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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Two-piece ball valve
Parker Instrumentation has launched a ball valve range made of 316 stainless steel.
Hastelloy pump
Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has developed a new ANSI magnetic drive process pump.
Super duplex pumps
Weir Pumps has won a multi-million dollar contract to replace existing pumps at the Cantarell nitrogen generation complex located in Ciduad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico.
Stainless bridges
The state of Oregon in the NW USA is using S32205 stainless steel to build a bridge designed to last 120 years, according to Virginia Heffernan (Nickel magazine, February 2003).
Tantalum is back
Tantalum, used in plant and equipment construction, is fully available again – and will be exhibited by COMETEC GmbH at ACHEMA 2003 (19–24 May 2003).
Pump problems at nuclear plant
A delay in resolving pump problems has loosened expectations for completion of repairs at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse nuclear plant (Akron, Ohio, USA).