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Coatings

The Relationship Between Aesthetics & Brand Image – Q & A

On August 10th 2016, KTA Senior Chemist, Chrissy Stewart, presented a Webinar for Durability and Design entitled “The Relationship Between Aesthetics and Brand Image, and ...
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Lead Specifications
Coatings

Preparing Lead Paint Removal Specifications — What Can Go Wrong?

Specifications for the removal of paint that contains lead or other toxic metals should establish an owner’s expectation for worker protection, environmental compliance, protection of ...
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specification
Coating Failure

Contradictory Information in a Project Specification – F-Files: Mechanisms of Failure

The wastewater industry poses some of the most significant corrosion protection challenges for industrial protective coatings. In this case study, coating failure in the form ...
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coating failure analysis
Coating Failure

Coating Failure Analysis Series – Part 6 – Laboratory Forensic Analysis

This is a six-part video series that demonstrates the field and laboratory methods that were used to determine why a new coating system applied to ...
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field microscopic examination
Coating Failure

Coating Failure Analysis Learning Series – Part 5 – Field Microscopic Examination

Welcome to the KTA Coating Failure Analysis Video Learning Series! This is a six-part video series that demonstrates the field and laboratory methods that were used ...
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Liberty Bridge
Coating Standards

Specifying Flame Retardant Containment Materials

On September 2, 2016, workers were cutting steel with a torch on the Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The steel cutting operations were being performed ...
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tooke gage
Coating Failure

Coating Failure Analysis Learning Series – Part 3 – Tooke Gage

Welcome to the KTA Coating Failure Analysis Video Learning Series! This is a six-part video series that demonstrates the field and laboratory methods that were used ...
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field adhesion testing
Coating Failure

Coating Failure Analysis Learning Series – Part 4 – Field Adhesion Testing – Knife & Tensile

Welcome to the KTA Coating Failure Analysis Video Learning Series! This is a six-part video series that demonstrates the field and laboratory methods that were used ...
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field moisture detection
Coating Failure

Coating Failure Analysis Learning Series – Part 2 – Field Moisture Detection

Welcome to the KTA Coating Failure Analysis Video Learning Series! This is a six-part video series that demonstrates the field and laboratory methods that were used ...
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