The corrosion of technically relevant alloys, like stainless steel, causes damage that amounts to about 3 percent of the global gross national product. Although this every-day phenomenon has such ...

(Nanowerk News) When water vapor meets metal, the resulting corrosion can lead to mechanical problems that harm a machine’s performance. Through a process called passivation, it also can form a thin ...

(Nanowerk News) When water vapor meets metal, the resulting corrosion can lead to mechanical problems that harm a machine’s performance. Through a process called passivation, it also can form a thin ...

While traditional methods like painting and hot-dip galvanization have been widely adopted, the persistent pursuit of innovation has driven the development of advanced surface treatment technologies.

Corrosion can have financial consequences. In the United States corrosion causes yearly losses of $47.9 billion in the utility industry, $29.7 billion in the transportation industry, $22.6 billion in ...

Experienced boiler operators know that oxygen can cause localized, severe corrosion in steam boiler systems through a process called oxygen pitting. This occurs when dissolved oxygen in the water ...

·The supply of hydrogen ions will also depend upon their concentration, i.e. the pH of the electrolyte. A concentration gradient in the electrolyte is illustrated. ·If the electrolyte is unstirred, ...

Vacuum degassing processes in low carbon steel production improve material properties, with real-time gas analysis critical ...

MUNSCH pumps are used throughout Canada by leading steel producers, smelting facilities and chemical manufacturers. Credit: MUNSCH SCG Process has announced a new distribution agreement to represent ...

Guangwen Zhou, a professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University State University of New York, is studying how corrosion happens on the atomic level. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- When water vapor ...