Heritage
From a national network of corrosion field stations to a national science data center and a national research facility, corrosion science at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) has built a complete system for education, research and engineering over six decades.
60+yrs
Of corrosion science and education
3
Second-class National Science and Technology Progress Awards
70+
Standards drafted
20+
Textbooks published
200+
Long-term international collaborators
China begins field testing of materials corrosion.
Corrosion science starts at USTB, with continuous teaching and research ever since.
With national support, a nationwide network of atmospheric, seawater and soil corrosion field stations is built.
With UNDP approval, USTB establishes its Corrosion and Protection Center — now one of the world’s three major corrosion research centers.
The National Field Observation and Research Platform for Materials Corrosion is accredited by the Ministry of Science and Technology and enters service.
The National Materials Corrosion and Protection Data Center is approved — the only one of the first 20 national science data centers led by a university.
USTB leads construction of MSAF, a national research facility for materials service safety, with over RMB 1.5 billion invested.
Hosts the 22nd International Corrosion Congress, attended by about 1,500 delegates from 43 countries.
More than 60 new corrosion-resistant steels adopted by 30+ major steelmakers; 95%+ market share in marine-grade and weathering bridge steel, at 100-million-tonne scale, used in containers, shipbuilding, wind power and high-speed rail.
Key corrosion problems solved for major projects in bridges, energy, transport and communications; the China–Maldives Friendship Bridge, in one of the world’s harshest marine environments, has performed well since opening in 2018.
The world’s largest corrosion database and a global monitoring network, co-built with partners such as State Grid and PipeChina; 141 user organizations in China and abroad served in 2024.