By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand a pulling (tensile) force and refers to the breaking strength of a material when applying a force capable of breaking many strands of the material simultaneously, at a constant rate of extension/load. It is customarily measured in units of...
Absorption is a chemical or physical phenomenon in which the molecules, atoms and ions of the substance getting absorbed enters into the bulk phase (gas, liquid or solid) of the material in which it is taken up. Absorption is the condition in which something gets mixed or absorbed completely in...
18/8 stainless steel is the most widely used and flexible austenitic form of stainless steel. The numbers 18/8 represent the composition of this steel; it is 18% chromium and 8% nickel, making it very resistant to corrosion and oxidation.18/8 stainless steel is also highly durable and easy to...
When metals are exposed to factors such as diffusion, conductivity, pH imbalance, electrochemical potential and certain types of ions, corrosion may take place more rapidly and through various mechanisms.
By: Raghvendra Gopal | Founder & Director, Materials Info Consultancy Private Limited
It is essential to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each metal coating type to select the one that is best for your application.
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Polyurea coatings have some unique advantages that set them apart from other types of coatings; they also have some limitations and special requirements in order to apply them properly.
The short to the question is, yes. Zinc does rust. Like all metals, zinc corrodes when exposed to air and moisture. However, this element does not rust like most other metals.Iron, for example, reacts with water and oxygen in the atmosphere to form hydrated iron (III) oxide on the surface of the...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
A corrosion rate conversion is a technique to change the measurement units of a given corrosion rate to another unit for comparison purposes or a specific engineering application. When converting a corrosion rate between these units you must keep in mind that a mil is a thousandth of an inch (i.e.,...
By: Osvaldo Mejia | Sr. Pipeline Integrity Engineer at Petroleum Development Oman
Xylan is an industrial dry film lubricant consisting primarily of one or more fluoropolymers including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (Figure 1), perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) and fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP). This coating is generally used to reduce friction, improve wear resistance and...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Intergranular corrosion of austenitic stainless steels selectively attacks the vicinity of the grain boundaries.To evaluate, in a relatively short period of time,...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
Pipelines are still considered one of the most cost effective and safest methods of liquid and gas transportation.Pipelines are usually buried underground to improve...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
As with most industries today, the oil and gas pipeline segment is undergoing major changes with regards to safety and liability. Governmental regulatory mandates are...
By: Greg Denton | Pipeline Coatings Application Consultant, Crest Industrial Chemicals
Microbiologically induced/influenced corrosion (MIC) is a major failure issue for pipelines and equipment buried in soils, or exposed to environments that contain...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
The recent COVID-19 crisis and pandemic-induced lockdowns took a heavy toll on the global energy sector. In 2020, energy demand across advanced economies fell by over 6%...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Corrosion is one of the greatest issues plaguing industries that rely heavily on piping distribution networks. If left unchecked, corrosion deteriorates the pipe's...
By: Della Anggabrata
Lightweighting vehicles means making sure the lightest materials suitable to the job are used in the manufacture of vehicles. By lightweighting, manufacturers aim to...
By: Raghvendra Gopal | Founder & Director, Materials Info Consultancy Private Limited
Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is often the predominant failure in high–pressure gas transmission pipelines. Long-term operation of pipelines could lead to...
By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
Naphthenic acid (NA) corrosion is a non-aqueous corrosion process that has been a plague for the refining industry because it is often difficult to predict. NA corrosion...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
Refractory metals are widely used because of their unique and desirable properties and behaviors, especially their resistance to corrosion and their extraordinary...
Viscosity is one of the most essential physical properties of industrial fluids, such as coatings, paints and adhesives.Essentially, viscosity indicates a fluid’s...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
Metal dusting is a catastrophic form of corrosion degradation. It occurs when susceptible metals and alloys disintegrate rapidly into a dust of fine metal particles and...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
Pipelines are considered one of the safest and most feasible ways to carry hydrocarbons or gases from well heads to tankers or storage tanks.However, after their...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
Underground pipelines are always prone to corrosion due to how they react to their surrounding environment. If corrosion is left untreated, the pipeline's integrity...
By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines
Nickel (Ni)-based alloys are used in highly corrosive environments and often where other metals—such as stainless steels—have insufficient corrosion...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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Ken is the Chairman of the Board of KTA-Tator, Inc., the son of KTA’s founder, and an internationally renowned industry expert with over 45 years of experience in the field of protective coatings. He is a registered Professional Engineer (California, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania), is accredited as a Corrosion Specialist by NACE, is a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector Level 3 (Peer Review), and is an SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist. Ken serves as a senior consultant and expert witness on many projects and contributes articles to various technical publications. Ken was selected by the JPCL in 2009 as one of 25 Top Leaders and Thinkers in the Coatings & Linings Industry for the past 25 years. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College and an MBA from Columbia University.
Ph.D., Corrosion Science, University of MelbourneRob Francis has 40 years’ experience in the corrosion and coatings fields, with emphasis on steelwork in atmospheric and marine environments, as well as ferrous metals, technical training and quality assurance.