Corrosion Control Research Cell-CCRC, IMME PU

💥 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 💥

🎯 Enhance Your Expertise in Corrosion Prevention & Cathodic Protection Design! ⚙

𝟮. 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 organized by the Corrosion Control Research Cell, University of the Punjab – in collaboration with AMPP Pakistan.
📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 19-May-2025
🕘 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 9AM To 12PM
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Corrosion Control Research Cell, IMME, University of the Punjab, Lahore
🧑🏻‍🏫 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Dr. Ameeq Farooq
Learn industry-standard soil resistivity techniques—critical for designing effective CP systems and evaluating corrosion risk!

📌 Don’t miss this chance to gain practical, field-ready skills with expert guidance.

Association for Materials Protection and Performance
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
University of the Punjab
Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab

💥 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 💥

🎯 Elevate Your Technical Expertise In Pipeline Corrosion Prevention!⚙

𝟭. 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 (𝗣𝗦𝗣) 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 conducted by the Corrosion Control Research Cell, University of the Punjab – in collaboration with AMPP Pakistan.

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 12 May 2025
🕘 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 9 AM to 12 PM
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Corrosion Control Research Cell, IMME, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
🧑🏻‍🏫 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Dr. Ameeq Farooq

Learn from experts and walk away with industry-relevant skills in cathodic protection surveys!

📌 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain hands-on experience in PSP measurements and understand AMPP CP criteria for pipelines!

Ameeq Farooq
Association for Materials Protection and Performance
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization

Congratulations to Muhammad Muizz Awan,🎉👏 Research Assistant at Corrosion Control Research Cell-CCRC, IMME PU, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab Pakistan for winning the "Corrosion Awareness Day 2024 Scavenger Hunt" ✨ Contest and winning the Corrosion "Atlas Case Studies" Book jointly organized by Materials.Business and Infinity growth.

Hard work always pays off 💪, and Muhammad Muizz, you have exemplified this truth once again. As a great ambassador of CCRC, we are all immensely proud of your outstanding achievement😊❤️. Your dedication and perseverance have shone through as you maintained the top position by winning the competition, just as Muhammad Haris Shah Qureshi did for the CCRC team last year.

We look forward to seeing the same enthusiasm and effort from the CCRC team 😎 in the upcoming Corrosion Awareness Day 2025 competition. Let’s continue to set high standards and achieve remarkable success together. Your achievements today set a powerful precedent for future competitions.

Congratulations once again, Muhammad Muizz! Keep up the phenomenal work🎉💥💯.

AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
AMPP Pakistan Chapter
University of the Punjab
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
Ameeq Farooq

To Our Esteemed Contributors👑✨

Thank you for your invaluable contributions 🫶❤️ to our corrosion awareness blogs jointly organized by AMPP Chapter Pakistan and Corrosion Control Research Cell in context to Corrosion Awareness Day 2024. Your expertise, insights, and dedication have significantly enriched our content and helped educate our audience on this crucial subject. We truly appreciate your hard work and commitment 👏.

As social media 📡, sources play a significant role in creating awareness, these blogs aim to provide a platform to experts, organizations, and individuals to share educational content 👩‍🏫 and infographics📷 related to different types of corrosion their prevention, detection, and mitigation techniques. By educating society about corrosion, we empower them to preserve critical infrastructure, ensuring safer environments 🌏 for generations to come. The ripple effects of corrosion awareness activities is far bey and engineering as it extends to sparking innovation, creating jobs, and bolstering economic resilience 💪.

Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab
University of the Punjab
AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
EFC-European Federation of Corrosion
International Corrosion Organization
Indegrity
Materials.Business
Bureau Veritas
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
AKT Oil Services

Ameeq Farooq, Muhammad Haris Shah Qureshi, Muhammas Zain Azeem, Ahmad, Muhammad Rifaqat Shahzad, Muhammad Usama, Monica Hernandez, Muizz Awan, Abdul Maabood Hassan Alvi, Munnam Farooq, Tahir Iqbal, Ali Haider, Ghulam Mehdi, Hassaan Ahmed, Ali Hasnain, Sehar Khalid, Aliya Tufail, Kanza Ashraf, Muhammad Faizan, yousaf maliksher, Aqeel Shabbir, Abdul Majid, Taimoor Khawar

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance AMPP: Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟯𝟬

🚨 𝑨𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏

In air conditioning unit the evaporator and condenser connect with each through copper tube. The refrigerant flow through the copper pipe. The efficiency of air conditioning unit is largely depended on the copper pipe used. Copper has high thermal conductivity which ensure that the refrigerant absorbs and release heat efficiently, result into effective and quick temperature regulations. Mostly, the copper pipe is covered with soft foam insulation pipe or insulation wrapping tape or other methods etc. to protect it from the aggressive environment as well as not heat dissipate from the copper pipe.

