Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 19 Issue 5

CORROSION INHIBITORS FOR ALUMINIUM IN HYDROCHLORIC ACID

M.N. Desai, G.J. Shah, M.H. Gandhi

Introduction Aldehydes, ketones, amines, anilines and organic sulphur compounds are being studied in this laboratory as corrosion inhibitors for aluminium alloys. The present…

NEW BODIES FOR OLD CARS: A plastics replacement for the 1100/1300 range

A glassfibre‐reinforced car kit, designed especially to accept all mechanical components from the BLMC range of 1100/1300 cars, has just been announced. Called the ‘Ranger’, the…

CORROSION‐RESISTANT PIPE WORK

C. Burrows, T. Furniss, G. Leadbetter

The conveyance of aggressive chemical liquors is probably one of the most difficult and costly problems facing industry today. The problem has special emphasis in the sector of…

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS FOR STAINLESS STEELS

J. Marcovic

Several years ago my company took the decision to diversify from being solely a stainless steel stockholder to becoming a service centre for the engineering industry—not only to…

STAINLESS STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS—A MARKETING VIEW

Peter Slater

During the last 10 to 15 years stainless steel has achieved spectacular growth, and there are few households or industries in the Western world where some use is not made today of…

NOTES ON THE STAINLESS STEEL MARKET

Until the strike broke out at the mines of the International Nickel Company in Canada, in July 1969, there had been relative stability in the stainless steel market in this…

H.M.S. WILTON‐THE FIRST TRULY NON‐MAGNETIC MINE HUNTER: A grp prototype development produced for the Ministry of Defence

H.M.S. Wilton, believed to be the world's largest plastics vessel, and the first true ship, as distinct from boats, to be built in glass‐reinforced plastics (g.r.p.), has been…

TECHNIQUES OF PLASTICS FABRICATION

G.T. Bateman

Members of the Plastics Institute in Birmingham recently heard a talk by Mr. G. T. Bateman, Chief Engineer of Plastic Constructions Limited. The following is a shortened version…