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CORROSION COMMENTARY
ITALY IS ALIVE TO CORROSION. ON the initiative of Doctor‐Engineer Nicola Varvo, a leading Italian corrosion expert, systematic steps are to be taken to promote the formation in…
CORROSION OF METAL CONTAINERS
R.K. SandersThe corrosivity of the materials used for the fabrication of metal containers has always been an important consideration in the choice of these materials and the use to which they…
The Effect of Tempering Treatment: ON THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF HARDENED 13% CHROMIUM STEELS
J.E. TrumanThe 12 to 14% chromium group of stainless steels containing between 0.05 and 0.3% of carbon has been extensively used in industry for many years and the range of mechanical…
DEZINCIFICATION OF BRASSES
L. Kenworthy, W.G. O'DriscollMechanism of dezincification. DEZINCIFICATION is the term applied to the selective corrosion of zinc from copper zinc alloys, a form of deterioration that is easily recognisable…
IMPREGNATED WOOD VENEERS: High‐Strength, Resistant Non‐Metallic Materials
Chemical engineers have always been interested in non‐metallic materials because they are non‐corroding and extensive use has been made in the past of wood. Wood, however, suffers…
CLIMATIC TEST CHAMBERS: Installed by Dutch Physical Research Institute
John GrindrodIN order to make available to industry generally the means for testing materials and products under various climatic conditions, particularly in tropical conditions conducive to…
UNDERGROUND PIPELINE PROTECTION: FRENCH PRACTICE
A comprehensive monograph on the topical problem of the protection of underground pipelines against corrosion has been contributed by J. Vincent‐Genod, an engineer of the French…
Battle Against Corrosion: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION
CORROSION costs the people of Canada over $300 million a year. ‘The problem is one that affects every person in this country,’ said Dr. H. D. Smith of Halifax, chairman of the…
PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Protection of paint spray booths. A strippable material for the protection of the dry walls of paint spray booths is Pultac No. 1, manufactured by the Pyrene Co. Ltd., Metal…
AGE OF THE AUTOMATON
Modern science has made a reality of the robot in the form of the automatic control instruments which are now playing such a large part in industry, allowing for increased…
TANNIN BLENDS IN WATER TREATMENT: Items to be Seen at the Engineering, Marine and Welding Exhibition
PRODUCTS used in the field of chemical cleaning and water treatment, having their, application chiefly in the protection against corrosion of submerged surfaces subject to heat…
Recent Books and Technical Literature
W. DawihlWhen we speak of hard metals today we tend to think exclusively of the sintered products of one or more carbides with an addition of cobalt, although in fact this classification…
PEOPLE
B.I.C.C. new patents officer Following the death of R. L. Cleaver, British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd. have named H. H. Daker, B.SC., A.M.I.E.E., C.P. A., as his successor.
CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP
GERMANY Metals in contact with aqueous solutions. When metals are brought into contact with aqueous solutions at room temperature there is said to be an initial or ‘incubation’…
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