Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials: Volume 8 Issue 10

COMMENTARY

SOLVENTS HAZARD Solvents are widely used in industrial processes and they can be harmful to their users if precautions are neglected. In fact, safety is one of the factors…

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANODISING

John M. Perfect, W.J. Campbell, J.W. Cuthbertson, J.C. Bailey, A.W. Brace, J.M. Kape, C.E. Michelson, H. Ginsberg, W. Kaden, J.G. Simmons, B.A. Scott, H.M. Bigford, H. Richaud, Capt. J. Fox‐Williams, H.L. Watts

The Conference on Anodised Aluminium, organised by the Aluminium Development Association and held in the new Cripps Hall at Nottingham University from September 12–14, was…

ACCELERATED EVALUATION OF COOLING WATER CHARACTERISTICS

The high‐temperature corrosion tester described in this article has been used to establish the characteristics of the cooling water source to be used at English Steel…

Corrosion Research Trends in the U.S.S.R.

W.G. Cass

One of the main objects in Russian economy for some years has been the development of new sources of raw materials and the effective use and conservation of existing supplies…

FLOW‐COAT TECHNIQUE USES EPOXY RESINS AND ZINC CHROMATE

A new flow‐coat line capable of applying epoxy‐resin paint or zinc chromate, and able to alternate between the two, has been installed at the Transport Division of the Boeing…

PEOPLE

Kenworthy Heads BISRA Committee. L. KENWORTHY has been appointed chairman of the Corrosion Committee of the British Iron and Steel Research Association. Mr. Kenworthy joined the…

PROTECTION FOR TRAILER PARTS AT NEW PLANT

A new plant for protecting trailer parts against rust has just been put into operation at the Moor Park factory of Scammell Lorries Ltd., Watford. The equipment occupies a floor…

TECHNICAL and INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATIONS

Lead Cable Sheathing. Lead Development Association, 34 Berkeley Square, London, W.1. Entitled ‘Production, Properties and Uses of Lead Cable Sheathing’, this booklet is a neat…

CORROSION RESEARCH ROUND‐UP

ZIRCONIUM Corrosion in hot water and steam. Metallic zirconium and its alloys have assumed much importance as construction and protection material in nuclear reactors cooled with…

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

High‐temperature Masking. A paper/polyester silicone masking laminate tape has so far proved completely satisfactory for use in the most modern high‐temperature applications, such…

Developments in Anti‐corrosive Packaging

This month we continue the review of developments in anti‐corrosive packaging methods and materials based on information from the International Packaging Exhibition.

NEWS OF INDUSTRY

Plastic Rollers in Paper Mill. A paper mill in the U.S.A. has solved the corrosion problem of conveying rollers by replacing the brass rolls with PVC pipe and ordinary steel pipe…