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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  The Growing Disconnect in the Pipe Coating Industry

  In the last twenty or thirty years, the oil and gas pipeline coatings industry has seen a lot of changes. From the days of coal tar coatings with relatively little...

  By: Greg Denton | Pipeline Coatings Application Consultant, Crest Industrial Chemicals

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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 Prevention

  Top Corrosion Mitigation Technologies to Watch for in 2021

  With corrosion management and corrosion-related incidents costing a massive US$2.5 trillion a year across the globe, it’s no wonder that advancements in corrosion...

  By: Annemarie Mannion

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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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  Markets

  Combating Sanitation System Corrosion

  Governments, particularly major cities, are faced with a growing demand on aging sanitation infrastructures and escalating cost of maintenance. (An introduction to the...

  By: Robert Anderson

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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...

  By: Corrosionpedia Staff

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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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  Coatings

  How to Enhance Safety When Working With Volatile Organic Compounds

  Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of carbon-based products that are able to vaporize at room temperature. Historically VOCs were quite common in coating...

  By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines

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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  Writing Safety Into Your Coating Specification

  In safety, as for all other considerations pertaining to a coatings project, the specifier must first go back to the design basis before writing a coatings specification...

  By: Mark Davidson, Eng.

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  Corrosion

  Training and Job Opportunities in the Corrosion Field

  There appears to be a paucity of formal undergraduate engineering courses in the corrosion engineering field, while postgraduate studies are just starting to develop in...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Coatings

  The Dangers of Typical Corrosion Prevention Solutions

  Corrosion is a common issue that affects metals and other materials over time. When these materials are exposed to the environment, chemical interactions begin to affect...

  By: Merrick Alpert | President and a Member of the Board of Directors of EonCoat, LLC.

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  Materials Selection

  How to Get Started in a Career as a Materials Scientist

  Materials science is a relatively diverse area of study. Since its inception, this engineering field has helped to revolutionize the way we design and manufacture...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer