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CORROSION COMMENTARY
CORROSIVE EMULSIONS AT SEA. Furnace oil fuel burnt in marine boilers is liable to form stable emulsions when contaminated with sea‐water. Such emulsions cause a number of…
PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION: Sprayed Metallic and Plastic Coatings
John H. NichollsThis assessment of the range of metals and plastics used in anti‐corrosive applications gives a guide to the reader who is uncertain of the type of spray coating most suited to…
METAL ALLOY SPRAY COATING DEVELOPMENT: Resists Acid and Alkali Conditions
Sprayed metal coatings can provide cathodic protection for steel and iron, but not all the coatings behave in a similar manner under differing corrosive conditions. It is shown…
COATING AND CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ROTTERDAM‐RHINE PIPELINE
COMPLETED last June, the Rotterdam‐Rhine pipeline carries crude oil from the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands to refineries at Godorf, Wesseling and Gelsenkirchen in West…
Metal Protection and Lubrication: IMPROVED ORGANIC CHEMICALS
J.K. Aiken, S.W. CritchleyThe importance of organic chemicals in the wide field of metal treatment is only gradually being realised. A carefully planned approach to the selection of suitable organic…
STEEL PRETREATMENT AND PRIMING: Rust Prevention with New System Prior to Stove Enamelling
N.R. MacCleasterRecently, the method of applying Dox‐Anode zinc silicate to a preheated surface has been advanced and a new system for applying zinc to metal, rendering the surface phosphated and…
MICROBIALLY INDUCED CORROSION
W. SummerOf the several causes of corrosion, bacteria form the least well‐known single group of agents. It may sound strange that microbes should cause metals to corrode. However, it is…
CORROSION PREVENTION IN SEA‐WATER FLASH DISTILLATION PLANT
W. SmithThe flash distillation plant being built at the Cardon refinery will be the largest single capacity unit in the world. It is designed to produce high‐purity distillate, for…
FIRE BRICKS CORROSION PHENOMENA IN FURNACES
E. Steinhoff, H. SachsseThere is still a real demand in the glass industry for fire bricks for crucibles, e.g. for the production of glass with low iron content, or special glasses. The results mentioned…
PEOPLE
Dr. Hudson Retires DR. J. C. HUDSON, who has been in charge of B.I.S.R.A.'s research on corrosion for the last 15 years—ever since its formation—retired last month. He will…
CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP
CHROME PLATING Cathodic potential in make‐and‐break of polarisation current. In order to understand the mechanism of electro‐deposition of metals considerable importance attaches…
PRODUCTS and PROCESSES: PROVIDING INDUSTRY WITH THE MEANS TO COMBAT CORROSION
Plastic Laboratory Taps. A new range of taps, cocks and fittings made for laboratory use are being introduced into the U.K. by Tough Plastics Ltd. Moulded in nylon, various…
NEWS OF INDUSTRY
Simple Test for Millscale. A quick method of checking the complete removal of millscale from steel plate has been developed by Shell Research Ltd. at Thornton, Cheshire. Companies…
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