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Stainless Steel Creates an Art Deco Masterpiece

Rob Francis May 22, 2019

With the Delhi Pillar (Delhi, India), improved corrosion resistance was achieved through alloy additions to the iron, but this was the result of luck with the ore used. It was not until the late Victorian era that scientific investigations produced the precursors…

We’re at the boat show!

Website Admin May 21, 2019

See us at Booth 96 in the Main Pavilion Bringing to the marine and boating industry an awareness of the importance of protecting our assets from one of the most corrosive environments…the sea!

Standard released for inorganic zinc coating application

Rob Francis May 20, 2019

Proper corrosion protection is critical in steel construction. Protective coating systems on bridges and other steel structures that fail due to poor durability or through incorrect specification are expensive, inconvenient and may have a negative impact on public health, safety and the…

Desert Dryness Preserves Aircraft

Rob Francis May 17, 2019

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG) at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Tucson, Arizona, USA), commonly known as “The Boneyard,” is probably one of the strangest airfields in the world. It’s here that the U.S. Air Force, Navy-Marine Corps,…

Buried Nails Resist Corrosion for 2,000 Years

Rob Francis May 14, 2019

In about 88 AD, a remote Roman legion at the Inchtuthil fortress on the north bank of the Tay River was ordered back to the European mainland. Unable or unwilling to transport nearly a million iron nails with it, the legion dug…

ACA/ACRA event roundup

Website Admin May 13, 2019

ACA and ACRA combined for a joint presentation at the Pan Pacific on South Wharf to investigate the role that chlorides have on reinforcement corrosion and the service life of structures. This event was well attended with just on 50 members attending…

King Tut’s Meteoric Treasure

Rob Francis May 10, 2019

Of the many wonderful things that Howard Carter found in the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, a small iron dagger may seem insignificant compared to the numerous gold, silver, and beautifully colored objects that the Egyptian boy king is famous for. But…

Outer Space—The Ultimate in Benign Locations

Rob Francis May 8, 2019

Corrosion, being a reaction between a material and its environment, can be minimised by creating a benign environment rather than looking at expensive materials such as iridium. And, in theory, it is not hard to find a very benign environment—simply head upwards…

Tales of Metal Resilience

Rob Francis May 6, 2019

A series of short articles written by Rob Francis | R A Francis Consulting Services | ACA Life Member Rust – to your nontechnical friends and family, is probably thought of as, all you deal with in your work in the corrosion…

Iridium—The Ultimate in Corrosion Resistance

Rob Francis May 6, 2019

Rust — your nontechnical friends and family will probably think this is all you deal with in your work in the corrosion industry. But we all know our work involves much more than this. This series of short articles—in honour of NACE…