Volunteer Assessors

The Institute of Corrosion 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 member retention.

We are now looking for Professional Registration assessors (for both
Applications and Interview assessment purposes).

  • Are you Engineering Council registered at CEng level?
  • Do you want to give back to the profession by helping the next
    generation of engineers achieve professional registration?
  • We are looking for volunteers to become Professional Registration
    Interview (PRI) assessors who will be reviewing, assessing, and
    interviewing applicants.

By giving us your time, you will be doing vital work ensuring the future of
the profession. All we need from you is 6 hours of your time per month.

If this is of interest to you, please reply: F.A.O Anthony Setiadi admin@icorr.org  and we will be in touch with you about the next steps.

New Year – New Branch

New Year – New Branch

Our new Wales and South-West Regional Branch is set to host its first event and AGM on 21st March 2024. It’s first scheduled committee meeting will take place on the 1st of February 2024.

Covering a region with a hugely diverse range of business sectors, including:

  • Aerospace
  • Chemical plants
  • Construction Products
  • Energy Production
  • Inspection and analytical services
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petrochemical
  • Renewables
  • Steel and metal manufacturing / recycling

This new ICorr Branch is being specifically founded to help this region develop and share knowledge regarding corrosion and corrosion prevention.

The Branch is ideally placed to join these diverse industries as well as leading Universities, for not only sharing this knowledge but also helping to develop new ideas for corrosion prevention.

A major key to the success of the Branch will not only be the promotion and sharing of knowledge, but also the development of corrosion and materials engineers of the future.

The initial aims of the Branch include:

  • Having a focus on local industry needs and challenges within the broad subject of corrosion – with selected presentations from companies / academics etc.
  • Promoting, sharing, and learning between experts within the region.
  • Defining a yearly programme of meetings that generate discussions and promote learning across the region – guest visits / speakers / workshops / roadshows.
  • Encouraging interest from undergraduates, schools, apprenticeship programmes, and colleges within the area on this broad subject.
  • Committee meetings and social and technical events to be held across the Wales and South-West Region.

The first official event and inaugural AGM will be held on March 21st – 12pm – 2pm. Lunch will be provided.  Committee members and their roles to be announced soon after the AGM.

Details of Event: The topic will be Microbiologically Induced Corrosion – Real world failures and how to prevent them. There will be two presentations, one by Sarah Bagnall, (Director of Consultancy Services at R-TECH) and one by Dr Gareth Williams, (Consultancy Services Manager of ECHA Microbiology). This will be followed by a Laboratory tour.

Location R-TECH Materials, Testing House, Kenfig Industrial Estate, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2PE.

Registration will close on Monday 18th March.

For further information on the Branch or if you are interested in attending this event, please contact: swchair@icorr.org

Aberdeen Pre-Christmas Dinner Nov 23

Aberdeen Pre-Christmas Dinner Nov 23

On 17th November 2023 the Aberdeen Committee, as close partners of the North Scottish Branch of The Welding Institute (TWI) were invited to attend their 38th Annual Dinner, held at the Aberdeen Altens Hotel. This year the TWI are celebrating their 100th Anniversary.

Aberdeen Branch Committee Members – L to R, Mei Ling Cheah (former YICorr Officer and now Vice Chair), Steve Paterson (YEP Mentor’s and Case Study Co-ordinator), Lian Ling Beh (Secretary Internal), Nigel Owen (Secretary External), Eilidh Macdonald (2022 YEP Winner and now Events Co-ordinator) and Leela Ramachandran (University Liaison & CPD Officer).

There were some truly excellent presentations by Brian Bell (TWI Chairman), Katy Heidenreich (OEUK – Offshore Energies UK, Supply Chair and People Director) and Stephen Anarach (TWI- Oil and Gas Energy Transition Manager).

Later guests from across Energy companies in Aberdeenshire, were greatly entertained by Gordon Smith, former CEO of the Scottish Football Association and professional footballer who made 490 league appearances, six international appearances and scored 117 goals for teams including Brighton, Kilmarnock, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic, Rangers and Stirling Albion.

With some hilarious storytelling, Gordon told us what really goes on behind the scenes in the football world and some key life lessons from his own experiences.

The Aberdeen Branch expresses its sincere thanks to the committee of the TWI North Scottish Branch for making this all possible.

Details of their current officers may be found at: www.theweldinginstitute.com/member-benefits/branches/north-scottish-branch

 

 

 

64th Corrosion Science Symposium report

64th Corrosion Science Symposium report

The 64th Corrosion Science Symposium (CSS) was held jointly with Electrochem 2023 at the University of Bristol between September 10 and 12, 2023. The CSS has been held annually since its launch in 1960 by Prof. L.L. Shreir. The symposium is always an ideal opportunity for students and early career researchers in corrosion science from across the UK and Europe to congregate, discuss their work, share ideas, and, above all, enjoy themselves in a stimulating and friendly environment. This year, there were 20 talks and seven posters, and the UR Evans award plenary talk was given by Prof.
Nick Birbilis (Deakin University, Australia).

The Shreir Prize for the best student presentation went to James Rafferty (University of Manchester) for his talk entitled Environmental effects of a simulated AGR coolant on oxidation and carburization behaviour of type 316H stainless steel. His talk eloquently described the environmental effects of oxidation and carburisation of type 316H stainless steel, which is used within the super-heater and re-heater sections of the UK’s Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors. The effects of gas pressure, water vapour content, and applied stress on oxidation and carburisation were investigated. Unlike other studies, no significant changes in oxidation or carburisation as a function of water vapour in the gas were explored with the development of some critical insights and understanding.

Other symposium highlights included: Lawrence Coghlan (University of Manchester) gave an interesting overview of his work on the degradation mechanism of polyester powder coatings exposed to cyclic corrosion testing. In an effort to better understand the mechanism of crack initiation and subsequent degradation of coatings, powder-coated samples were exposed to cyclic corrosion testing experiments of various lengths to characterise the formation and subsequent development of defects within the coating. These defects and the development of cracks were linked with microstructural features within the coating and the substrate surface to better understand the mechanism of initiation and propagation. Amber Sykes (University of Leeds) reported her studies into the influence of CO2 partial pressures on the formation and protective characteristics of iron carbonate corrosion products. Specifically, under certain conditions, the precipitation of FeCO3 corrosion products on pipe walls can form a dense layer that protects the underlying X65 carbon steel from further corrosion. However, the level of protection offered by the corrosion product layer is highly sensitive to changes in environmental conditions. Amber used electrochemical tests to demonstrate how distinct FeCO3 layers develop and revealed how operating pressure affects FeCO3 formation rates.
Finally, one of the four poster prizes awarded by the Electrochem 2023 meeting was presented to Hector Arriba Gutierrez (Cranfield University) for his work on the SS Great Britain: Decarbonising the Unique Conservation System for the World’s First Iron Ship.


Electrochem 2023 and Corrosion Science Symposium (CSS) delegates

Shreir prize recipient (James Rafferty) and CSD Chair
Julian Wharton.

ICorr Birmingham 2023 – Weds 1st November 2023

ICorr Birmingham 2023 – Weds 1st November 2023

Excellent meeting today hosted by INSTITUTE OF CORROSION (Midlands Division), at Birmingham Think Tank 💭/ Millenium Point.

Kudos to Stephen Tate, Bill Whittaker & team for organising. 👏🏻

Great to hear about new developments in the industry as well as new training opportunities. 🔬🧪💡

Webinars & teams calls are great but you can’t beat a good face to face conversation, networking and laughter. 🤝

Click on pictures of the event

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