General Procedures

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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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  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...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Corrosion Prevention

  How to Improve Feedwater Quality to Prevent Boiler Corrosion

  Boiler failure is a major concern for heating and power plants, and the corrosion associated with the boiler's water quality is known to be the main cause. The total...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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  Corrosion

  Performing a Fitness for Service Assessment of Pressure Vessels

  Pressure equipment is defined as a containment apparatus with a difference in pressure between the internal and external environment. Some examples of pressure equipment...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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  Asset Management

  Guide to the Best Solution for Not-So-Large Corrosion Problems

  In the corrosion world it is generally accepted that there are eight basic types of corrosion. From this simple list of corrosion types, a daunting variety of corrosion...

  By: Bradley Erickstad | President, Coastal Corrosion Care LLC

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  Corrosion

  Techniques for Analyzing Corrosion Products

  Analysis and identification of corrosion products is a critical component of a failure analysis in order to conclude the root cause and to determine the corrective...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion

  Corrosion Scale Analysis for Piping Specimens

  Lead is a toxic metal that is harmful to human health. The introduction of lead into drinking water occurs through the corrosion of plumbing products as water moves...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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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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  Procedures

  10 Key Benefits of Case Hardened Steel

  There are many applications, such as gears and rolling contact bearings, where the components are subjected to shock loads and wear and tear due to a combination of...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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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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  Inspection / Monitoring

  Integrity Management: How Ultrasonic Inline Inspection (ILI) Technology Enhances Safety

  Pipeline integrity management systems are crucial for ensuring the safe and reliable operations of piping networks. In the oil and gas industry, numerous regulations...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer