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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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Corrosion
Experts Share Top Corrosion Innovations for 2019
Corrosionpedia went to NACE Corrosion 2019 (the world’s largest conference and exposition on corrosion) in Nashville to seek out corrosion professionals to find...
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Coatings
Precautions for Marine Coatings Applied Above the Waterline
Ships and offshore assets have areas with an inherently higher corrosion risk than other areas of the same structure. These areas merit special attention during their...
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Corrosion Prevention
A Look at Corrosion Barrier Linings for Internal Corrosion Protection
When selecting a suitable protection system for process vessels and tanks, we need to not only look at the cost of a unit, but the total expenditure. This can include...
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Corrosion Prevention
The Composition of a Paint Coating
Editor's Note:The following is an abridged version of Chrissy Stewart's and Cheryl Robert's Composition of a Paint Coating article featured in ASM Handbook,...
By: Chrissy Stewart | Senior Chemist, KTA-Tator, Inc.
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Engineering and Spec Writing
CUI Myth: Shop Coatings are Better Quality than Field Coatings
There's a common misconception that shop-applied coatings are better quality than field-applied coatings. That's a myth, and here's why...What Constitutes a...
By: Monica Chauviere | President, Monicorr, Inc.
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Coatings
Your Complete Guide to Waterproofing with Bituminous Paint
The use of natural bitumen as a form of waterproofing can be traced back as far as 5000 to 4000 B.C., where crop storage baskets lined with it were discovered in...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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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...
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Corrosion
Understanding the Role of Soluble Salts in Coatings Failures
Due to the complexity of the mechanisms of salt-induced corrosion under coatings, much of which is still theory, there are many interpretations and assumptions made to...
By: Hap Peters | Managing Director, CHLOR RID International, Inc.
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Environments
Increasing Coating Performance through Application Process Control
The variability of the coating process, the number of coats of paint, the complexity of the surface and the use of a minimum dry film thickness (DFT) rule can all result...
By: Raouf Kattan | Managing Director, Safinah Ltd.
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Prevention
Specifying the Gold Standard for Color and Protection
Where color is required along with corrosion protection, the most widely specified paint coating system consists of a blast-cleaned surface, a zinc-rich primer and an...
By: Rob Francis | Consultant, Aurecon Materials Technology Group
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Corrosion Prevention
Corrosion Risks and Prevention for Geodesic Dome Roofs
Popularized by modern architectural designs, geodesic dome roofs can also be found covering aboveground storage tanks (AST) in the oil & gas, chemical and water...
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