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Corrosion in the News: November 4, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories highlight exciting corrosion prevention innovations involving copper and concrete structures. Changes in EPA...
Corrosion in the News: October 21, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at the closing of a battleship exhibit due to corrosion, some developments in coating products and a bridge...
Corrosion in the News: September 16, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at several instances of vehicle corrosion, another involving an infamous marine disaster, and developments...
Corrosion in the News: September 2, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at developments in nanomaterial technology, a city’s corroded drinking water tanks, and a new inspection...
Corrosion in the News: August 19, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at a serious finding involving corrosion and airplane landing gear components, a tragic pipeline explosion...
Corrosion in the News: August 5, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at several new exciting coating developments including wax coatings, graphene coatings, and even mango leaf...
Corrosion in the News: July 15, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at breakthroughs in powder metallurgy, a new corrosion-resistant valve that keeps oil and gas personnel...
Corrosion in the News: July 01, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at several failures that were caused by corrosion and some new corrosion prevention improvements such as...
Corrosion in the News: June 17, 2019 Roundup
This week's stories take a look at several failures that were caused by corrosion and some new corrosion prevention improvements such as...
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...
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...
Corrosion in the News: May 6, 2019 Roundup
Welcome to our news roundup! This week's stories include the potential merger of two professional societies in the corrosion industry and...
Corrosion Industry Experts Share What Innovations They See on the Horizon in 2019
Find out what new innovations you should look out for this year as Corrosionpedia went to NACE Corrosion 2019 (the world’s largest...
Corrosion in the News: April 15, 2019 Roundup
Welcome to our news roundup! This week's stories include new innovations, corrosion inhibitors for water lines and improvements in the...
Corrosion in the News: April 2019 Roundup
Welcome to our first news roundup! This week's stories include new innovations, market growth and pressure around increased regulations in...
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...
A Look at Corrosion Barrier Linings for Internal Corrosion Protection
A discussion of alternative barrier linings and coating systems for protecting process vessels and storage tanks from corrosion and erosion...
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...
7 Best Methods for Detecting Leaks in Pressure Vessels
Pressure vessels may become unusable if leaks are present and the internal pressure decays. It is critical that pressure vessels remain...
Your Guide to Corrosion-Resistant Metals
Here's a handy guide to understanding corrosion-resistant metals, including the applications where each is appropriate, how they are used...
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...
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...
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...
The 5 Key Considerations to Prevent Corrosion
With proper consideration, corrosion can be limited and even prevented almost entirely. There are many different ways that the risk of...
4 Types of Tests that Measure the Strength of a Coating
Testing the mechanical properties (e.g., adhesive strength) of a coating is one of the best ways to ensure that the coating in question can...
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.
3 Essential Types of Material Destructive Tests
Tensile, toughness and fatigue destructive testing provides valuable information for determining the suitability of a material in a...
The 5 Advantages of Powder Coatings
Powder coatings offer advantages over liquid coatings for appropriate applications. Quality coating depositions can be made rapidly and...
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...
World of Concrete 2016 - Helping to Define the Impact of Corrosion on Concrete
World of Concrete's growing audience leads to an exciting and informative show.
SSPC 2016: Focus on Youth, Technology and Award-Winning Projects
New technologies, new leadership and new blood... SSPC 2016 was a resounding success and a great event for all 2,000+ attendees. Here are...
Q&A with David Shong: Views on CUI & Hydrophobic Insulation
An exclusive interview with a representative from Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group on the causes of corrosion under insulation...
Joe Payer: Preparing the Corrosion Engineers of Tomorrow
The Department of Defense conducted a corrosion cost study to quantify what they had known for years—that corrosion was a huge financial...
Mega Rust: Navy Trends in Shipbuilding & Corrosion Control
In an in-depth interview, Mega Rust chairman Dave Zilber shares his views on U.S. Navy ship design and construction, contractor methods,...
Twin Wire Arc Spray High Density Coating Process by Thermion
These metal arc spray high density coating systems offer high density coatings with lower operational costs.
Q&A with Mega Rust Chairman Dave Zilber
An in-depth interview with Mega Rust 2015 Chairman, Dave Zilber, reveals insights, recent successes and the hurdles ahead for the U.S. Navy...
Chlor-Rid Protects Steel from Salt Corrosion
The cost of salt corrosion coatings failures are estimated at over US$6 billion per year.
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! Here's...
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...
Corrosion Control Considerations in the Equipment Design Process
The design process is crucial for implementing the proper anti-corrosion measures. There are numerous factors to consider and methods that...
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...
Refractory Metals: Properties, Types and Applications
Refractory metals are widely used in various applications because of their unique and desirable properties and behaviors, including...
An Intro to the Duplex System for Corrosion Protection
Two systems are better than one. Learn how they're combined to increase a substrate's resistance to corrosion.
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...
Why Concrete Delamination Occurs - and What to Do About It
Delamination in concrete slabs can be a serious problem. This article examines how to prevent them—and how to find and fix them when they...
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...
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...
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...
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