Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 5 Issue 2

CORROSION COMMENTARY

Future requirements for the teaching of corrosion science were outlined by Dr. T. P. Hoar at a recent meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry's Corrosion Group. ‘It all boils…

INFLUENCE OF INSULATION DESIGN ON CONDENSATION AND CORROSION

N.L. Dolbey

Cases of corrosion of metal coated on its inner surface with insulating materials are frequently encountered, particularly where the insulation has become damp. Since this problem…

UNDERGROUND CORROSION:Part 2: Behaviour of Protective Coatings in Soils

Basic research work carried out by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards on the corrosion of metals in soils over a period of 45 years has recently been published in a special…

CHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL AFFINITIES OF CORROSION PROCESSES

Pierre Van Rysselberghe

The present paper consists of an outline of the analysis of corrosion reactions made possible by the use of the concepts of chemical and electrochemical affinities and of the…

HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN SULPHIDE CORROSION IN COMMERCIAL SOVAFORMER UNITS: PART 2

E.B. Backensto, R.D. Drew, J.N. Vlachos

This article deals with the corrosion test results obtained in the second commercial sovaformer (static‐bed reformer utilising a platinum‐type catalyst) at Augusta. Data obtained…

PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES: PROVIDING INDUSTRY WITH THE MEANS TO COMBAT CORROSION

Whatever material is used as a floor covering depends to a very large extent on the quality of the sub‐floor. This is more than ever true today with the introduction of sheets and…

Technical Compositions for Industry

The number of materials made in the United Kingdom which can be classified under the above heading is legion and those products which help to prevent corrosion in one form or…

New Metal Finishing Division Formed

Roto‐Finish Ltd. are forming a new division of the company to handle important new processes and products. The division will be called the Roto‐Finish European Metal Finishing…

PEOPLE

The New Year Honours List conferred by Her Majesty the Queen includes the following, to whom we send hearty congratulations

CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP

Two main types of corrosion are observed in reactor coolant circuits containing liquid metals. The first is mass transfer, which involves the dissolution of the solid container…