In the below photograph 📷, the copper pipe from the air conditioning outdoor unit is totally exposed to environment as no soft foam insulation pipe or insulation wrapping tape r**e on the copper pipe. You can clearly see that copper pipe color totally turn into black (which is actually reddish brown in color). The change in color indicates that the copper pipe is corroded, which result into decrease in the performance of air conditioning unit. If no further action is taken, the pitting will generate into the copper pipe, result into leakage of refrigerant. Annual maintenance of air conditioning unit is very necessary to avoid such time of failure.

Do you think it is a case of atmosphere corrosion? Do you think it is a case of pitting corrosion? Does it cause any damage? Is their risk involving in it, if this corrosion continues? Do you observe such type of corrosion in your daily life? Suggest the possible remedies? 🤔

Blog credit to: Ameeq Farooq

EFC - European Federation of Corrosion
ICC - International Corrosion Council
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
University of the Punjab

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter 🇵🇰 AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟮𝟵

🚨 𝑨𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏

Normally the door angle is made up of structural steel, it is more resistant to rust than most steels. Enamel coating was applied on it to prevent corrosion. Enamel coating on steel provides corrosion resistance, durability, and aesthetic appeal.

In the below photography 📷, the room door angle is placed on the roof of house, the coated structural steel door angle is corroded from bottom, splashes of water (during cleaning and rainwater) can both contribute to corrosion. Atmospheric corrosion is material degradation due to pollutants incorporated in the air. It can also be defined as an electrochemical process that highly depends upon the electrolyte presence in dew/rain/melting snow/water and humidity. When water comes into contact with steel, it can initiate reactions that lead to rust formation over time. There is lot of reasons of corrosion, but its main reasons at this stage is the non-uniform thickness of coating and climate or weather condition.

📌 Do you think it is a case of atmospheric corrosion? Do you think it is a case of filiform corrosion? Does it cause any damage? Is their risk involving in it, if this corrosion continues? Do you observe such type of corrosion in your daily life? Suggest the possible remedies? 🤔

Blog credit to: Aqeel Shabbir

WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
EFC-European Federation of Corrosion
ICC-International Corrosion Council
University of the Punjab

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟮𝟴

🚨 𝑨𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏

The air conditioning outdoor unit is mostly placed on the roof of the building or placed outside the room. Mostly to increase the performance of the air conditioning unit, the outdoor unit is placed on the wall with the help of steel supporting frames. The frame helps to installed the outdoor unit to the wall as well as to bear the load of the outdoor unit. To protect the frame from adverse effect of corrosion, it is mostly coated.

In the below photograph, the outdoor unit supporting frame is severely corroded. Actually, during installation, the lack of awareness of corrosion plumb or installation team the frame used was bare steel. Due to environment effects like rain or humidity or aggressive salt species and temperature, the steel structure become severely corroded. Now the whole weight of the outdoor unit is on the corroded steel frame, which make the condition risky.

⚠️If no further action taken to mitigate the corrosion process this corroded steel frame further corrode and result in the corrosion of the bottom of outdoor unit as well.

📌 Do you think it is a case of crevice corrosion? Do you think it is a case of atmospheric corrosion? Does it cause any damage? Is their risk involving in it, if this corrosion continues? Do you observe such type of corrosion in your daily life? Suggest the possible remedies? 🤔

Blog credit to: Sehar Khalid

EFC - European Federation of Corrosion
ICC - International Corrosion Council
WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
University of the Punjab

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab , Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter 🇵🇰 AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟮𝟳

🚨 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈

The distribution boxes for internet or phone connections are mostly fabricated by steel to minimized the electrical interference with the surrounding and to save the internet/phone connections from water/rain. Those steel distribution boxes are powder coated with specific thicknesses depending on the nature of the environment. After coating, those distribution boxes are installed on poles, which are mostly fabricated by galvanized steel.

