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Steel based Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Water Electrolysis

Product Number: 51323-19236-SG

Author: Katie McCay, Corneliu Craciunescu, Sara Andrenacci, Andrea Kellenberger, Marit Stange, Mircea Dan, Thulile Khoza, Sigrid Lædre

Publication Date: 2023

$20.00

Water electrolysis is a process that uses electricity, potentially from renewable energy sources, to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Among water electrolysis technologies, alkaline electrolysis is the most developed and commercially available, but PEM electrolysis is emerging as a more efficient solution. It presents several advantages, such as the possibility to operate at high pressure and high current density for production of hydrogen.

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Steel Bridge Shop Painting Issues and Answers: The FDOT Experience

Product Number: 41206-289-SG

Author: Steve Duke, Linda Houk, Ernst Toussaint, Douglas Reardon, William Wallhausser

Publication Date: 2006

$20.00

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) spends over $50 million in steel bridge fabrication and shop painting annually. According to a recent Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored study by Appleman, approximately 7% of the cost of a steel bridge is budgeted for blast cleaning and primer application in most shops. FDOT knows that proper surface preparation and primer application are the best ways to assure long-term corrosion protection.

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Steel Corrosion Monitoring in Concrete Slab Using a Long Period Fiber Grating Assembly

Product Number: 51317--9272-SG

ISBN: 9272 2017 CP

Author: Fujian Tang

Publication Date: 2017

$20.00

Steel corrosion in concrete structures. Accelerated corrosion tests were performed periodically and the corrosion rates at different time intervals were measured with linear polarization resistance (LPR). The change in the resonant wavelength over time was recorded using an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA).

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Steel Grit Blasting Improves Productivity and Quality

Product Number: 51218-157-SG

Author: Mark Stewart, Nichole DeSantis

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

The Benefits of Steel Grit Blasting and Recycling was presented at the 2017 SSPC Conference. The white paper detailed the advantages of blasting with steel grit to clean a surface, remove rust, create a surface profile, and prepare a surface for coating. As a continuation, Steel Grit Blasting Improves Productivity and Quality has been written to inform contractors the purity the steel grit holds and contains once blasted on a steel structure and recycled through a four-stage cleaning process.

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Step Change Epoxy Coatings for Pipes, Tanks, Vessels and Railcars

Product Number: 51218-089-SG

Author: David Barnes

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

A simple search of the internet will tell you that the speed of sound of a material increases with temperature or decreases with temperature, depending on which sites you access. This paper looks at the effect of temperature on the speed of sound in coating materials and the subsequent effect of changes in temperature on the coating thickness readings, specifically on concrete, measured ultrasonically.

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Step Change Epoxy Coatings for Pipes, Tanks, Vessels and Railcars

Product Number: 51218-104-SG

Author: Vijay Datta, Mike O'Donoghue, Ian Fletcher

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

In the worldwide oil and gas industry, the application of epoxy phenolic coatings has been a dominant strategy to obtain high heat resistance from coatings and to mitigate corrosion under insulation (CUI) of both insulated carbon and stainless steel pipes operating up to 392°F (200°C). These coatings, however, are sensitive to overapplication, prone to cracking, and costly to repair when damaged.

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Steps to a More Effective Blasting Operation

Product Number: 41213-730-SG

Author: Kumar Balan

Publication Date: 2013

$20.00

Shot blasting as a mechanical surface preparation process is widely used in finishing metallic parts. Sophistication in the use of this technique could range from simple manual systems to computer-controlled equipment for preparing aerospace and automotive components.

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Sticking Phenomena at the Brake Pad – Disc Interface: An Open Call for Electrochemists

Product Number: 51321-16429-SG

Author: Marco Bandiera

Publication Date: 2021

$20.00

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Stop Hiring Bad Employees!

Product Number: 41207-336-SG

Author: Stephen M. Heckman

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

A shrinking pool of quality employee candidates has made it increasingly difficult to hire good people for your business. A band of inferior hopefuls stand outside your door, hoping to gain entry and wreak havoc in your business – you represent the only barrier that keeps them from coming through. Being able to see through their smoke and mirrors will improve the odds of hiring someone that will represent you and your company well.

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Storage Well Cathodic Protection Comparative Assessment

Product Number: 51322-17647-SG

Author: Daniel Fingas, Jean-Patrick Boudreault, Bradley Jefferies

Publication Date: 2022

$20.00

When two long-time operators of natural gas storage wells in southwestern Ontario merged, it was an opportune time for the combined company to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of cathodic protection (CP). Staff from both legacy operators expressed general satisfaction with the longevity of their storage wells, typically 30+ years, but they had relied on two different approaches to corrosion control: one had isolated wells from flowlines and operated without CP, while the second had resistively bonded wells to cathodically protected flowlines. For the second operator, typical well currents were in the range of ~3 A.

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Strain Based Modeling of Thermal Fatigue at Mix Points

Product Number: 51312-01134-SG

ISBN: 01134 2012 CP

Author: Vianett B Munoz

Publication Date: 2012

$20.00

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Strain Hardened Austenitic Corrosion Resistant Alloys’ Susceptibility to Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking

Product Number: 51323-19235-SG

Author: Amrinder P.S. Dhillon, Xu Lu, Roy Johnsen, Ida Westermann

Publication Date: 2023

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Several offshore field failures in recent years have been attributed to Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking (HISC) of high strength, highly corrosion resistant Precipitation Hardened Nickel Alloys (PHNA’s) such as UNS N07716, UNS N07718 and UNS N07725.

Hence, HISC is a constant concern regarding subsea components subjected to high tensile stress, and the industry is searching for solutions to their technical needs: High strength corrosion resistant alloys (CRA’s) resistant to seawater (high Pitting Resistance Equivalent number (PREN)) but also resistant to HISC.

For PHNA’s, improved processing (chemical composition limits and processing temperatures) and improved quality control methods as well as refined acceptance criteria are all under consideration.

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