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COMMENTARY
All Too Easy. SCIENTISTS and technicians really are human! This statement may cause considerable surprise and do irreparable damage to the image held by the public in general…
Boiler Feed‐water Treatment for Corrosion Control — Part I
H.J. FortuneThis paper is concerned with boilers and feed systems in power stations of relatively modern design—in general, those commissioned since 1945. The author considers a number of…
Failure in Boilers and Pressure
Disasters can result from corrosion of some vital part of boilers and pressure vessels. Periodic examination by qualified inspectors ensures that risks are minimised. Such…
Vessels through Corrosion
E. Hoult, W. Alexander MillsExplosions Some five years ago a serious explosion took place from a vertical boiler in Middlesbrough with fatal injury to personnel. A month later, a similar explosion occurred…
Gelled Paints on Structural Steel: Service Trials at Colvilles
The ‘gel’ or paste‐like consistency of thixotropic paints allows application of a sufficient film thickness in relatively few coats, and application does not depend upon weather…
CHLORINE FROM HOOKER CELLS Reinforced PVC and Polypropylene Show Promise as TAKE‐OFF PIPES
M.G.T. BurrowsMURGATROYD's Salt & Chemical Co. Ltd. have operated a battery of Hooker cells at Elworth, Cheshire, for the electrolysis of brine to produce chlorine, caustic soda and hydrogen…
OXIDATION, INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AND DECARBURISATION PREVENTION IN HEAT TREATMENT
Coatings Solve Descaling Problems. Formidable problems of oxidation and scale formation are encountered in the heat treatment of creep‐resistant and heat‐resistant metals which…
Corrosion of Stone and Concrete
W. SummerOXYGEN, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium form the sulphur group 6a of the periodic table. Group behaviour is characterised in that any additional electrons appear in the…
PROTECTING THE JAGUAR MARK X
ONE of the most exciting cars produced in recent years is the Jaguar Mark X introduced last October. Jaguar cars have always been noted for the high quality of their paint finish…
NEWS OF INDUSTRY
Berk Coatings Service. A new technical service department of the Coating Division of F. W. Berk & Co. Ltd. offers a four‐fold service: evaluation of coating materials;…
PRODUCTS and PROCESSES: PROVIDING INDUSTRY WITH THE MEANS TO COMBAT CORROSION
Overcomes Oxidation in Heat Treatment. To overcome problems of oxidation and scale formation in the heat treatment of such metals as the nickel‐ based alloys, titanium and its…
CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP
Carbon steel in carbon tetrachloride. The rapidly increasing use of CCl4 as solvent lends great interest to protection of steel from its corrosive action. Although benzoic acid…
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- Professor Yu Yan