Frictional force is the opposing force that is created between two surfaces that try to move in the same direction or that try to move in opposite directions. The main purpose of a frictional force is to create resistance to the motion of one surface over the other surface. The frictional force… View Full Term
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Refractory metals are widely used due to their unique and desirable properties and behaviors—including corrosion resistance. Learn more here:
Tensile, compressive, fatigue, torsion, nick break and creep tests are six important procedures used to measure the strength of a material.
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
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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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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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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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 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...
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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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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This week's stories take a look at several failures that were caused by corrosion, including a fatal bridge collapse in India, a huge...
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!
Powder coatings offer advantages over liquid coatings for appropriate applications. Quality coating depositions can be made rapidly and…
This week's stories include the potential merger of two professional societies in the corrosion industry and advanced materials that are used in...
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.
This week's stories include new innovations, corrosion inhibitors for water lines and improvements for nondestructive testing (NDT) corrosion monitoring.
This week's stories include new innovations, market growth and pressure around increased regulations in the pipeline industry.
When selecting a suitable protection system, we need to not only look at the cost of a unit, but total expenditure. This can include...
Having an understanding of frequently encountered coating failures and defects is vital for anyone in the corrosion industry. Test your knowledge of coati
The 5 Key Considerations to Prevent Corrosion
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.
7 Best Methods of Detecting Leaks in Pressure Vessels
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.
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...
Dave Zilber became Chairman of the Mega Rust Naval Corrosion Conference in 2011, when the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) took over...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Materials are made up of a wide variety of atomic structures. However, metals in particular almost always have their atoms organized in a crystalline...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3 Essential Types of Material Destructive Tests: Tensile, Toughness, Fatigue.
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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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.
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.
In an exclusive interview, Joe Payer talks about the corrosion program at the University of Akron, a curriculum designed to prepare corrosion engineers.
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...
Dave Zilber served as Chairman of the Mega Rust Naval Corrosion Conference beginning in 2011, when the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) took...
Cost of salt corrosion coatings failures estimated at over US$6 billion per year, but can Chlor*Rid help this number drop?
Q&A with David Shong: Views on Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and Hydrophobic Insulation to...
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.