PLACES now available – The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr)
– Corrosion Mechanisms in Stainless Steels

Join us in Aberdeen on November 6th for our next course on corrosion mechanisms in stainless steels, delivered in collaboration with ICorr, the British Stainless Steels Association (BSSA) and @R-TECH Materials.

This one-day, expert-led course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the fundamental corrosion mechanisms affecting stainless steels—including pitting, crevice corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), and more.

We’ll also cover mitigation strategies, best practices in alloy selection, and real-world case studies to bridge theory and application.

 Date/Location

Thursday 6th November 10am – 4pm Village Hotel Aberdeen, Prime Four, Kingswells Aberdeen, AB15 8PJ

 About The Course

Corrosion causes plant shutdowns, waste of valuable resources, loss or contamination maintenance, expensive over design and jeopardises safety.

The course addresses the various corrosion mechanisms which can occur when using stainless steel materials in various industries.

Real-life case studies and solutions from our vast experience in Failure Analysis will be presented.

 The course structure will include the following:

1. Introduction
2. Overview of corrosion
3. Sensitisation
4. Tea Staining
5. Rouging
6. General/uniform corrosion
7. Pitting corrosion
8. Selective attack
9. Chloride stress corrosion cracking

10.High temperature corrosion

11.Polythionic Acid stress corrosion cracking

12.Microbial corrosion

13.Crevice corrosion

14.Corrosion under insulation

15.Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking

16.Galvanic corrosion

17.Caustic stress corrosion cracking

18.Erosion Corrosion

19.Corrosion Fatigue

 Each mechanism will include the following:

• A description of the failure mechanism and critical factors.
• How to identify the mechanism.
• Locations affected within the industry.
• Affected material types.
• Recommendations on how to prevent the damage mechanism. including inspection and monitoring.
• 1 or 2 case studies related to the mechanism.

Handouts will be provided on completion of the course.

 Course Cost

£425 + VAT for BSSA & ICORR members, £475 + VAT for non-members

 Registration

Register today: Corrosion Mechanisms in Stainless Steels Course – The Village Hotel, Aberdeen – British Stainless Steels Association

https://bssa.org.uk/event/thurs-6th-november-the-village-hotel-aberdeen/

 Recent feedback from Delegates

Previous attendees of the course have ranged from complete beginners in corrosion (zero previous knowledge) to practicing Corrosion Consultants and some of the comments received from participants are given below:

1. “I liked very much the layout of the course with the case studies. The lecturer was very knowledgeable”.
2. “AN excellent day / course”.
3. “Working in the energy sector, I wanted to gain valuable insights on various degradation mechanisms of SS and make use of the same in work on a daily basis. Very useful”.

Sarah Bagnall CEng, FIMMM, MICORR, Director Consultancy Services (R-Tech) – Stainless Steels Course Presenter

 Other ICorr Courses

ICorr also offers many other specialist courses in Microbial Corrosion, Oil and Gas related corrosion topics, intumescent coatings, etc.

Details of all ICorr courses are available on the Institute website: www.icorr.org

See also: Training & Qualifications – Institute of Corrosion

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