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  Corrosion Jobs: How to Become a Corrosion Technician in 2023

  In a competitive job market, finding the perfect career fit in corrosion-related fields can be daunting. Here are some tips to help you in your search.

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  Refractory Metals: Properties, Types and Applications

  Refractory metals are widely used due to their unique and desirable properties and behaviors—including corrosion resistance. Learn more here:

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  6 Tests to Measure a Material’s Strength

  Tensile, compressive, fatigue, torsion, nick break and creep tests are six important procedures used to measure the strength of a material.

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  Cathodic Protection and Anode Backfills

  Cathodic protection is a key method for preventing corrosion, and understanding its basic concepts is very important. Here we look at the use of specific anode

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  An Introduction to the Galvanic Series: Galvanic Compatibility and Corrosion

  When metals are incorrectly combined and exposed to water and other types of electrolytes, the effects can be very harmful. Find out more about the galvanic se

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  Corrosion in the Industry News: October 19, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the Industry News: October 19, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the mid-October 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup where we…

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  Corrosion in the News: October 5, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the News: October 5, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the early October 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup where we…

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  Introduction to Electroplating Interview with Jane Debbrecht

  Jane Debbrecht discusses the electroplating process, how it is used in industry, and the benefits it has over other corrosion prevention techniques.

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  Corrosion in the News: September 21, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the News: September 21, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the mid-September 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup where we…

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  Corrosion in the News: September 7, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the News: September 7, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the early September 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup where we…

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  Corrosion in the News: August 3, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the News: August 3, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the early August 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup where we…

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  Corrosion in the News: July 20, 2020 Roundup

  Corrosion in the News: July 20, 2020 Roundup. Welcome to the mid-July 2020 Corrosionpedia News Roundup were we…

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  Corrosion in the News: June 15, 2020 Roundup

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  Come Write For Corrosionpedia: An Exciting Opportunity is Waiting

  Check out this exciting opportunity with Corrosionpedia to share your expertise with 100,000’s of other professionals.

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  Corrosion in the News: April 20, 2020 Roundup

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  Corrosion in the News: April 6, 2020 Roundup

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  Video: When to Use Impressed Current Cathodic Protection

  Impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) is necessary when stray electrical currents threaten to corrode metal equipment. This video explains the whole process.

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  Corrosion in the News: February 3, 2020 Roundup

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  An Intro to the Duplex System for Corrosion Protection

  Protecting metals from the damaging effects of corrosion is usually achieved with the application of powder coating, paint or hot-dip galvanizing. However, due to the advancements in technology and corrosion protection...

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  Corrosion in the News: January 20, 2020 Roundup

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  Corrosion in the News: January 6, 2020 Roundup

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  Corrosion Control Considerations in the Equipment Design Process

  Corrosion is a global challenge that design engineers must address to reduce failures throughout the equipment life cycle. The electrochemical reaction that costs billions of dollars, both in direct and indirect costs, may...

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  The Role of Corrosion in the Flint Water Crisis

  Brown discolored water began appearing in a city’s drinking water after a change to the water supply. Further investigations revealed the water was contaminated with lead and bacteria due to corroding lead pipes.

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  Corrosion in the News: December 16, 2019 Roundup

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  Corrosion in the News: November 4, 2019 Roundup

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  Why Concrete Delamination Occurs – and What to Do About It

  Delaminations in concrete slabs can be a serious problem, but often they are heard before they are seen. Here's how to prevent them before...

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  Corrosion in the News: October 21, 2019 Roundup

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  Corrosion in the News: June 03, 2019 Roundup

  This week's stories take a look at several failures that were caused by corrosion, including a fatal bridge collapse in India, a huge...

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  Corrosion in the News: May 20, 2019 Roundup

  Welcome to our news roundup! This week's stories include corrosion problems in Australia, drinking water in lead pipes, drones, pipelines and industry award winners!

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  The 5 Advantages of Powder Coatings

  Powder coatings offer advantages over liquid coatings for appropriate applications. Quality coating depositions can be made rapidly and…

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  Corrosion in the News: May 6, 2019 Roundup

  This week's stories include the potential merger of two professional societies in the corrosion industry and advanced materials that are used in...

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  Experts Share Top Corrosion Innovations for 2019

  Find out what new innovations you should look out for this year as Corrosionpedia went to NACE Corrosion 2019 (the world’s largest conference and exposition on corrosion) in Nashville to seek out corrosion professionals.

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  Corrosion in the News: April 15, 2019 Roundup

  This week's stories include new innovations, corrosion inhibitors for water lines and improvements for nondestructive testing (NDT) corrosion monitoring.

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  Corrosion in the News: April 2019 Roundup

  This week's stories include new innovations, market growth and pressure around increased regulations in the pipeline industry.

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  A Look at Corrosion Barrier Linings for Internal Corrosion Protection

  When selecting a suitable protection system, we need to not only look at the cost of a unit, but total expenditure. This can include...

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  Quiz: Coating Defects and Failures

  Having an understanding of frequently encountered coating failures and defects is vital for anyone in the corrosion industry. Test your knowledge of coati

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  The 5 Key Considerations to Prevent Corrosion

  The 5 Key Considerations to Prevent Corrosion

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  INFOGRAPHIC: The El Paso Natural Gas Company Pipeline Explosion

  In August of 2000, the 30-inch diameter El Paso Natural Gas Company pipeline exploded in New Mexico resulting in 12 deaths and millions of dollars in damages. Proper corrosion protection and inspection could have prevented this disaster.

