4 Types of Concrete Floor Coatings (And What You Should Know About Each)
Several factors, such as anticipated traffic, environmental conditions, and durability requirements must be taken into consideration to determine the best floor coating...

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5 Most Common Types of Metal Coatings that Everyone Should Know About
It is essential to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each metal coating type to select the one that is best for your application.

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The Basics of Cathodic Protection
Commonly used to protect numerous structures such as pipelines, ships, tanks and offshore oil platforms, cathodic protection works by allowing a more reactive,...

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Corrosion
Refractory Metals: Properties, Types and Applications
Refractory metals are widely used because of their unique and desirable properties and behaviors, especially their resistance to corrosion and their extraordinary...
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Scientific Properties
6 Ways to Measure Fluid Viscosity
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
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Corrosion
Metal Dusting 101: A Catastrophic Corrosion Phenomenon
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
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Inspection / Monitoring
The Ultimate Guide to Pipeline Pigs
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
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Pipeline
How To Conduct An AC Attenuation Survey on an Underground Pipeline
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
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Corrosion
All About Environmental Cracking in Nickel-Based Alloys
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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Corrosion
The 4 Key Types of Crevice Corrosion
Crevice corrosion is a type of localized corrosion that may occur in metallic materials when in contact with a solution within a restricted geometry. This happens in...
By: Martin Rodriguez | Senior Researcher, CNEA
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Pipeline
Internal Corrosion of Pipelines Carrying Crude Oil
Crude oils are a highly complex combination of hydrocarbons, heterocyclic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, organometallic compounds (any member of a class of...
By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
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Corrosion Prevention
Why is Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistant?
Stainless steel is known for its corrosion resistance in many environments in which carbon and low-alloy tool steels would corrode. (Background reading: An Introduction...
By: Michael Pfeifer | Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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Substance Modification
Corrosion Resistance of Metals Processed by High-Pressure Torsion
Metallic grain refinement is a large attractive industry due to its superior effectiveness compared to other strengthening mechanisms to enhance materials and meet...
By: Della Anggabrata
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Failure
6 Ways to Prevent Corrosion Failure Analysis Frustration
Have you ever run into the following situation? A component within your product broke or your manufacturing line was producing bad components, and you wanted to...
By: Michael Pfeifer | Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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Failure
An Introduction to Hydrogen Embrittlement
Hydrogen embrittlement is the result of the absorption of hydrogen by susceptible metals, resulting in the loss of ductility and reduction of load-bearing capability...
By: Michael Pfeifer | Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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