Corrosion Testing

Latest Corrosion Testing Articles

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  Corrosion

  Analyzing Aqueous Corrosion Products

  A combination of multiple methods is often required to correctly identify aqueous corrosion products with the most commonly used methods being scanning electron...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion

  Performing a Fitness for Service Assessment of Pressure Vessels

  Pressure equipment is defined as a containment apparatus with a difference in pressure between the internal and external environment. Some examples of pressure equipment...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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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

  Techniques for Analyzing Corrosion Products

  Analysis and identification of corrosion products is a critical component of a failure analysis in order to conclude the root cause and to determine the corrective...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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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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  Prevention

  Troubleshooting Cathodic Protection Systems and Function Systems

  Cathodic protection is a corrosion control technique used to mitigate the corrosion of underground or submerged metallic structures. There are two types of cathodic...

  By: Mahmoud Elmahdy | Senior Cathodic Protection Engineer

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  Corrosion Prevention

  An Overview of Cathodic Protection Potential Measurement

  Cathodic protection potential measurement is a method used to determine the adequacy of a cathodic protection (CP) system—applied to protect a certain...

  By: Mahmoud Elmahdy | Senior Cathodic Protection Engineer

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  Equipment

  All About Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)

  Steel pipelines are widely used in various industries for transporting liquids, gases and hazardous fluids over a large distance. The pipeline surfaces are often coated...

  By: Dileep Koodalil | Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing

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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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  Inspection / Monitoring

  Integrity Management: How Ultrasonic Inline Inspection (ILI) Technology Enhances Safety

  Pipeline integrity management systems are crucial for ensuring the safe and reliable operations of piping networks. In the oil and gas industry, numerous regulations...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Inspection / Monitoring

  A Look at Digital Radiography for Corrosion Inspection

  Imaging technology has revolutionized the pipeline inspection industry, making it possible for inspectors to assess the condition of various types of pipelines with...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Scientific Properties

  Calculating Tensile Stress: Why It Needs to Be Done Now

  One of the most important and frequently performed tests on metal parts and components is the tensile test. Designers and engineers rely heavily on the value of a...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer