Engineering and Spec Writing
5 Most Common Types of Metal Coatings that Everyone Should Know About
The 5 most common types of metal coatings that can effectively prolong the service life of many metal assets by preventing corrosion...
Aluminum Corrosion: 5 Incredible Facts You Must Know
Strong, reliable, ductile, lightweight and naturally corrosion resistant – aluminum is an ideal construction material. However, it...
The Effects of Stress Concentration on Crack Propagation
An understanding of how cracks form and propagate enables us to design safer and more reliable structures at a lower cost.
High Pressure Fastener Coating Practices Under Fire: Ian MacMoy Speaks Out
Ian MacMoy, an expert on pressure bolt coatings for aggressive corrosion environments, speaks out against oversizing nut threads to...
Quality Assurance in the Coatings Industry: A Job Description
Quality assurance specialists are usually employed or subcontracted by an asset owner. In the paint and coatings industry, they verify that...
Effect of Corrosion on a Material's Tensile Strength and Ductility
Discover the mechanical properties of metals used for construction materials and how corrosion influences the metal’s internal structure.
Stress Concentration: Top 4 Tips to Reduce Stress Concentration in Machine Parts
Stress concentration reduction in machine parts usually involves providing a smooth path for stress to flow through the component. This can...
The Use of Cathodic Protection Coupons for Monitoring Cathodic Protection Levels
The corrosion industry is beginning to emphasize the use of cathodic protection (CP) coupons as an assessment technique to determine the CP...
12 Things You Need to Know About Austenitic Stainless Steel
Austenitic stainless steels are the most popular grade among the stainless family of alloy steels and are known for their high corrosion...
Calculating Tensile Stress: Why It Needs to Be Done Now
Calculating and measuring tensile stresses are vital in predicting the behavior of various types of materials. Designers and engineers...
Come Write For Corrosionpedia: An Exciting Opportunity is Waiting
With so many qualified corrosion engineers, technicians, technologists, specialists and more looking for new trade opportunities,...
Understanding the 3 Types of Tensile Strength
The three types of tensile strengths are yield, ultimate, and fracture strength. Each of these mechanical properties defines the various...
The Anatomy of a Coating Failure
Rarely does a coating fail because of only one contributing factor. Rather, it is usually two or more factors working in conjunction that...
Questioning Current Methods in Defining Proper Coating Surface Profile (Part 1)
In light of basic adhesion science, today’s surface profile measurement methods, standards and specifications have unique limitations in...
Polyurea Coating Spotlight with Kyle Flanagan
Polyurea coatings expert, Kyle Flanagan, discusses new market developments, construction projects using polyurea systems, new standards and...
The Relationship Between Corrosion Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Cracking
While corrosion fatigue and stress corrosion cracking can occur under different circumstances, they are part of the same continuum....
The Effects of Salt Contamination on Coating Performance
A discussion of salt contamination on coating performance, risk assessment techniques and test methods before coating application and some...
The History and Industry Adoption of Polyurea Coating Systems
Since the early 1990s, when fast-set polyurea coatings were first introduced, the industry debate about these coatings, hybrids and...
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...
