Western Australian Corrosion Research Group
Welcome to the Western Australian Corrosion Research Group home page. We are in the Department of Applied Chemistry which is located on the Bentley Campus in Building 305.
The Western Australian Corrosion Research Group (WACRG)is dedicated to maintaining a high standard of equipment and expertise in corrosion science. The group undertakes research and consultancy work for investigating and solving complex problems. The Department of Applied Chemistry will be recognized for its excellence through the delivery of high quality courses in chemistry; and through its national and international reputation in basic and applied research and development.
The WACRG has dedicated staff and laboratory facilties to cater for needs of industry. It harnesses the work of professional scientists, technical staff and facilities across the campus of Curtin University. And also collaborates with private consulting organistions.
The evaluation of corrosion involves metals, inhibitors, biocides, surface coatings and cathodic protection in a variety of different environments. This represents a diverse range of corrosion science requiring a wide range of expertise, testing equipment and methodology.
The WACRG offers a service in corrosion testing to companies and individuals that would not normally have access to the range of facilities required.
ASTM, British and Australian Standard Test Methods Available
- Pitting and crevice corrosion resistance of stainless steel and related alloys.
- Stress corrosion cracking measurements of alloys and welds.
- Susceptibility to intergranular attack.
- Potentiodynamic polarisation.
- Linear polarisation or polarisation resistance (Rp).
- Dezincification of brass.
- Evaluation of engine coolants.
Inhibitors
- Weight loss measurements.
- Wheel testing of inhibitors for the oil industry.
- Partitioning coefficients of oil soluble and water soluble inhibitors.
- Biocide activity tests.
- Corrosion tests for engine coolants.
- Potentiodynamic and Linear Polarisation tests.
- Electrochemical Noise Analysis.
- Electrochemical Impedance spectrocopy (EIS).
Protective coatings
- Salt spray fog testing.
- Cathodic disbondment.
- UV weathering.
- EIS.
Materials Selection
- Electrochemical testing.
- Autoclave tests.
- Crevice and pitting corrosion tests.
Service for clients
- Research and consultancy.
- Problem solving and failure analysis.
- Corrosion training courses.
- Inhibitor evaluation.
- Materials selection for alloys, coatings and plastics.
- Metallurgical characterisation of alloys by optical microscopy and electron microscopy.
- Evaluation of anode materials.
- Measurement of the susceptibilty to intergranular corrosion
Useful Corrosion Links
- Fontana Corrosion Center, Ohio State University
- The Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering
- The Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University
- Protective Coatings, Linings and Related Resources (searchable databases)
- Corcon Corrosion Consultants- by Dr C de Waard with useful information about many different types of corrosion.
Contact: Prof Rolf Gubner, Professor of Corrosion
Western Australian Corrosion Research Group
Department of Applied Chemistry
Curtin University of Technology
Bentley, Western Australia 6102
Tel: +61 8 9266 7272
fax: +61 8 9266 2300
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