Environments
The 5 Factors of Atmospheric Corrosion
You can see its effects on flag poles, rusty bridges, monuments and buildings... find out more about the rate of atmospheric corrosion and...
The Impact of Minimum & Maximum DFT Values on Coating Performance
Two leading marine coating experts illustrate how to assess and control a myriad of painting process variables using a simple control chart...
Increased Rates of Copper Corrosion in the Zone of Aeration Explained
Variation in environmental conditions tends to create conditions ideal for the formation of differential aeration cells in the zone of...
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...
What We Can Learn From Mass Underground Water Pipe Corrosion
A lack of effective corrosion prevention could be a main cause for the failure of the metallic pipes used for the water system. This...
Increasing Coating Performance through Application Process Control
This article reviews the problems and best-practice solutions to achieving good marine coating specifications, while ensuring the...
Tips for Running Coating Projects in Winter
Applying industrial coatings in cold weather can present a number of technical and safety challenges for asset owners and coating...
Ambiguities in Determining if 'Specified DFT' has been Achieved
The authors expose the roles that standards, and paint company guidelines and recommendations play in the confusion over how coating...
Applying Protective Coatings to Ships in Cold Winter Conditions
Applying protective coatings to ships in cold winter conditions is problematic. Painting in low temperatures has created many modifications...
Working to Overcome Poor Quality Coating Practices in International Shipbuilding
This article delves into marine coating quality control problems in the wake of the 2008 shipbuilding boom, which have resulted in...
Increasing Cathodic Corrosion Protection to Pipelines by Removing Underground Earthing
Remedial work was required to avoid stray current corrosion where a gas pipeline and a fire protection system water main were in close...
Lessons Learned from 50 Years of Coatings Testing at SA Water
This article provides key findings and lessons learned from test results generated across eight environmental test sites with the aim of...
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...
Cold Corrosion and a Systematic Approach to Preventing It
Systematic preventive maintenance and monitoring procedures can alleviate equipment damages due to cold corrosion in IC engines as well as...
What Hot Summer Days Mean For Your Insulated Piping Systems
Summertime can create specific challenges for your insulated piping system. Extreme temperature swings can have a significant impact on the...
5 Key Factors Present in Corrosive Soils
Soil corrosion is a phenomenon that involves a number of complex chemical reactions that range widely in rate and severity depending on the...
Introduction to Managing Internal Corrosion in Process Vessels
Oil and gas process vessels are commonly subjected to aggressive chemicals and elevated levels of temperature and pressure. Those who...
Why it’s a Mistake to Reuse Old Coating Specs: Lou Vincent Q&A
An exclusive interview with international coatings expert Lou Vincent about a common spec writing error that can result in premature...
Coatings Specifications, Good, Bad or Ugly: Lou Vincent Q&A
An exclusive interview with protective coatings expert Louis D. Vincent on coatings specification writing best practices, common mistakes...
