Corrosion Management
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Lessons from a 35-Year-Old Water Heater
A tale of why I didn’t replace my 35-year-old hot water heater, or why most corrosion mitigation procurement practices are hopelessly...
Effective Home Remedies for Treating Surface Corrosion
Learn some of the numerous DIY home and workshop remedies you can apply to improve matters before having to accept defeat in the name of a...
How to Control Corrosion by Improving Design
The proper design to minimize corrosion is as important as the selection of materials. In many structures, a lack of design consideration...
Corrosion Under Insulation: The Challenge and Need for Insulation
With CUI, it's best to think about long-term solutions and minimizing future failures. This takes an effort at all phases of the life...
The Detrimental Effects of Wet Insulation in the CUI Range
A review of a 40-year case history at two massive Gulf Coast refinery complexes in the U.S. exposes how drastically water-absorbent...
An Introduction to the Galvanic Series: Galvanic Compatibility and Corrosion
When metals are incorrectly combined and exposed to water and other types of electrolytes, the effects can be very harmful. Find out more...
Galvanic Corrosion of Metals Connected to Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
The use of carbon fiber-reinforced composites is growing thanks to their high strength and light weight. This material poses new challenges...
Joe Payer: Preparing the Corrosion Engineers of Tomorrow
The Department of Defense conducted a corrosion cost study to quantify what they had known for years—that corrosion was a huge financial...
An Interview with Leigh McCue, the New Director of the ASNE
The new executive director of the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) shares ideas on keeping the 125-year-old organization vital...
Corrosion Costs & Recommended Practices for the Water Industry
Aging water and wastewater infrastructures are difficult and expensive to manage. But how much does the corrosion problem cost the...
Ice Pigging: New European Pipe Cleaning Innovation
A water infrastructure corrosion expert reviews a paper by researchers at the University of Bristol on an innovative technique called ice...
The Dangers of Typical Corrosion Prevention Solutions
Typical coating solutions come with risks including VOCs, HAPs, and flammability, but there are new and unique solutions hitting the market...
Corrosion Assessment: 8 Corrosion Tests That Help Engineers Mitigate Corrosion
Corrosion testing is one of a corrosion engineer's most important responsibilities. Here we look at the top field and laboratory tests used
Human Error as a Factor in Corrosion Failure
One of the least addressed causes of corrosion is human error. Here we'll take a look at how human error contributes to corrosion failure...
How to Plan Facility Coatings Condition Assessments
Proper pre-planning and deciding what data to collect are essential to the efficacy and cost effectiveness of both baseline surveys and...
Corrosion Prevention for Water Pumps, Valves, Impellers and Fittings
Pumps, valves, impellers, and fittings are highly susceptible to several types of corrosion, including erosion, galvanic, pitting and...
Combating Sanitation System Corrosion
Sanitation corrosion is a worldwide problem that permeates through a system of moving waste to processing stations, often ending with water...
Temporary Corrosion Protection during Storage, Transportation and Handling
Preventing temporary corrosion is an essential strategy for winning the battle against material loss due to deterioration of metals during...
Concrete Flooring Moisture Issues
Addressing concrete floor moisture begins with proper design, curing and surface preparation. Testing for moisture content and identifying...
