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Corrosion Prevention
Anodize This: The Brilliance of Anodizing
The anodizing process enables the formation of a brilliant, stable and durable oxide layer upon certain metals, which minimizes wear and corrosion damage to the...
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Corrosion
Galvanic Corrosion of Metals Connected to Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
Carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRC) are a sort of advanced material used in the aerospace, automobile, marine and sport industries. Their use is growing...
By: Mehdi Yari | Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario
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Corrosion Prevention
Temporary Corrosion Protection During Storage, Transportation and Handling
Deterioration due to corrosion of materials, parts and components during transportation and temporary storage during interstage manufacturing is a persistent problem in...
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Corrosion Prevention
Causes and Prevention of Corrosion on Welded Joints
A welded joint can have a low resistance to corrosion due to the varying chemical composition, residual stress and metallurgical structure of the weld zone. Corrosion of...
By: Kasay Mwiks
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Procedures
Coring: How to Properly Remove This Damaging Alloy Defect
Casting and alloying of metals are two important manufacturing processes. Casting is performed by pouring molten metal into a mold cavity of some desired shape. The...
By: Dileep Koodalil | Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing
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Corrosion Prevention
Introduction to Electroplating Interview with Jane Debbrecht
Jane Debbrecht is the Principal of JDebbrecht Consulting and a management consultant specializing in manufacturing company turnarounds and strategy development. She held...
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Procedures
Stick Welding: A Comprehensive Guide to a Very Popular Welding Process
For millennia, humans have practiced the art of joining metals. Early welding consisted of forge welding, which involved heating and hammering. By the end of the 19th...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Procedures
4 Ways to Reduce Stress Concentration in Machine Parts
Modern industries are under constant pressure to deliver goods and services at greater efficiency while minimizing operating costs. As a result, an increasing emphasis...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion Prevention
Beryllium Copper Alloys vs Steel: Which Metal Works Harder?
Always on the search for materials possessing just the right combination of properties for demanding applications, specifiers and corrosion engineers evaluate materials...
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Surface Preparation
An Overview of Welded Joint Corrosion: Causes and Prevention Practices
Corrosion, by definition, is a degradation of material due to its chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment. While this is a problem for metals in...
By: Nemanja Pavlovic
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Corrosion Prevention
Understanding Carburization: The Positive and Negative Impacts on Metals
Due to their low carbon content, low carbon steels are neither too ductile nor too brittle. They have low tensile strength and hardness. Because of their low hardness,...
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Corrosion
Training and Job Opportunities in the Corrosion Field
There appears to be a paucity of formal undergraduate engineering courses in the corrosion engineering field, while postgraduate studies are just starting to develop in...
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