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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...

  By: Corrosionpedia Staff

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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