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President’s Message

Website Admin Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Dear ACA members Following the recent ACA Council meeting in November, the following members were elected as new ACA Board members. Dr. Patricia Shaw Wayne Burns Dr. Aaron Sudholz We are pleased to welcome them in a fresh capacity onto the ACA…

Microbially-Induced Corrosion (MIC) in the Oil and Gas Sector

Website Admin Friday, December 11, 2020

The ACA’s Oil and Gas Technical Group hosted International guest Speaker Torben Lund Skohus and local experts Margarita Vargas and Laura Machuca for an interactive Forum focused on experiences with Microbially-Induced Corrosion (MIC) in the Oil and Gas Sector. Dr Torben Lund…

Minimising CUI risks using non-water absorbent insulation in conjunction with drain holes

Website Admin Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Thunyaluk Pojtanabuntoeng, Curtin Corrosion Centre Introduction Thermal insulations used for energy conservation and personnel protection can create an environment perfect for corrosion by forming a narrow annular space that can trap water between the metal surface and an insulation material or by…

ICC INTERCORR | Dates Changed

Website Admin Thursday, October 15, 2020

We understand that at the moment this still requires rigorous care and, given this scenario full of uncertainties, the event committee decided to postpone the ICC INTERCORR WCO until July 20th to 23rd, 2021

Internet Explorer

Website Admin Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Dead Not Resting If you are using either Internet Explorer or Edge Legacy browsers the site probably look horrible. These browsers don’t comply with any modern web standards and have serious security problems which compound daily as they are no longer supported…

ATG Call for Nominations

Website Admin Thursday, October 8, 2020

Mission Founded in 2017, by the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), and bound by the Associations Constitution, the Applicators Technical Group (ATG) mission is: To represent the needs of ACA Member specialist contractors in industries that serve the protection or restoration of corrosion…

Presidents Message

Website Admin Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Vahid Afshari – ACA President In this global COVID-19 Pandemic, which has challenged our association operation in the same as many other professional associations and organizations, it is more critical than ever to strengthen our professional community facing the challenges of today…

Darwin ACA Event | Engineers Australia

Website Admin Tuesday, September 22, 2020

We can all go to the Annual Darwin ACA networking event this year because it is a webinar. Hosted on the Engineers Australia site

Defence | Cost of Corrosion | Part 5

Website Admin Monday, September 21, 2020

It is essential for defence forces to have equipment and infrastructure that is functional and operationally ready. Corrosion poses a severe threat to the operational readiness of defence forces. Analyses have been conducted into the impact of corrosion in the Australian Defence…

Cost of Corrosion | Construction and Infrastructure | Part 4

Website Admin Thursday, September 17, 2020

Buildings and structures that incorporate concrete and exposed metal are subject to corrosion. The nature of corrosion varies based on the type and location of the structure. Globally, corrosion-related catastrophic failure of infrastructure has been most visible in the collapse of bridges.…