Corrosion 101
Understanding Pitting Corrosion to Prevent Catastrophic Failures
Pitting corrosion, although relatively small in size, can result in catastrophic failures in a variety of structures. Its unpredictability...
Top 4 Tips for Entry-level Corrosion Engineers
The top four tips (mentoring, asking questions, continued professional development, teamwork) that entry-level corrosion engineers can use...
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...
The Composition of a Paint Coating
A coating is a substance spread over a surface to provide protection or to serve decorative purposes. Here's an overview of paint coatings,...
CUI Myth: Shop Coatings are Better Quality than Field Coatings
If you have a controlled environment, you’re much more capable of controlling (and thus optimizing) the quality with which a coating is...
Q&A with Ron Bianchetti: Finding the Source of Costly Sewer Corrosion
Water/wastewater infrastructure corrosion expert, Ron Bianchetti, discusses a 2014 study examining how coagulants used in drinking water...
Five Key Factors in Understanding the Role of Soluble Salts in Coatings Failures
In determining the role of soluble salts in coating failures, both the physical and chemical aspects of delamination must be considered....
How Galvanic Corrosion Can Be Used for Good
There are instances where galvanic corrosion can be used to benefit specific applications. This article describes the situations where this...
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...
A Look at Self-Healing Metal Oxides as a Corrosion Prevention Method
Self-healing oxides are efficient at protecting metal surfaces due to their ability to flow and elongate as the coated metal deforms, thus...
5 Ways to Avoid Galvanic Corrosion
Preventing galvanic corrosion involves applying countermeasures early in the design phase. Understanding the mechanisms involved in this...
Top 10 Corrosion Threats
There are many different corrosion problems that can significantly impact a facility. Some problems are very specific to properties of...
Decline in Quality of Piping Making Corrosion Inevitable
The steady decline in the quality of today’s piping products means the potential of serious corrosion problems, often despite all the...
The 8 Most Common Forms of Metal Corrosion
All corrosion is not equal. The type of corrosion is dependent mainly on the surrounding environment and the composition of the exposed...
Expert Q&A: How to Succeed in the Corrosion & Coatings Field
In his 60 years in the corrosion business, Louis D. Vincent has become an icon of integrity and leadership. In this interview, he tells us...
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...
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...
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...
CUI Myth: The Type of Insulation isn't as Important as the Coating
We explore the CUI myth: 'In the CUI temperature range, if the right coating is just put on properly after excellent surface prep,...
