Aberdeen

Technical program for ICORR Aberdeen for 2010/2011 year as below:

30 September 2010
Joint: WJS -  Dr. Chris Fowler, Director, Corrosion Exova Group, Exova; “Materials & testing for sour environments.”

26 October 2010
ICorr: Dr. Zainab Marsh, TAQA/WGIM; Operating limits set by ISO 15156/NACE MR0175 versus recent testing advances performed in accordance with NACE TM0177/EFC 17 for the susceptibility of 316 stainless steel to pitting and stress corrosion cracking.

23 November 2010
ICorr: John Middleton; “Validation Testing of Composite Repairs for Pipes and Pipelines”

25 January 2010
ICorr: Rob Howard, Principal Engineer, Lloyds Register sharing on “Materials Engineering - Issues in Oil & Gas”

22 February 2010
ICorr: Dr. Dan Kirkwood, Senior Consultant, Oceaneering International Services (OIS); presenting "Interactive threats arising from hydrogen in ferrous alloys"

Summary:  The often confusing issue of how hydrogen interacts with metals and alloys arising from corrosion or protection processes, looking at the latest binary Fe - H phase diagram for example and the consequences on properties and other threats which arise from such interaction.

12 April 2010
Joint: MCF – Lammert Brathsma, Managing Director, Materials Engineering Limited (MEL); presenting “Cracks and their causes”.
Summary: Different types of cracks and their causes will be discussed, as their behaviour. This ranges from ductile to brittle cracking or fracturing to different types of cracks due to corrosion phenomena and wrong material handling, from heat treatment to surface treatment. The talks will be supported by a slide showing several pictures.  

24 May 2010
Joint meeting with NACE – Don Harrop, Head, Technology & Research department, BP. Presentation title TBA

If you would like any further information on the Aberdeen Branch's events and activities please contact:

Frances Blackburn
ICorr Aberdeen
Tel:   +44 (0)1224 243360
icorrabz@gmail.com