Introduction The installation of thermal spray coatings (TSC) or metalized coatings is becoming more common for protection of new and existing structural steel members on locks & dams, bridges, tanks and other industrial struc...
Introduction Because of its properties, asbestos was a widely used raw material, primarily in the commercial building and automotive industries. In the commercial building industry, asbestos could be found in vinyl floor tile and...
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 ...
Introduction Coatings are used to protect a variety of substrates in a variety of service environments that range from atmospheric to gaseous, immersion/splash, high/low temperature, high pressure, interior/exterior, etc. Selectin...
Introduction According to Wikipedia, an exemplum (Latin for “example”) is a moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used to illustrate a point. While I wouldn’t consider deciding whether to perform painting wo...
Introduction Abrasive blast cleaning refers to the operation of forcibly propelling a high-pressure stream of abrasive material against a surface to remove existing materials and impart a surface profile. There are several variant...
Introduction Industrial and marine protective coatings can provide decades of corrosion protection, provided the correct coating system is selected for the prevailing service environment, and that the coating system remains attach...
Coating adhesion tests are used to assess the strength of several different planes, including the adhesion to the substrate, the adhesion of the individual layers of the coating system to each other, and the inner strength or cohe...
Epoxy coatings are some of the most widely used materials in industrial and marine environments. Epoxy materials typically have excellent adhesion, chemical resistance and water resistance, which make them first-rate candidate coa...
This podcast is related to measuring dry film thickness using two different techniques; one where you just take spot measurements, and the other where you use scanning probes. John Todd discusses the traditional methods of individ...
