Corrosion and Corrosion Control
an endless battle against nature
Timber is the most widely utilised natural materials in human history. It is a renewable material and readily available. Ferrous metal fasteners and fixtures are often used in the timber structure. They are generally reliable and maintenance free. However, the…
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The presentation of Wayne D. Niemeyer ( 2nd case starting from 17:00) has demonstrated the importance of understanding of process and production chemistry for the corrosion root cause analysis(RCA). This principle is prompted by ASTM G161 Standard Guide for Corrosion-Related Failure…
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Microorganisms can cause multiple threats in oil and gas production (EFC 9 ), injection and fracturing operations. Those threats range from production downtime due to microbial influenced corrosion (MIC) downhole and on surface equipment, to formation souring, as well as flow…
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One issue in Cathodic Protection (CP) Management is to handle large amount of data. Some specialised programs are available in the market with premium price. We are not discussing those data package, which are normally having lots of redundant functions….
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Stainless Steel Pitting Corrosion Morphology and Growth It is quite often that stainless steel developed porous metallic lacy structure during pitting corrosion. Steel pits are partially covered by remaining passive film. The passive film covering the pit is not existed…
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