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  7 Best Methods for Detecting Leaks in Pressure Vessels

  7 Best Methods of Detecting Leaks in Pressure Vessels

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  Corrosion Risks and Prevention for Geodesic Dome Roofs

  Popularized in modern architectural designs, geodesic dome roofs also cover storage tanks in the oil & gas, chemical and water treatment industries. They are susceptible to corrosion, but the risk can be mitigated with flexible industrial coatings.

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  Your Guide to Corrosion-Resistant Metals

  Your Guide to Corrosion-Resistant MetalsThere's many many different corrosion-resistant metals out there and a guide to understanding them all would be greatly beneficial to our readers.Where are they used?How are they...

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  Mega Rust: Navy Trends in Shipbuilding & Corrosion Control

  Dave Zilber became Chairman of the Mega Rust Naval Corrosion Conference in 2011, when the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) took over...

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  Why Non-intrusive Inspection (NII) is Such an Effective Process for Corrosion Management

  Non-intrusive inspections (NII) are increasingly being considered as an alternative to the traditional internal visual inspection (IVI) approach due to its benefit of providing full confidence in equipment integrity while reducing costs and risks.

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  Cathodic Protection of a Sewage Treatment Dissolved Air Flotation Tank

  A dissolved air flotation tank with extensive corrosion required recoating of the entire tank and an upgrade of several components, including a galvanic cathodic protection system.

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  Protecting Pipelines from Corrosion Under Insulation

  Corrosion under insulation (CUI) prevention with thermal sprayed aluminum (TSA) provides long-term and reliable prevention that reduces inspection and maintenance of piping systems and provides significant maintenance cost reductions.

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  4 Types of Tests that Measure the Strength of a Coating

  4 Test Categories that Measure the Strength of a Coating. This article describes the categories that the various ways to measure a coating's strength...

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  VIDEO: The Basics of Corrosion and Protection

  When it comes to protecting major infrastructure, corrosion prevention can get very complicated. However, the most basic principles of corrosion are quite simple. Learn more in this short video.

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  The Crystalline Structure of Metals

  Materials are made up of a wide variety of atomic structures. However, metals in particular almost always have their atoms organized in a crystalline...

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  VIDEO: What Is a Corrosion Microcell?

  Microcell corrosion is when active corrosion, and the cathodic half-cell reaction that it produces, take place at different points along the same piece of metal. This video shows how it occurs at a molecular level.

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  Advances in Liquid Nylon Multipolymer Coatings for the Transportation and Renewable Energy Industries

  The primary benefit of liquid nylon coatings are that they produce a flexible, tough coating that provides an impervious barrier against corrosion, friction and electrical conductivity. They form a mechanical bond with any lightly abraded surface.

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  Are Conductive Linings Necessary for Tank Farms and Process Vessels?

  Proper grounding, the use of additives, quality construction of the tank and supporting infrastructure and adherence to safe operating procedures is sufficient provided that at least one of the three ingredients in the ignition triangle is eliminated.

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  6 Ways to Measure Surface Profiles for Concrete Surface Preparation

  Concrete may need to be prepared for repairs and overlays, or to clean and/or roughen the surface for the application of a subsequent protective coating. Learn 6 ways to measure surface profiles for concrete surface preparation.

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  New Advances in Epoxy Protective Coatings

  New epoxy coating technology that allows for true epoxy-amine curing in a single-pack product is becoming available in the marketplace. The benefits of the new epoxy coating technology versus the traditional two-component epoxy products are examined.

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  3 Essential Types of Material Destructive Tests

  3 Essential Types of Material Destructive Tests: Tensile, Toughness, Fatigue.

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  The Benefits of Timely and Effective Reporting When Conducting Pipeline Close Interval Surveys

  Close interval surveys are an inspection tool that assesses and reduces the impact of external corrosion on pipelines in order to improve safety and ensure pipeline integrity.

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  Using Modern Coatings to Restore Historical New York Landmarks

  Historical landmarks are culturally significant with backgrounds that prompt a sense of nostalgia to those who visit them.

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  VIDEO: Cathodic Protection in 2 Minutes Flat

  Cathodic protection is an old method of corrosion prevention, but it's still used in a wide array of environments, from steel pipelines to home water heaters. Want a quick look at how it works? Check out this video.

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  An Introduction to Soil Corrosion

  Did you know that soil could be highly corrosive? Find out which factors determine the corrosivity of soils, and what can be done to prevent soil corrosion.

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  Joe Payer: Preparing the Corrosion Engineers of Tomorrow

  In an exclusive interview, Joe Payer talks about the corrosion program at the University of Akron, a curriculum designed to prepare corrosion engineers.

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  VIDEO: John Oliver on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

  Infrastructure: it's our roads, bridges, dams, airports, power grids... basically anything that can be destroyed in an action film! And the problem is, it's falling apart. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers...

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  Q&A with Mega Rust Chairman Dave Zilber

  Dave Zilber served as Chairman of the Mega Rust Naval Corrosion Conference beginning in 2011, when the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) took...

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  Chlor-Rid Protects Steel from Salt Corrosion

  Cost of salt corrosion coatings failures estimated at over US$6 billion per year, but can Chlor*Rid help this number drop?

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  Q&A with David Shong: Views on CUI & Hydrophobic Insulation

  Q&A with David Shong: Views on Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and Hydrophobic Insulation to...

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  Magnum Energy Services Acquires TSI Thermal Spray Industries LTD.

  Magnum Energy Services (MES) is pleased to announce that MES has concluded a definitive agreement to acquire TSI Thermal Spray Industries Ltd. in April, 2015.