Corrosion Prevention
Parent Tag for articles relating to corrosion prevention.
High Pressure Fastener Coating Practices Under Fire: Ian MacMoy Speaks Out
Ian MacMoy, an expert on pressure bolt coatings for aggressive corrosion environments, speaks out against oversizing nut threads to...
Quality Assurance in the Coatings Industry: A Job Description
Quality assurance specialists are usually employed or subcontracted by an asset owner. In the paint and coatings industry, they verify that...
The Basics of Cathodic Protection
The purpose of cathodic protection (CP) is to reduce the potential difference between anodes and cathodes to a small value. Here's how it...
Important Facts You Might Not Know About Copper Patina
A basic overview of the patina layer that forms during the atmospheric corrosion of copper and its alloys. How the patina forms and how to...
Quality Control: Protect Your Pipelines with Active Corrosion Protection
Active corrosion protection is so named because the metal’s surface is allowed to come into contact with corrosive elements while...
The Use of Cathodic Protection Coupons for Monitoring Cathodic Protection Levels
The corrosion industry is beginning to emphasize the use of cathodic protection (CP) coupons as an assessment technique to determine the CP...
A Look at Digital Radiography for Corrosion Inspection
Digital radiography uses X-ray radiation and is faster, safer and more efficient than conventional film radiography, thus making it an...
Coatings for Marine Applications & Offshore Platforms
Marine and offshore platform applications are critical assets of national importance. With regard to anticorrosion coatings, there are...
QUIZ: Pipeline Crack Inspection (15 Questions to Test Your Knowledge)
The integrity of pipeline networks is threatened by cracks and other defects generated during manufacturing, installation and operation of...
The Dangers of Pipeline Flange Corrosion and What to Do About It
Corroded flanges can result in containment loss and leaks. The most common corrosion prevention methods revolve around proper sealing of...
Questioning Current Methods in Defining Proper Coating Surface Profile (Part 2)
Increasing surface roughness depth does not always ensure good coating adhesion. Here, we consider how adhesion ultimately depends on not...
11 Uses for Cupronickel and Why You Should Be Using It Now
Although cupronickel alloys were initially developed for corrosion-resistant piping and other marine applications, their use is now...
Beryllium Copper Alloys vs Steel: Which Metal Works Harder?
The addition of 2% beryllium to copper makes the alloy almost 600% stronger than copper. BeCu alloys outperform steel where a combination...
An Overview of Welded Joint Corrosion: Causes and Prevention Practices
Corrosion in welded joints is caused by a combination of manufacturing and metallurgical factors, including deficient weldment design, poor...
Video: When to Use Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
Impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) is necessary when stray electrical currents threaten to corrode metal equipment. This video...
Polyurea Coating Spotlight with Kyle Flanagan
Polyurea coatings expert, Kyle Flanagan, discusses new market developments, construction projects using polyurea systems, new standards and...
Stopping Rust in Bolted Systems
In harsh salt or chemical environments, bolting systems are often the first to corrode. What mechanisms cause this rapid deterioration and...
An Intro to the Duplex System for Corrosion Protection
Two systems are better than one. Learn how they're combined to increase a substrate's resistance to corrosion.
Nitriding for Corrosion and Wear Fatigue Resistance
Nitriding, the process of introducing nitrogen into a metal surface, is an excellent method of controlling corrosion, as well as wear and...
