Corrosion

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

Butting to open new workshop in Brazil

Five years after BUTTING Brasil Soluções em Tubos Especiais joined the BUTTING group in 2009, the company is setting up single-part production in Brazil.

In the second quarter of this year, the family-owned company will take a new workshop in Brazil into service to manufacture vessels, tanks and ready-for-installation components from corrosion-resistant and clad materials.

Hamilton Metals receives secured financing

PNC Bank has closed a $50 million asset-based loan for Hamilton metals, Inc., one of the biggest stocking distributors of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs), such as duplex, chrome and nickel-based alloys, for the oil and gas industry.

IMOA publishes duplex brochure in Portuguese

The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has announced that the popular brochure Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels is now available in Portuguese in addition to seven other languages.

Penn Stainless partnering with Lehigh University

The distributor and processor of stainless steel products, Penn Stainless, is forming a partnership with Lehigh University to work together to expand knowledge between material end-users and the research community.

US military to receive anti-corrosion services

Corrpro Companies will be providing anti-corrosion services to the US military for their fuel storage tanks and transfer pipeline equipment at installations worldwide. The contract is reportedly worth $10 million and will be carried out from the US Army Corps of Engineers under a three-year firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity.

Interactive corrosion exhibit wins award

Corrosion: The Silent Menace, an interactive youth exhibit, currently on display at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando, Florida, has won an award by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA).

Hardide develops hard-chrome alternative

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New standard for lean duplex approved

newsitemA new standard for testing lean duplex stainless steels has just been approved by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials).

Exova targets global corrosion challenge

Global testing group Exova has unveiled its state of the art £3million Corrosion Centre in Dudley, West Midlands (UK). Located in a new 23,000 square-foot purpose-built facility, the centre will deliver a significant increase in both testing capability and capacity primarily for customers in the oil & gas and energy sectors.

Outokumpu supplies stainless steel façade for skys

Outokumpu has won a bid to provide stainless steel for the façade on Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China. The skyscraper’s façade will be the largest stainless steel façade in the world.