Corrosion

Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc.’s Smartflow Stainless Steel Manifolds are made to last. Hand-welded construction and high quality stainless steel components are used to create a reliable product.

Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Inc. recently released their list of 5 factors to consider when selecting a grade of stainless steel.

U.S. federal agencies and their contractors must meet special biobased requirements when purchasing products from 139 categories identified by the U.S.

A new scanning method inspired by the echolocation mechanism used by bats to navigate and hunt prey has been translated into a non-destructive method for detecting corrosion and defects in oil and gas pipelines.The inspection technique relies on reflected signals from a combination of isolated fast-neutron and gamma radiation to pinpoint corrosion, similar to the way bats rely on reflections from different ultrasound wavelengths to maneuver.

Atlantic Nickel, a Brazilian company that operates in the activities of exploration, mining, processing, and commercialization of nickel concentrate, has resumed commercial production at its Santa Rita mine in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil.

Cortec® Corporation, a leading corrosion inhibitor manufacturer committed to using sustainable materials where possible, has launched the EcoLine® 3690, a U.S.

Leading Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners, BUMAX, has received a large order for corrosion-resistant and maintenance-free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast.BUMAX won the order to supply stainless studs, nuts, and washers for the 219 MW ‘Northwester 2’ offshore wind power plants, thanks to its capability to provide high strength fasteners with excellent corrosion resistance that are suitable for extremely challenging North Sea conditions.The order value is SEK kr1.7 million and the customer is Danish steel contractor, Bladt Industries, a company that specializes in large-scale and highly complex steel structures, including offshore substations and offshore foundations.

Sandvik has entered into a long-term agreement with Tenaris following Tenaris’ recent five-year award from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to supply oil country tubular goods (OCTG).Due to the extremely corrosive environments the wells experience in Abu Dhabi, Sandvik will provide corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) materials, under the Sandvik-Tenaris alliance agreement.

The Materials Technology Institute (MTI) will host a Global Solutions Symposium at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, in Baton Rouge, LA, from February 18 to 20, 2020.

Allpax, a product brand of ProMach, has introduced a new corrosion inspection program to improve workplace safety and reduce the risk of premature pressure vessel failure due to corrosion in carbon-steel and 300-series stainless-steel retorts.