Latest Corrosion Failure Articles
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Corrosion Prevention
How to Effectively Recognize, Prevent and Treat Pitting Corrosion
Pitting corrosion initially presents itself as one or more tiny holes or cavities that are nearly invisible to the human eye. But this type of corrosion can quickly...
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Corrosion
Chloride, Caustic and Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking
Environmentally induced cracking often occurs unexpectedly because the environment associated with the failure was not considered fully when setting the materials...
By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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Materials Selection
7 Things to Know and Understand About Steel Corrosion
Steel is one of the most widely used materials in the construction industry. Its strength and durability give it unmatched versatility that allows it to be used in...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion Failure
Understanding the Relationship Between Stress and Corrosion
Most people associate corrosion with air and moisture (water). However, in some cases the stresses (residual stress or applied stress) acting on a material can play a...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion
Aluminum Corrosion: 5 Incredible Facts You Must Know
Since its discovery in 1827, aluminum has become a vital material in several industries. Its physical and chemical properties, along with its ability to go through...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion Failure
The Effects of Stress Concentration on Crack Propagation
When a structure or a machine is designed, it has to satisfy certain reliability and safety thresholds, based on a number of factors: the loads it is subjected to, the...
By: Nemanja Pavlovic
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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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Failure
The Relationship Between Corrosion Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Cracking
Corrosion fatigue of engineering materials, mainly metals, has been a topic of research worldwide for over a century. This type of corrosion failure was first observed...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion Failure
Stopping Rust in Bolted Systems
The fate of a complex steel assembly may be determined by the vulnerability of its smallest and least considered components. The bolts or fasteners holding the assembly...
By: Tim Davison
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Corrosion Failure
The Role of Corrosion in the Flint Water Crisis
Despite several studies many questions still remain regarding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. A decision to not add a corrosion inhibitor to the city’s...
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Corrosion
The 3 Stages of Corrosion Failure Analysis
Failure analysis is a vast concept that includes different fields such as electronics, mechanics, metallurgy, corrosion and so forth. However, for a corrosion engineer,...
By: Mehdi Yari | Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario
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Corrosion
Top 5 Corrosion Threats Caused by Neglect
Corrosion is defined as a naturally occurring chemical or electrochemical reaction that causes materials (primarily metals) to deteriorate. Like other natural hazards,...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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