Technical – Australasian Corrosion Association

Coatings and Applicators Groups – Annual Award Nominations

ACA Thursday, April 1, 2021

Applications are now open for three of our Association's Major Awards - The Victor Nightingall Award, coordinated by our Protective Coatings Technical Groups, and The Rust Award and The Golden Trowel Award offered by our Applicators Technical Group. These awards will be…

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…

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…

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.…

Water and Wastewater | Part 3

Website Admin Thursday, August 27, 2020

Corrosion Cost and Impact | Australasian Review Water and wastewater infrastructure are present throughout Australia and New Zealand. The scope of water industries includes water treatment, distribution, plumbing, wastewater treatment, rainfall collection, industrial recycling and desalination. In New Zealand, the wastewater and…

RT Radiography for Detection of CUI

ACA Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Description CUI can be extremely difficult to detect, with insulation and cladding often masking corrosion and traditional methods, such as visual inspection through the removal of cladding and insulation can be time-consuming. Often the true extent of corrosion is not realised until…

Cost of Corrosion | Oil and Gas | Part 2

Website Admin Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Corrosion Cost and ImpactAustralasian Review Causes and Management of Corrosion Corrosion is an issue which is encountered in many stages of the oil and gas industries, including oil and gas pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants. Corrosion in oil and gas industry is…