In the below photograph 📸, the distribution box is severely corroded. Actually, powder coating on the distribution box is not good, it has non-uniform thickness. Due to which corrosion initiate from where there is less coating thickness. And its look that after coating no proper inspection of the coating was carried out. The environment is not harsh as much, but poor coating result into sever corrosion of distribution box. If corrosion further accelerate, it will create pin holes in the distribution box, due to which rain/water move into the box and ⚠️ result in malfunctioning of internet / phone connection.

🔍 Do you think it is a case of crevice corrosion? Do you think it is a case of filiform corrosion? Does it cause any damage? Is their risk involving in it, if this corrosion continues? Do you observe such type of corrosion in your daily life? Suggest the possible remedies? 🤔

Blog credit to:Taimoor Khawar

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WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
EFC - European Federation of Corrosion
ICC - International Corrosion Council
University of the Punjab

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟮𝟲

🚨 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒏 𝑬𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒄 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓

Imagine having a glass of water with a battery and some special wires. When we connect these wires to two metal strips placed in the water and zap it with electricity, bubbles start forming! These aren't just any bubbles, though. One type is hydrogen gas, a potential fuel source that can power cars and even rockets! The other is oxygen, the gas we breathe. Pretty cool, right?

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒗𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑩𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉

Now, most electrolysis experiments use fancy, non-reactive electrodes made of platinum or graphite. But what happens if we swap one of them for iron, a common metal that loves to rust? Here's where things get interesting. Iron isn't a big fan of just sitting in acid (which is basically what we're using in this experiment). It wants to react, and that reaction might affect the bubbles we see.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒃𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔

This experiment is a springboard for further exploration. It raises questions 🤔 about how different metals like zinc and copper react in electrolysis and how we can use this knowledge to improve the process ✨. Maybe one day, rusty objects like old car parts could be used to create clean-burning fuel!

Blog credit to: yousaf Malik

WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
ICC - International Corrosion Council
EFC - European Federation of Corrosi
University of the Punjab
AMPP Pakistan Chapter

~In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness~

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 # 𝟮𝟱

🚨 𝑬𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒓𝒐𝒏

Mostly old drainage systems drain, waste and vent piping were manufactured by cast iron. Corrosion of the drain piping depends on the external environmental conditions and aggressiveness of the fluid flowing 🫧 through it. To avoid erosion in the cast iron drain pipe mostly drain grate covers are used. In cast iron pipes, rust forms crust interior known as tubercules. This tuberculation slows down water flow, increase the chances of corrosion and erode the pipe internally.

In the photograph below 📷, the drain pipe is shown which is severely damage, and to avoid any accident the pipe is tightened with rope. The drain grate cover is missing in this certain due to which erosion firstly damage the cast iron pipe internally and then the water corrodes the pipe internally. The thickness of the pipe also decreases with the passage of time.

⚠️ Now, this pipe is completely damaged and it should be replaced with the new one, otherwise it is very risky to use it further.

Blog credit to: Kanza Ashraf

WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
EFC - European Federation of Corrosion
ICC - International Corrosion Council
University of the Punjab

In context to Corrosion Awareness Day, Corrosion Control Research Cell, Institute of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab in collaboration with Pakistan Chapter 🇵🇰 AMPP: The Association for Materials Protection and Performance organized the Corrosion Awareness Blog, to create awareness

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠 # 𝟐𝟒

🌐 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 (24𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭)

When you see 🔎the below photograph 📸 of an iron p***o 🔐, what you thought about it🤔?
➡️ Is it due to poor material selection?
➡️ Or due to galvanic corrosion?
➡️Or maybe the coating on the lock is poor?
➡️What about crevice corrosion?
➡️Do you think, the aggressive environment deteriorates❌️ it?
✅️Whatever the reason/s of corrosion you are thinking from above options are correct, but I think it is due to lack in awareness about corrosion. It is due to ignorance and lack of maintenance. It is due to fact that this lock is useless for the owner or maybe they don’t need it anymore.
▶️The corroded lock 🔐 is a symbolic warning for all of us, that if we don’t care about our own assets, then the corrosion will overcome and it will lock our assets, resulting in financial and structural loses as well as environmental pollution. So, learn about the corrosion effects, get trained on its mitigation techniques and more than that communicate about the adverse effects of corrosion to the other people in your surrounding/networking. This act of kindness will protect people, assets and environment from the adverse effect of corrosion.

My mentor always says to me, when I am new in my professional carrier “It is better to wear out, then to rust out”.

Blog credit to: Ameeq Farooq

WCO. -The World Corrosion Organization
University of the Punjab