Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 12 Issue 4

RECENT ADVANCES IN CATHODIC PROTECTION

J.H. Morgan

Cathodic protection is an electrical technique for preventing the rusting of iron and steel, a phenomenon which is usually considered a chemical reaction. Because of this the…

Cathodic protection for Blyth B Power Station

A major step forward in cathodic protection has been achieved at Blyth ‘B’ Power Station, Northumberland, where new equipment giving even and positive distribution of current has…

CATHODIC PROTECTION COATINGS

P. Clark

Cathodic protection used in conjunction with surface coatings is now an accepted part of the engineering world, yet relatively little has been done to produce new types of…

Corrosion Notebook

Four new stainless steel standards of the 18Cr‐8Ni type are now available in disc form for use primarily in calibrating optical emission and x‐ray spectrometric analytical…

The influence of minor constituents on the OXIDATION OF A HIGH ALLOY STEEL

D.R. Gaskell, R.H. Banfield

Centrifugally cast reformer tubes in a nominal 25 Cr 20 Ni austenitic stainless steel have cracked when used to carry out the reforming of butane‐steam mixtures to hydrogen—carbon…

Technical literature

PVC rain‐water system. Universal Asbestos Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Tolpits, Watford, Herts. Full details of the Aspect range of PVC rain‐water systems, including methods of fixing…

CORROSION NEWS FROM ABROAD

GERMANY Preparing metal surfaces with liquid jets A comparative newcomer among the many conventional methods of surface treatment and finishing is the technique of using liquid…

Equipment and Materials

A solid dry‐film lubricative coating, called Henderlube, which tests have shown meet and exceed the requirements of all applicable specifications, has been developed by the H. A…