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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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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  9 Ways the Merger Between NACE and SSPC Will Impact Corrosion Pros

  Two professional organizations, each of which have played significant roles in the corrosion industry for a combined total of 145 years, are joining together to create a...

  By: Annemarie Mannion

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  Soluble Salts

  Soluble Salts and Coating Performance

  Residual soluble salts can affect coating performance by accelerating the corrosion process and by causing osmotic blistering with subsequent disbondment of the coating...

  By: Heather Stiner | Protective Coatings Professional, SSPC

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  Abrasion

  7 Things to Know About Flash Rust

  Flash rust refers to the very rapid onset of rust on a metal substrate. It can happen in a number of different instances, but what it means is that there isn't much...

  By: Wade Hannon | Area Sales Manager, Specialty Products at GRACO Inc.

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  Coatings

  When is a Paint Dry?

  This seemingly simple question of “When is a paint dry?” may appear as exciting as watching paint dry, but in fact shows some complications that can arise with...

  By: Rob Francis | Consultant, Aurecon Materials Technology Group

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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  The Ugliest Coating System You’ve Never Seen

  “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”-- Albert Einstein I started in the coating industry in what would be considered today as a child...

  By: Warren Brand | Owner, Chicago Corrosion Group and W Brand Consulting