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Coatings
8 Things to Know About Polyurea Coatings
Polyurea coatings have some unique advantages that set them apart from other types of protective coatings. They also have some limitations and special requirements in...
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Procedures
Stick Welding: A Comprehensive Guide to a Very Popular Welding Process
For millennia, humans have practiced the art of joining metals. Early welding consisted of forge welding, which involved heating and hammering. By the end of the 19th...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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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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Coatings
Metallizing 101
Metallizing is a general term used to describe the process of applying a coating metal on the surface of an object. These coatings serve numerous functions, and can be...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Coatings
The History and Industry Adoption of Polyurea Coating Systems
In the decade that I've been working with polyurea spray coating technologies, plus four additional years on the polyurethane chemistry side, we have come a long way...
By: Kyle Flanagan, B.S. | Technical Director, Freedom Chemical Corporation
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Concrete
Concrete Flooring Moisture Issues
Water is an essential ingredient in concrete. Initially, moisture must be present for desired properties. However, excessive moisture in a concrete slab can lead to...
By: Fred Goodwin | Head Corrosion Competency Center, BASF Construction Chemicals
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Inspection / Monitoring
Beginners Guide to Becoming an Offshore Coating Inspector
Offshore coating inspectors, as their name suggests, are coating inspectors that work mainly in marine and offshore environments. It is, therefore, essential for these...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Coatings
4 Types of Concrete Floor Coatings (And What You Should Know About Each)
There is no shortage of options when it comes to concrete floor coatings. These materials are generally used to protect underlying concrete floors from wear as well as...
By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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Corrosion Prevention
IOZ Coating Surface Preparation Is Easier than You Think
Single-coat inorganic zinc silicate (IOZ) coating provides one of the most durable and cost-effective coating systems available. Properly applied, it will provide many...
By: Rob Francis | Consultant, Aurecon Materials Technology Group
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Failure
Engineering Ships for Better Coating Performance
When asked why a coating has failed to deliver some expected performance, most people immediately respond that there was a failure in the surface preparation or the...
By: Raouf Kattan | Managing Director, Safinah Ltd.
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Coatings
The Characteristics of and Applications for Fluoropolymer Coatings
Fluoropolymer coatings possess a useful combination of desirable properties, including weatherability and corrosion barrier protection, chemical inertness, flame...
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Corrosion Prevention
Solving Multilayer Coating Delamination Issues During Pipeline Installation
Fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) is a proven coating technology used to protect steel pipelines from corrosion, both in buried and atmospheric environments. In these types of...
By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC
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