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Commentary
Counting the cost. ACCURATE estimates of actual financial losses due to corrosion are impossible, but the latest set of figures to reach us does seem to err on the side of…
Zusammenfassung wichtiger Abhandlungen
DEUTSCH Entzinkung von Messing. Cu/Zn‐Legierungen werden unter bestimmten Bedingungen in einer als ‘Entzinkung’ bezeichneten Form angegriffen. Wie der Ausdruck besagt, geht Zink…
The dezincification of brass
F.P.A. Robinson, M. ShalitUnder certain conditions the Cu‐Zn alloys are found to corrode by a process known as dezincification. As the term implies, zinc is removed from the alloy, leaving as a residue a…
TREATING A SUPPORT TOWER
A lattice‐work structure made of galvanized steel angles bolted together has been in use for some time as a support tower for an overhead conveyor system, it has been noticed that…
Lead/platinum anodes for marine applications
D.B. Peplow, L.L. ShreirTests have been carried out on lead/platinum bielectrodes in sea‐water at 50 A/ft2 for one year to determine the effect of lead alloy compositions on the growth of the lead…
Microbial degradation of plastics
W. SummerThe corrosion caused in metals attacks the basic material, i.e. the metal, itself. Degradation of plastics is an effect caused by the attack on, or reaction with, the plasticiser…
Equipment news
Data recorder. Now being marketed in this country is the improved Model SR recorder (Fig. 1) manufactured by E. H. Sargent & Co. of Chicago, U.S.A., which incorporates a number of…
Increased resistance against corrosion given with IRON‐ZINC COATINGS
A recent report regarding investigations by the British Iron and Steel Research Association shows that excellent resistance to corrosion can be obtained with iron‐zinc coatings on…
Bacterial corrosion of pipelines
F. Wormwell, G.H. BoothThe terms ‘bacterial corrosion’ and ‘microbiological corrosion’ are used synonymously to describe corrosion that is caused by, or is stimulated by, bacterial action. The…
Corrosion news from Russia
IRON IN FLUORIDES Corrosion in sodium tetraborate. Corrosion was studied in this melt in the presence of fluorides of lithium, sodium, potassium and calcium. It is known that…
News …
Plasticised wood. Wooden components as strong as those made of metal are said to have been obtained by Latvian chemists, who state that wood has been made stronger by a factor of…
Patent briefs
Ternary condensate finish. The coating compositions described are designed primarily for application to household appliances fabricated from sheet metal for protection against…
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