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 our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact Joanne McIntyre.
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Chu Kong receives accreditation for Clad Pipe
Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings Group has received accreditation from reputable industry experts for its newly developed clad pipe (Clad pipe). The Clad pipes have qualified API 5LD (2009), DNV OS F101 (2005) and clad pipes technical specification requirements after an examination by the National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center Oil Pipe and CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute.
Essar Steel launches specialised colour-coated products
Essar Steel, one of India’s largest integrated steel producers, launched high-quality, colour-coated products, specially developed for the Kerala market. These specialised steel products will largely be used in the housing and industrial resorts segment in the region.
China’s highest skyscraper to use Outokumpu’s faça
Outokumpu will 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.
Arc Energy Resources to clad Vulcan SFM wye pieces
Arc Energy Resources, a weld overlay cladding specialist, has completed a contract to apply a corrosion resistant surface to the internal bores of two forged wye pieces destined for BP’s Clair Ridge development west of Shetland in the North Sea.
HFT®’s new Tube weld purge systems®
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has reached the fifth version of its Tube and Pipe Weld Purge System designs by launching the new PurgElite® range of Tube and Pipe Weld Purging systems for diameters from 1” to 24” diameter.
These systems are suitable for all industries using stainless steel tubes and pipes from highly specialised biogas and semiconductor fields, right along to other industries such as those where the required quality may be less critical.
In particular, PurgElite® systems can be used where the internal surfaces may be polished to ensure minimum entrapment and low corrosion resistance.
Essar Steel launches wood-finish steel products
Essar Steel, one of leading integrated steel producers in India, announced the launch of revolutionary wood-finish steel products for the Indian market. These products are a substitute for wood laminates used for interiors.
Tata Steel has completed an upgrade of its corrosion-resistant coating line in South Wales to improve and expand the company’s range of high-value, high-formability automotive steels.
The Zodiac plant is Tata Steel’s coil galvanising line at Llanwern.