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galvanizing
Galvanizing

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 ...
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galvanizing
Galvanizing

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 ...
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Galvanizing

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 ...
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Galvanizing

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 ...
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disinfectants
Health & Safety

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 ...
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galvanizing
Galvanizing

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 ...
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Galvanizing

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 ...
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SSPC- PA 2 Appendix 7
Coating Standards

Using SSPC-PA 2 Appendix 7 to Determine Conformance to Dry Coating Thickness Requirements on Steel Pipeline Exterior Surfaces

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 ...
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sspc- pa 2
Coating Standards

Applying SSPC-PA 2 for Coating Thickness Measurements on Structural Steel I-Beams and Miscellaneous Parts

SSPC-PA 2, Procedure for Determining Conformance to Dry Coating Thickness Requirements provides a frequency for obtaining coating thickness readings based on areas of 100 square ...
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