New eBook! Coatings for Cast Iron/ Ductile Iron Surfaces
Our new eBook teaches the reader about Preparation, Coating Application, and Inspection of Surface Preparation for Cast Iron/Ductile Iron Surfaces. It was written by KTA’s Bruce Rutherford & Jay Helsel. Click below to get your free copy!
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New eBook! Coatings for Cast Iron/ Ductile Iron Surfaces
Our new eBook teaches the reader about Preparation, Coating Application, and Inspection of Surface Preparation for Cast Iron/Ductile Iron Surfaces. It was written by KTA’s Bruce Rutherford & Jay Helsel. Click below to ge...
Cleaning and Painting Aluminum Substrates
Introduction – Aluminum and aluminum alloys exhibit good corrosion resistance by virtue of a layer of aluminum oxide that forms on the surface. While aluminum is often not coated because of its good corrosion resistance propertie...
Evaluating Color: Systems and Instruments – Color Measureme
The human eye can interpret over a million colors. There are three types of photoreceptors in the human eye that are responsible for interpreting a different range of wavelengths: long, medium, or small, or red, green, or blue sen...
Inspection of FRP Cleaning and Painting
Introduction – Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) surfaces undergo both chemical and physical aging during their useful life. Designers and manufacturers may specify that FRP surfaces be coated as a maintenance strategy to...
Surface Preparation and Coatings for FRP
Introduction – If Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP), also known as glass reinforced plastic (GRP), is specified to be coated, the appropriate coatings must be selected and the surface properly prepared, to assure long-term performanc...
Inspection of the FRP Fabrication Process
Introduction – Fiber Reinforced Plastic (or polymer) is known as FRP. It may also be referred to as GRP (glass reinforced plastic), which is the same material. As the name for GRP suggests, glass fibers are used to pro...
Inspection of Surface Preparation and Coating Application of Cast
Introduction – While cast iron and ductile iron can be used unpainted in some environments, there are many occasions, such as piping, when it is painted. For the coatings to adhere and provide the desired service life,...
Coatings for Cast Iron/Ductile Iron
Introduction – Cast iron and ductile iron can be coated with a variety of coating systems for both beautification and protection. The selection of specific coatings depends on the service environment and the requiremen...
Preparation of Cast Iron/Ductile Iron for Painting
By Jay Helsel, PE, KTA-Tator, Inc. Introduction – Cast iron and ductile iron are two different materials but are prepared and painted similarly. Ductile iron consists of iron, carbon, silicon, manganese, magnesium, pho...
Inspection of Cleaning and Painting
Introduction – In order to assure the performance of materials applied to wood, inspections of the cleaning and painting process should be undertaken. The general types of inspections are similar to those conducted when pain...