Stainless Steels Dr Shagufta Khan, Ph.D., FICorr How can we prevent chloride stress corrosion cracking (CSCC) in austenitic stainless steels? Chloride stress corrosion cracking (CSCC)...
Ask the Expert
What Stops the Reinforcing Steel in Damp, Porous Concrete from Corroding (Usually)? John Broomfield, Corrosion Engineering Solutions Ltd. Meet the Author John Broomfield John Broomfield is a Fellow of ICorr, AMPP, and the Concrete Society. He is a Chartered Materials...
Ask the Expert
Question: Why are coatings often supplemented with cathodic protection to protect against corrosion? Answer: Corrosion is one of the most critical failure mechanisms in structures, installations, components, and mechanical systems, in which materials go through decay...
Fellows Corner
Fellow’s Corner
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry-wide engineering experience, guidance and focused advice to practising technologists. It is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of corrosion management. 1824 and All...
Fellow’s Corner – Douglas Mills
Douglas Mills undertook PhD research on anti-corrosive coatings at Cambridge University and has worked on and off in this field since. After spells at the BNF Metals Technology Centre and the Nuclear Power Company, in recent times he has worked in academia, and apart...
Fellow’s Corner
This series of articles is intended to highlight industry-wide engineering experience, guidance, and focussed advice to practising technologists. It is written by ICorr Fellows who have made significant contributions to the field of corrosion management. This issue...