Scientific Evidence

Our objective is to provide scientific evidence

Through our current activities we aim at demonstrating effectiveness of various copper alloys in actual fish farm environments for different geographies with different species. In current trials, we have actually established physical, environmental, productive and economic performance of copper alloys used in different types of aquaculture cages. Providing practical and scientific evidence that using copper in marine aquaculture improves fish health is our objective.

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Corrosion behaviour of copper alloys used in marine aquaculture

The excellent marine corrosion resistance of copper has been known and used to good effect for centuries. Copper alloys used in sea water service have low general corrosion rates but also a high resistance to many localised forms of corrosion which can lead to rapid failure. However, no alloy is totally immune and we have addressed corrosion behaviour of three copper alloys used in marine aquaculture in order to allow engineers to design equipment and select conditions which can allow optimum performance.

Click here to download the paper: “Corrosion Behaviour of Copper Alloys used in Marine Aquaculture” by Carol Powell, metallurgist