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CORROSION COMMENTARY
NEW SOCIETY FOR CORROSION SCIENCE. News of an important advance in the dissemination of scientific knowledge of current corrosion work comes from a group of eminent scientists and…
RUST INHIBITION THROUGH: CALCIUM PLUMBATE PIGMENT
H.C. WessonThere are many factors to observe when using paint to protect a steel surface from corrosion, and neglect of any one of them will usually accelerate failure. The advent of a new…
Activated Red Lead: GREATER ANTI‐COROSIVE CAPACITY
Y.T. JärvenkyläAlthough many different rust‐inhibiting pigments have been used in anti‐corrosive paints, much reliance is still placed on red lead because of its passivating property. Work…
TESTING OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR METALS PART 1
William E. KirkendallThis paper, to be published in two parts, gives details of the author's work to establish a research and testing programme for use in selection of protective coatings for metals…
Control Test for Filming Amines
K.B. CoatesSuccessful and economical use of high‐molecular‐weight filming amines such as Alfloc Dispersion No. 190 for the prevention of corrosion in condensate systems depends on careful…
KEEPING METALS CLEAN
A service industry that has grown up during recent years is that of the cleaning and derusting of metal parts. This very necessary work is carried out in a number of ways and the…
Pure Water by Deionisation
Distillation methods of purifying water are said to be old‐fashioned and inefficient. Here the modern methods of deionisation, the scientific theory behind them, and their…
Letters to the Editor: The Permanent Anode in Impressed‐current Cathodic Protection Systems
DEAR SIR, I have read with considerable in‐terest the articles by Mr. C. A. Curtis on ‘The Permanent Anode in Impressed‐current Cathodic Protection Systems ’ in your October and…
PIPELINE COATINGS: PRESENT AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS
N.T. ShidelerCoal‐tar and asphalt‐base coatings have been the major protective coatings used on pipelines for nearly half a century. The coal‐tar coatings are the only ones recognised for use…
FLAME‐CLEANING: Surface Preparation Systems Combined on ‘Live’ Gas Holder
A new method of cleaning a gas holder prior to painting has been used successfully at the Leamington Spa gasworks of the West Midlands Gas Board (Warwickshire Division). This…
PRODUCTS and PROCESSES: PROVIDING INDUSTRY WITH THE MEANS TO COMBAT CORROSION
Plastic and Glass Walve. A screw‐type glass valve, suitable for use with corrosive liquids, has been introduced. The 1‐in. valve features a Fluon bellows with glass‐fibre‐loaded…
CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP
U.S.A. Effect of silicon on high temperature oxidation of stainless steels. Growth of oxide films at 600 and 800°C. on a series of 16 Cr‐10 No‐balance Fe stainless steels with…
TIN CAN CELEBRATIONS: 150 Tears Since First Patent
From very modest beginnings over 150 years ago, production of the tin‐plate industry in the U.K. has grown to 1 million tons yearly, sufficient for 6,000 million tin cans—more…
NEWS OF INDUSTRY
New Metal Treatment Company W. J. Brooker Ltd., London, the industrial painting contractors, have formed an associate company, Brook‐Blast Ltd., which will specialise in on‐site…
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- Professor Yu Yan