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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...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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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...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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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