THE BRITISH CORROSION INSTITUTE
UNDERPINNING ENGINEERING WITH SOUND METALLURGY
METAL CORROSION
The BCI is focused on supporting engineers with the information needed to make better material decisions for aggressive operational environments.
Engineering can benefit from a robust approach to material selection. When done properly, corrosion resistant engineering metals can make equipment simpler and more resilient.
The ability to build-in features to the base metals such as high corrosion resistance, conductivity, high shock resistance and galvanic compatibility reduces the need for complex engineering solutions.
Balancing the Variables
For engineers designing long-life critical equipment for use in marine environments, it is a challenging time. Budgetary constraints and increased focus on shock rating are often requirements that are difficult to bridge.
The British Corrosion Institute has worked with leading materials and engineering stakeholders to give engineers more options when confronted with this challenge.
Often a decision has to be made between significant increase in production costs versus high in-service maintenance costs. What is needed is a range of low-cost, high strength metals with corrosion resistance that can last the lifetime of the system without being replaced.
A range of marine alloys, labelled the Elite Alloys have been developed by Copper Alloys Ltd in the UK and present a realistic alternative to upgrading systems and minimising through-life costs.
