Eurocorr 2014: ‘Improving materials durability’ – Part 1

The 2014 Eurocorr Meeting was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Pisa, Itay from 8 to 12 September 2014. The focus of the meeting was improving materials durability – from cultural heritage to industrial application. The meeting attracted over 948 delegates from 58 countries with Italy, France and Germany and UK providing around half the delegates between them. Over 440 papers and 120 posters were presented during the 18 sessions and 5 workshops. Parts 1–4 of this report will review the technical sessions over four issues with the opening and plenary lectures and technical sessions on inhibitors, hot gases, coatings (five sections) and automotive covered in this report.