Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 1 Issue 4

CORRISION COMMENTARY

CORROSION OF ANALYTICAL WEIGHTS. SCIENTISTS in the Metrology Division of the National Physical Laboratory were recently called on to discover the effect of chemical laboratory…

Maintaining the Corrosion Resistance of Welded Stainless Steel

J.P. Moore

The essence of a successful weld is that the joint should possess similar properties to the parent material. In the welding of stainless materials it is essential that the…

PAINT VERSUS CORROSION—1

H. Diamond

Painting is the commonest method of protecting metal surfaces from corrosion and to meet the needs of various industries paint manufacturers have produced a comprehensive range of…

Scandinavian Corrosion Conference: DANISH, SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN EXPERTS MEET IN COPENHAGEN

E. Knuth‐Winterfeldt, H. Bjerring Andersen, J.E.O. Mayne, Hans Arup, J.L. Mansa, H. Nord, J.L. Mansa, J. Bjerrum, Arne Jeppesen

In the Scandinavian countries there is growing awareness of the need to intensify the fight against corrosion by co‐operative research and the exchange of information. This…

CATHODIC PROTECTION—2

L.L. Shreir

In the first part of his article, which appeared last month, Dr. Shreir discussed underground corrosion and theoretical principles. In this concluding part he describes methods of…

A Year's Work on Corrosion at the Chemical Research Laboratory

Many important contributions to the knowledge of corrosion and its prevention and control have been made over the years by the Corrosion of Metals Group of the Chemical Research…

Rubber Linings Protect Plant in New Bromine Factory

A quarter of a million square feet of corrosion‐resistant compounded rubber lining weighing some 170 tons has been used in the new bromine‐from‐sea‐water plant on the Isle of…

Prevention of Corrosion by Water in Oil Refineries

P.W. Sherwood

Protection from corrosion by water is the most important single item of preventive maintenance in petroleum refineries. This problem is encountered in innumerable forms and no one…

ELECTROCHEMICAL DE‐RUSTING

An interesting electrochemical process for de‐rusting corroded equipment and plant has been operated with increasing success since the war by the London firm of Derustit (Great…

Corrosion Research by B.I.S.R.A: RESISTANCE OF LOW‐ALLOY STEELS STUDIED

Research by the Corrosion Section of the British Iron and Steel Research Association during the past year has shown that the corrosion‐resistance of low‐alloy steels is…

CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP

Improving stability of the passive state of metals. Experiments were carried out to study the effects of cathode aftercharges of Ag, Pt and Pd upon the corrosion stability of…