Methods for Determining the Percent Pigment in Paints a...
Inspection of the Galvanizing Cleaning and Coating Proc...
Podcast: Strategic Planning for the Corrosion Industry with KTA CEO Dan Adley (As Seen on Material’s Performance)
KTA’s Dan Adley appeared on Materials Performance Interview Series Podcast on Friday, July 24th. Dan is CEO of KTA-Tator, Inc, and a member of the NACE International Board of Directors. In the new episode, Adley shares business updates and considerations for the corrosion industry in 2020 while also exploring the important roles of leadership and…
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Podcast: Strategic Planning for the Corrosion Industry with KTA C
KTA’s Dan Adley appeared on Materials Performance Interview Series Podcast on Friday, July 24th. Dan is CEO of KTA-Tator, Inc, and a member of the NACE International Board of Directors. In the new episode, Adley shares business up...
Methods for Determining the Percent Pigment in Paints and Coating
Introduction Pigments play a critical role in paint and coatings. Insufficient or excess quantities of pigments can adversely impact the appearance and performance, so it is important to be able to reliably measure the percent of ...
Inspection of the Galvanizing Cleaning and Coating Process
Introduction – Hot dip galvanizing is cleaned and painted for both beautification and protection. This coated galvanizing system is commonly called a Duplex System. In order for coatings to adhere and provide the desired ser...
Coatings for Galvanizing
Introduction – A number of different coating systems can be applied to galvanizing for both beautification and protection. When galvanizing is coated, the longevity of the corrosion protection system is greater than the sum ...
Preparation of Galvanizing for Painting
You can listen to this article by clicking “Listen” and following along. Or, you can read the traditional way below. ________ Introduction – Hot dip galvanizing is painted for aesthetics or to capitalize on the synergi...
Measurement of the Thickness of Hot Dipped Galvanizing
This article was written by KTA’s Tom Neal & Doug Reardon Introduction – The controls required for the hot-dip galvanizing process are described in Topic 1 of this series. In addition to monitoring the galvanizing proce...
Effects of Disinfectants and Cleaners on Materials
Follow along with the audio article by clicking the video, or read the article as normal below. While we are wiping and spraying surfaces in public spaces both at work and home, we are probably not considering the possibility of n...
Problems with Galvanizing Reactive Steel
Introduction – Hot dip galvanizing (HDG) of iron and steel results in a durable layer of corrosion protection that often exceeds the performance of liquid applied coatings. But despite the metallurgical reaction that result...
Inspection of the Hot Dipped Galvanizing Process
Introduction – Galvanizing is the application of a zinc coating to iron and steel by the hot dipping process. The process involves the dipping of both fabricated and unfabricated pieces into hot molten zinc, usually about 840° F (...
Using SSPC-PA 2 Appendix 7 to Determine Conformance to Dry Coatin
Pipelines have become one of the most efficient means of transporting liquids and gas safely from point of origin to point of use. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the United States has over 218,387 mile...