Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 15 Issue 10

Effect of diffusion chromising of austenitic alloys on their resistance to vanadium corrosion

Sc.B. Prenosil

In the introduction a brief explanation is given of the mechanism of vanadium corrosion, and in the further sections the results of comparative tests conducted with various types…

Atmospheric corrosion of metals

Th. Wörner, H. Laub

The first part of this article, published in last month's issue, dealt with the general concept and economic importance of corrosion. The authors then commenced a description of…

Coating of North Sea gas pipelines

Donald Tate

Anti‐corrosion protection of large diameter North Sea gas pipes is big business and for Wailes Dove Bitumastic Ltd. of Hebburn, Co. Durham, it has meant contracts from the Gas…

Investigation into the problem of atmospheric corrosion fatigue

For over thirty years, metal research scientists realised that the fatigue strengths of many structural metals are lower in a normal atmosphere than they are in vacuum. Known as…

Handling metals can cause corrosion

Dr.W. Schweisheimer

In a tool and die shop in the United States one out of 10 employees was unable to handle steel or other rustable metals without causing them to corrode shortly after they were…