Dear Members,
Welcome to the March-April issue of the Corrosion Management.
Since our January–February issue, two significant events have come to pass: WCO – World Corrosion Awareness Day launched by the WCO in 2010 and International Women’s Day declared by the United Nations in 1975.
International Women’s Day was observed with great enthusiasm all throughout the world on 8th March. Multimedia publications featured images and narratives showcasing the achievements of women. Many forums condemned the manner in which women are still oppressed and advocated for improvements to women’s rights. With continuing tales of women’s subjugation, my heart was heavy with misery. However, when l began compiling our latest magazine and saw the first piece by three female scholars from the Department of Materials, Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester (UoM), it gave me hope for a brighter future. Seeing women succeed in STEM fields fills me with immense pride. Worldwide, a large number of corrosion societies celebrated Corrosion Awareness Day on 24th April. Numerous events, including podcasts, quiz contests, and webinars, were organised. On their websites, many corrosion societies also posted educational or technical content. This issue of the magazine features a special article on the World Corrosion Awareness Day for which this year our North-West branch are planning their own special celebrations.
This edition is themed on recent Advances in Coatings. Eve Brittain, Safiya Al Abri and Beatriz Mingo (UoM) have written first article “Corrosion and Tribological Behaviour of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings”. This work aims to evaluate the influence of the processing frequency on the coatings’ microstructure, corrosion and wear response. The second article “Corrosion Protection and The Environment-Inorganic Zinc Silicate Coatings-Hot Dip Galvanizing” is contributed by Nick Karakasch. This article is compressed version of his detailed work on zinc silicate coatings. In line with our latest Industry News, Keith Birkitt and James Hobbs of UK HSE have written the final article, “Atmospheric Corrosion and Failure of Oil Pipeline in a Complex environment”.
We welcome all contributions, so do please send me all your content for consideration including industry news, technical articles, and articles for fellow’s corner.
Dr Shagufta Khan, FICorr Consulting Editor, editor@icorr.org
