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  Failure

  Hydrogen Embrittlement Issues with Zinc: New Guidance Discussed

  Cathodic protection (CP) comes in many forms. Zinc is often the metal of choice used for CP sacrificial anodes, which are attached to welding on the substrates of...

  By: Ian MacMoy | Product Design Specialist, Dox Steel

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  Corrosion Prevention

  High Pressure Fastener Coating Practices Under Fire: Ian MacMoy Speaks Out

  There are a number of standards that address coating and installation of fasteners in high-pressure service. Most of them clearly forbid the common coating application...

  By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC

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  Failure

  Emergency In-Situ Repair Problems & Surface-Tolerant Solutions

  One of the major challenges faced by maintenance engineers across many industries is the limited amount of time in which urgent repairs must be carried out. In the real...

  By: Levente Bazsanyi | Product Manager

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Review of Solvent-Free Epoxy Protection for Secondary Containment Concrete

  Liquid materials can present a threat to the soil, groundwater and surface water if accidentally spilled or leaked from the tanks where such materials are contained...

  By: Osmay Oharriz, Ch.E., M.Sc. | Oil & Gas Industry Manager, Belzona Inc.

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Field Results: Improving Water System Efficiency & Corrosion Resistance

  Minimizing performance deterioration of equipment is an important factor for pump manufacturers and end users in the water and energy industries. Indeed, hydraulic...

  By: Alice Jucquois, MSc.

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  Equipment

  Mega Rust: Navy Trends in Shipbuilding & Corrosion Control

  Dave Zilber served as Chairman of the Mega Rust Naval Corrosion Conference beginning in 2011, when the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) took over...

  By: Corrosionpedia Staff

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  Failure

  The Role of Soluble Salts in Osmotic Blistering

  Soluble salts are formed when an ion-bonded anion and cation break apart in the presence of water. Osmotic blistering occurs when the amount of water flowing through the...

  By: Tom Swan | Manager, M-TEST

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  Asset Management

  Designing & Testing a New ISO/ASTM-Compliant Composite Repair Solution

  In recent years, composite repairs have been gaining greater acceptance among asset owners and equipment operators—not only because these repairs provide an...

  By: Osmay Oharriz, Ch.E., M.Sc. | Oil & Gas Industry Manager, Belzona Inc.

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  Prevention

  Tensile Time Bomb: How Overtapping Compromises Pressure Bolt Safety

  As discussed in a previous article, overtapping (also called oversizing) is a common field practice that is nonetheless banned by almost all of the standards governing...

  By: Ian MacMoy | Product Design Specialist, Dox Steel

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  Asset Management

  Elemental Strategies of Coatings Asset Management: Terry Greenfield Q&A

  A NACE International instructor and trainer in corrosion assessment, Terry Greenfield has 40 years’ experience in protective coatings across the marine, oil & gas,...

  By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC

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  Corrosion

  The Detrimental Effects of Wet Insulation in the CUI Range

  In the hot insulation world of outdoor refineries, chemical plants and offshore facilities, water-absorbent insulation becomes the vehicle that harbors wetness,...

  By: Monica Chauviere | President, Monicorr, Inc.

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  Asset Management

  How to Plan Facility Coatings Condition Assessments

  In previous installments of this series, we discussed the philosophy of coatings program management and some of the fundamental strategies. Here, we will look at the...

  By: D. Terry Greenfield, PCS | Principal Consultant, CorroMetrics Services, Inc.