There are several methods by which a coating can protect steel from corrosion. One of the most effective methods is by providing galvanic protection. Galvanic protection works by covering the steel surface with a metal that will ...
An international airport was in the midst of an expansion project. As part of the project, 24-inch-diameter jet fuel piping was being installed by a subcontractor hired by the general contractor that was directly hired by the owne...
Failure analysis of coatings and linings often involves systematic analysis and complex engineering logic. There are also many human factors involved. Each coating application involves at least three distinct parties often with di...
As a group, coating professionals who deal mainly with industrial coatings generally focus on coating performance — the majority of concern being focusing on a coating’s ability to protect the substrate from the environment — and ...
What Can Happen When the Service Environment Isn’t Characterized or the Wrong Coating is Selected Fig. 1: This tank lining showed insufficient resistance to the acidic tank contents. Photos courtesy of KTA-Tator, Inc. Typically wh...
An American tobacco company owned a number of large buildings, essentially steel-framed warehouses covered with corrugated galvanized steel panels, at one of its facilities. The company used the warehouse buildings for the fumigat...
Photo By Denna Jones How long does it take for a premature coating failure to occur? The likelihood of failure is high shortly after application: from days to perhaps a year. In this month’s Case from the F-Files, a coating delami...
