Corrosion is defined as a refined metal that is naturally converted to a more stable form such as its hydroxide or sulphide state. Metal corrodes when it reacts with another substance such as oxygen, hydrogen or bacteria. Corrosion can also happen when metals are placed under too much stress causing the material to crack. Corrosion leads to deterioration of the material. In this section you can find newsitems related to all types of corrosion such as stress corrosion cracking, intergranular corrosion, pitting, and corrosion fatigue. If you wish to include your newsrelease on Stainless Steel World Americas and email newsletter, please feel free to contact us
Recently, mysterious stains have appeared on the surface of St. Louis’ Gateway Arch, which are thought to be by the monument’s original construction, residue accumulation and graffiti. But the dirt and stains won’t be cleaned away, as an official for the National Park Service has stated that an overall cleaning of the monument is “not feasible.
CENTRAVIS works closely with customers to better understand any products they may require. Recently CENTRAVIS worked closely with a chemicals producer and learned that the production of caustic soda is related to highly aggressive media, and heat exchanger tubes used in the process must be able to withstand pitting, inter-crystalline corrosion and stress corrosion cracking in high temperature conditions.
Cortec® Corporation, one of the first companies to be certified in Minnesota back in 1994, has received recertification and continuous compliance to ISO 9001.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards.
Recently Apple announced one of its latest products, the new Apple Watch which is constructed out of 316L. The company’s Senior Vice President of Design, Jonathan Ive, stated, “With stainless steel, we’ve given a traditional material a new expression.
Join NACE International and fellow corrosion professionals at the world’s largest corrosion conference and exhibition being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas from March 15 to 19, 2015.
Nestlé, the multinational food and beverage company, has high standards for safety. In fact, it sets its standards even higher than those imposed by the US Food & Drug Administration. At one of its US plants, Nestlé required a product that could safely pump out both caustic and acidic wastewater laden with solids.
The manufacturer of compressed air-operated products, EXAIR, has launched a new product line of compressed air powered products that include a stainless steel option. The new line of stainless steel Atomizing Spray Nozzles expands the ability to further serve critical industries such as chemical, food production and processing, pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing.
Litre Meter has shipped 11 low-flow flowmeters to Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) for use in chemical injection on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Brazil. The ship is contracted to Petrobras for use on the Baleia Azul field located off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin.
The issue of storing nuclear fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California, USA was thrust into the spotlight last December when members complained about the slow timetable for removing radioactive waste at the closing plant.
The ship classification company, ClassNK, has issued approval to the global company Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation for its newly developed corrosion resistant steel (NSGP-2) for use on the upper deck and inner bottom of crude oil tanker cargo oil tanks (COT).