EFC Webinars 2020-2025
2025
From Data to Decisions: Leveraging AI and ML in CorrosionScience, Materials Engineering and Management
online, 13 May 2025, 9:00 - 13:00 CEST (Paris time)
organised by EFC in partnership with CEFRACOR
This webinar gathered speakers from academia, research and technical centres and industry as well, having the objectives to present their various experiences in Corrosion Science, Materials Engineering and Management.
This willingness to get inputs from different applications, such as the presentation by Prof. David Winkler from the Monash Institute (Pharmaceuticals Sciences), gave the opportunity to understand his approach and new Machine Learning technology and their application into biomaterials, nanomaterials, materials for energy uses for instance, with Prof Nicholas Harrison (Imperial College, London), connecting Molecular Science to Engineering in case of Detection, Prevention and Mitigation of Corrosion. Dr Christian Feller presented AI-driven corrosion inhibitors discovery. Dr Mikhail Zheludkevich from Helmholtz Zentrum-Hereon, expert in AI, was the moderator.
From an industry perspective, Qi Chee & ShiLiang Johnathan from Matcor showed how AI can help to monitor and detect industrial corrosion. More specifically, Christophe Baete from Elsyca made a focus on the future of Digital Twin for corrosion management and compliance. Antonin Braun from Aquila Data Enabler presented case studies of generative AI related to Documentation, Conformity and Maintenance.
Dr Axel Homborg from the Netherlands Defence Academy will conclude this webinar by moderating a panel discussion about the requirements for ML to earn the trust of asset owners, maintainance contractors and the scientific community. The list of panelists will be announced separately.
2024
EFC Webinar
Corrosion Performance of AdDitively Manufactured Metals
21 May 2024
(as part of the event series around the World Corrosion Awareness Day 2024)
Online via Zoom
Presented by Pascal Collet of EFC with Iris De Graeve and Reynier Revilla Castillo as moderators from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel – VUB group of Electrochemical and Surface Engineering
The speakers discussed their work and the corrosion performance and other technical properties of additively manufactured metals (Stainless steel, alloys (Ni, Al, Cu, Ti)) in relation with the application.
Full Programme
Morning session (9:00 - 11:00 CEST (UTC+2))
Speakers:
- Prof. Bowei Zhang - University of Science & Technology, Beijing
Title of the Lecture: Corrosion behavior and oxide film characteristics of laser powder bed fusion copper alloys - Mrs Clara Linder – RISE
Title of the Lecture: Effect of alloy composition and surface treatment on the corrosion and fatigue corrosion resistance of additively manufactured aluminum alloys - Prof. Sergio Lorenzi - University of Bergamo
Title of the Lecture: Additive manufactured nickel alloys and corrosion qualification.
Technologies and materials-related challenges - Dr. Nicolas Nutal & Mr. Frédéric Novello - CRM group
Title of the Lecture: Stress corrosion cracking testing of materials issued of additive manufacturing (LPBF & WAAM)
Afternoon session (14:45 - 17:00 CEST (UTC+2))
Speakers:
- Dr. Ravi Shahani - Constellium
Title of the Lecture: Aluminium laser powder bed AM solution giving exceptional corrosion performance - Prof. Matjaz Godec – IMT
Title of the Lecture: Corrosion properties of additive manufactured metallic materials - Mr. Adrien Barroux – CETIM
Title of the Lecture: Corrosion behaviour of stainless steels fabricated by various additive manufacturing processes - Dr. Fanny Balbaud - CEA
Title of the Lecture: Corrosion behaviour of additively manufactured stainless steels in nuclear environments
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5th EFC WP4 online seminar on nuclear corrosion
Is copper a safe canister material for long-term storage of nuclear waste?
SIMS- and TEM-based high-resolution studies of internal corrosion of copper exposed to synthetic groundwater
25 April 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Online via Zoom
Speaker: Christofer Leygraf, Professor em, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Flyer
2023
4th EFC WP4 online seminar on nuclear corrosion
Stress corrosion cracking of austenitic alloys: from the Coriou effect to the stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel
25 April 2023, 14:00 - 15:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Online via Zoom
Speaker: Prof. Damien Féron, CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Flyer
2022
3rd EFC WP4 online seminar on nuclear corrosion
Environmentally-assisted cracking of structural materials in light water reactors
25 April 2022, 16:00 - 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Speaker: Prof. Peter L. Andresen, Consultant (retired from GE-Global Research Center), USA
FLYER
Presentation slides: Download
2021
Remote Teaching in Corrosion Education - learning from Professionals in the field
21 May 2021, 10:00 to 12:00 CET
organised by the EFC Working Party on Education (EFC WP7)
Speakers.
- Dr. Torben Lund Skovhus
Docent and Project Manager at VIA University College in the Centre of Applied Research and Development in Building, Energy and Environment (Horsens, Denmark)
Title: Learnings from online teaching and network building during the COVID-19 pandemic - Dr. Yaiza Gonzales Garcia
Associate Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering department at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
Title: Transition from laboratory classes to online activities: What have we learned?
Nuclear Corrosion
23 April 2021, 9:00 to 10:15 CET (16:00 to 17:15 JST)
organised by the EFC Working Party on Nuclear Corrosion (EFC WP4)
Chair: Stefan Ritter
Journey to the heart of the corrosion processes involved in a spent nuclear fuel recycling plant
Speaker: Benoit Gwinner, CEA, France
FLYER
2020
Nuclear Corrosion
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 14:00 – 15:50 CEST
organised by the EFC Working Party on Nuclear Corrosion
Chair: Stefan Ritter
Programme
| Opening S. Ritter |
| SiCf/SiC cladding for LWR: Assessment of flow accelerated corrosion M. Le Flem, B. Bourdiliau, F. Datcharry, M. Hélie, Ch. Lorrette PRESENTATION |
| Stress corrosion testing of copper in near neutral sulfide solutions C. Taxén, Ch. Lilia PRESENTATION |
| A study of stress corrosion cracking by high-speed atomic force microscopy S. Moore, R. Burrows, T. Martin, L. Picco, Th. Scott, O. Payton PRESENTATION |
| Corrosion mechanisms of T91 (Fe-9Cr) steel in Pb-Bi eutectic alloy aided by thermodynamic calculations: Effect of oxygen S. Gossé, L. Martinelli, K. Ginestar PRESENTATION |
| Closing remarks S. Ritter |
Corrosion Protection by Organic Coatings
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 14:00 – 15:30 CEST
organised by the EFC Working Party on Coatings
Chair: Wolfram Fürbeth
Programme
| Opening W. Fürbeth |
| Steel corrosion protection using post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate coatings M. Fedel, F. Deflorian, E. Silva, F. Cotting, V. Lins PRESENTATION |
| Parallel EIS and IR measurements to study formation and destruction of interfacial bonds between polymers and metal oxides H. Terryn, S. Pletincx, M. Meeusen, K. Marcoen, F. Cavezza, L. Fockaert, A. Mol, T. Hauffman PRESENTATION |
| Mapping the Transport Channels in an Epoxy Coating with AFM-IR S. Gibbon, S. Morsch, S. Lyon PRESENTATION |
| Effect of surface chemistry on the bonding mechanisms, strength and durability in steel-epoxy adhesive bonds J. van Dam, H. Terryn, A. Mol |
| Closing remarks W. Fürbeth |