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Corrosion News 20202020 Cost shared R&D in our member programs Testbeds for extensive field- and accelerated testing How accreditation gives you an advantage Effective research in Joint Insdustrial Projects 1 Index EDITORIAL, SEPTEMBER 2020 Corrosion control for a sustainable future In 2019’s editorial, I talked about how fast our economic and technical frontiers. Even in times of 10 society was developing and at the same time travel restrictions and confinement, we need to Solutions for greater sustainability how its vulnerability has increased, thinking find new ways to develop our networks, exchange in the automotive industry mostly about threats of climate change and global and collaborate. In this issue of Corrosion News, warming at that time. we have chosen to put a special focus on our Well, we all have been clearly reminded during member programs (MRC – member research 2020 about how fragile our society is. Even if consortia), which allow broad collaborative work environmental threats have not been in focus in specific corrosion sectors. Presently we have 12 MRC Soil Corrosion for safer 16 9 the last few months, it is only due to a more acute MRC’s, half led from Sweden and half from France. infrastructure New aerospace materials problem which needs to be solved immediately. MRC Corrosion in the pulp and paper 17 require defined test procedures However, an increased number of events such We apply knowledge in practice industry as extreme weather, ice melting etc. shows an Another extremely important aspect of our work MRC Coil Coated Materials for 18 increased need to act in the very near future. is to apply our knowledge in practice for testing tomorrow’s prepainted metals Few things have been business-as-usual during and approving materials and products, solving Corrosion control for a circular future 3 MRC Marine Corrosion 20 the Covid-19 pandemic, but one exception is issues both within industry and society. In this A global partner 4 MRC on application of stainless 21 corrosion. issue we also present some recent cases related to History and location 5 materials in biorefinery processes these aspects. Finally, you will also read about our new organisation, our competences and testing Our way of working 6 MRC Surface Technology 22 For a sustainable society “Rust never sleeps” is not only a cult rock album capabilities, as well as current initiatives to be 12 MRC´s offering cost-shared R&D 8 from the late seventies, it also literally describes launched during the autumn 2020 and 2021. MRC Aerospace defines new tests 9 the continuous effect of corrosion, no matter I hope you will find this issue of Corrosion MRC Automotive Corrosion for 10 8 testbeds for innovation, testing and 24 which pandemic, economic or environmental crisis News interesting and inspiring. Should you find greater sustainability verification we are going through. Corrosion leads to very any article of particular interest, please contact MRC Oil and Gas for H2S related 12 Testbed Marine offers unique 28 large and often unexpected costs, but in addition us for more information. If you pass by Stockholm, corrosion possibilities to the economical aspect, corrosion damage can Brest, Borås or St-Etienne, feel free to contact also imply tremendous environmental hazards and us, we will be more than happy to show you our MRC Corrosion Properties of 14 Expert consultancy on Stockholms 29 Polymers gives new knowledge golden bridge dangers for well-being and life. facilities and discuss corrosion with you. Controlling corrosion is necessary to even- PhD Research Projects show the way 30 tually reach a safer, more resilient, circular and Accreditation that gives you an 32 sustainable society. In this perspective, it appears advantage more important than ever to work for mitigating JIP in the automotive industry 34 the effects of corrosion in our society and JIP for agricultural environments 35 economy. Upcoming events 36 Contact Collaboration needed Olivier Rod Solving the present and future societal and Manager Corrosion industrial challenges implies the need of a broad department 30 collaboration beyond the national, cultural, o l iv i e r.r o d @ r i.s e New coating acts as catalyst2 in batteries 3 WHAT WE DO A global partner in the field of corrosion At RISE, over 100 researchers and experts work with corrosion and how to prevent it. Our mission is to help our partners and customers solve their corrosion issues and minimize damage related to corrosion. RISE has one of the strongest teams and largest Serving all industries laboratories in the field for applied corrosion More than 150 industrial companies all over research and corrosion protection of materials the world are members of our institute through in the world. More than 100 engineers and our different programs. With hundreds of R&D technicians in Sweden and France, collaborate projects and thousands consultancy projects extensively with both industry and the scientific every year, the corrosion department at RISE is community. involved in most industrial sectors concerned by corrosion. That includes the transporta- Broad expertise tion industry (marine, land, air), building and From our four European locations, we can infrastructure, military and naval construction, quickly provide solutions to various corrosion oil and gas industry, nuclear and chemical problems (including failure analyses, testing, industries, food industry, electronics, et cetera. laboratory and field investigations). Our compe- tency in investigations, diagnostics and studies is available for all metallic materials (steel, History and location aluminum, zinc, copper, titanium and various alloys), paints, polymers and composites. The RISE corrosion department is located at four sites in Sweden and in France. In addition, we have access to exposure sites all over the world. We are around 60 people in Sweden, 45 We test and verify in employees in Kista outside Stockholm and 15 RISE is the Swedish Research Institute employees in Borås in the west of Sweden. We different climates and Research and innovation partner. In international are composed of the corrosion group of former weather conditions, in collaboration with industry, academia Swerea KIMAB (which arose from the Swedish air, in seawater, concrete Institutes and the public sector, we ensure the Corrosion Institute and the Institute for Metal competitiveness of the business community Research) and of the former SP corrosion group. and soils and aggressive and contribute to a sustainable society. In France we consist of IC, the French Our nearly 3000 employees support and of Sweden Corrosion Institute, composed of one site in Brest environments, all over promote all manner of innovative processes. with 25 employees and one site in St-Etienne with the world. RISE is an independent, state-owned 15 employees. IC is a fully owned subsidiary of research institute that offers unique RISE. expertise and about 100 testbeds and demonstration facilities, instrumental In addition to our four sites, we have exposure in future-proofing technologies, sites located at various places around the world, products and services. the largest in Bohus Malmön and Kristineberg in Sweden and Brest in France. 4 5 WHAT WE DO Courses, seminars, conferences and training Standard or customised events related Expertise and flexibility to the field of corrosion and corrosion protection, for example cathodic protection define our way of working and automotive corrosion. We believe that being able to offer different ways of working with our customers is essential to deliver valuable applied research and support. We are always happy to discuss your Industrial confidential research needs to find the optimal services for your business. We perform confidential research and National and European development projects with our customers, research programs and act as an extra research department. Participation with other companies and stakeholders in projects in Sweden, France or the EU. We write applications and manage projects with topics interesting for our customers. Member Research Consortia, MRC Our MRC engage more than 150 compa- nies, large and small, from different sectors, Inspections, consultations industries, and countries. Joining means and analyses increased possibilities, expanded networks Field or laboratory inspections, failure and access to the recent updates on analysis, expert advice etc. RISE is an knowledge and know-how. impartial and independent partner, and all our consultancies are confidential. Rapid response problem solving Joint Industrial Programs, JIP Quick handling for solving complex JIP’s are a cost effective and efficient way problems requiring several different to conduct common industrial projects competencies, where we can use the broad grouping different actors along the value competence within RISE. chain. They are industrially financed programs typically comprising of 8–12 Networks companies, which share the cost of the We also manage several networks, project. A JIP is usually performed on a regrouping different stakeholders around 3-year basis. Accelerated testing Field testing and exposure specific topics areas and challenges, Accelerated laboratory testing of mate- Exposure and testing of materials and allowing information dissemination and rials, products and coupons in different products in natural environments, mainly exchanges. Examples of networks are environments. The tests can be performed focused on atmospheric and marine testing. Protection of electronics in