Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 2 Issue 5

CORROSION COMMENTARY

CANNED DRINKING WATER. THE protection given by the tin‐coated steel can against nuclear radiation has been recognised since the Bikini atom bomb tests in 1951. After the tests…

Preparation of Metals for Painting

R.E. Shaw

It has long been recognised that the durability of a paint finish is largely dependent on the condition of the metal surface beneath it. Complaints of poor durability, blistering…

Corrosion in the Petroleum Industry PART 1

F.H. Garner, A.R. Hale

For economic reasons it is most essential that oil refineries should remain on stream for as long a period as possible. However, shut‐downs for inspection purposes are…

Factory Paints for Special Conditions

W.L. Yeo

PAINT, used on a factory, has a three‐fold function: 1, Preservative (preserving the sur‐face to which it is applied). 2, Functional (reducing industrial hazards by highlighting…

STRUCTURAL STEEL PROTECTION: Over 200 Attended Corrosion Group's Successful Symposium

The Corrosion Group of the Society of Chemical Industry had a gratifying high attendance at their symposium on ‘The Protection of Structural Steel,’ held in London on March 31 and…

Protection of Bimetallic Junctions

A.G. Wilkie

Metals and other materials require a satisfactory life or service under practical conditions and to ensure this a knowledge of the developments in the field of anti‐corrosion is…

HOW CAREFULLY DO YOU CONTROL YOUR SALT SPRAY TEST?

H.A. Holden

Salt‐spray testing, in which specimens or actual articles are contained in a closed cabinet and exposed to the ‘fog’ produced by the atomisation of a salt solution, is probably…

PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES

Leap forward in zinc‐rich paints. Corrosion Ltd. announce far‐reaching improvements in the whole of their range of Glopane zinc‐rich paints (otherwise known as ‘cold galvanising’…