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Dimensional Profiling: Providing Sustainable Slip Resistance with a Known Approximate Static Co-Efficient of Sliding Friction Value

Product Number: 41214-846-SG

Author: Tim Post, Mike Houx, Steven Schroeder

Publication Date: 2014

$20.00

Dimensional Profiling is a new prospective of applying sustainable non-slip characteristics to the surface of polymeric flooring and coating systems. Over the last three decades, it has been commonplace in the industry to provide a single nonslip media profile.

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DoD Corrosion Prevention and Control Standards, An Aerospace Example

Product Number: 51218-154-SG

Author: Stephen Spadafora

Publication Date: 2018

$20.00

Departmant of Defense Specifications/standards for the prevention and control of corrosion in the aerospace field.

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Does PA2 Go Far Enough in Outlining DFT Measurement and Assisting the User to Carry Out the Most Efficient Inspection?

Product Number: 51219-174-SG

Author: David Barnes

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

PA2 was initially developed when the only instruments available were the Banana gauge and basic analogue and digital DFT gauges. Gauges now have memory, limits and scanning technology amongst other features. Scanning technology in DFT measurement has been available for some time now, but only recently has work begun on the standards to incorporate this technology.

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Doing It Differently: The Impact of Off-Site Intumescent Coating Application

Product Number: 51220-292-SG

Author: Paul Trautmann, Greg Hansen

Publication Date: 2020

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The use of passive intumescent fireproofing solutions to meet life & safety goals for commercial structures continues to grow in number annually. More often facility owners are required to incorporate fire proofing protection for up to three hours in order to assure the safe departure of individuals inside the given building in the event of an emergency.

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Don’t be Passive about Passivations

Product Number: 41207-335-SG

Author: Brian Hanks

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

The hot-dip galvanizing on steel components is a very reactive material that is often given a surface treatment to inhibit oxidation from exposure to moisture and other constituents in the atmosphere. These treatments are referred to as “passivation treatments” and are applied to the zinc surfaces during the quenching process or soon after and before the surfaces begin to oxidize.

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Don't Forget the Details When Specifying a Concrete Coating Project

Product Number: 51219-217-SG

Author: Sean Meracle, John Sierzega

Publication Date: 2019

$20.00

Many times, concrete coating projects are approached similarly to those of other paintable substrates, like steel or wood. The primary and sometimes only, focus is to provide a visibly clean and sound surface. More experienced design professionals will ensure that voids are filled, protrusions are ground to plane, and the correct surface profile is achieved. Once prepared, a serviceable coating system is applied (always as per the manufacturer’s recommendations) and no one looks back… unless there is a failure.

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Double Your Business in the Next 12 Months

Product Number: 41214-811-SG

Author: Richard Bueckert

Publication Date: 2014

$20.00

That's a pretty audacious title, isn’t it? I’m going to show you how to take the best of the old methods, stir in some of the new media, and stand out as a coating professional. Distinctly different from the wanna-be’s and the willnever-be’s so the whole process of getting jobs becomes automatic and easy.

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Down-the-Hole Withhout a Paddle: Corrosion Mitigation of Wellhead Surface Casings Using IMM Coatings

Product Number: 51220-241-SG

Author: Nicole de Varennes, Norm Spence, Mike O’Donoghue, Vijay Datta

Publication Date: 2020

$20.00

This paper outlines the aggressive service conditions experienced by wellhead casings and the resulting failures seen to date in the Alberta oil patch. Deleterious in-service conditions include; high temperatures and significant temperature fluctuations, expansion and contraction of the steel substrate, and the wet and dry oxidizing micro-environment, the influence of concrete, and a plethora of chlorides and other contaminants elevating the corrosion rate. Previous corrosion mitigation programs and current inspection techniques are reviewed.

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Drinking Down Under: Great Idea, Second Thoughts, The Right Path

Product Number: 41212-698-SG

Author: Dudley J. Primeaux II

Publication Date: 2012

$20.00

Thick-film elastomeric coating / lining systems have excellent performance characteristics in a variety of potable water lining work, including the polyurea spray elastomer technology. While some have cast doubt on the suitability of a polyurea system for immersion applications, there are a variety of commercial products with the NSF/ASNI-61 certification for potable water use that are performing quite well.

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Driving Higher Performance with Ultra-high Solids Epoxy Systems for Long-term Asset Protection

Product Number: 51218-162-SG

Author: Daniel Totev

Publication Date: 2018

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Epoxy coatings have a long and successful track record in marine and protective coatings, due to the combined offerings of excellent corrosion and chemical resistance. As regional environmental drivers become firmly established, the industry is faced with the constant challenge of providing solutions which can comply with emerging VOC regulations. There is a continuous trend to move the technology from the so-called conventional paint to high solids coatings, and more recently, to ultra-high solids coatings [1]. At the same time the overall performance attributes associated with high performance epoxy systems need to be either maintained or improved depending on specific industrial application needs. Many current high solids epoxy systems use non-reactive plasticizers such as benzyl alcohol or alkyl phenols to enable full chemical conversion of the polymer matrix. While this approach allows for reduced solvent demand, such products do not always address the market need for extended service life. The use of fugitive plasticizers can cause the coating to lose its flexibility over time as the plasticizer leaches out. In order to address this, a different plasticization approach to lower solvent requirement and ensure complete cure is needed. This paper will review the basics of high solids epoxy coatings compared to conventional epoxy technologies and describe the fundamental technical differences. It will also present new versatile amine curing agent technology that offers solutions to develop coatings compliant with stringent emission test accreditation, and at the same time, addresses many of the technical challenges associated with high solids systems. Furthermore, the absence of nonreactive plasticizers facilitates long-term conservation of the mechanical properties of the coating, and hence, helps deliver long-term asset protection.

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Dry Film Thickness: is More Coating Always Better?

Product Number: 51219-188-SG

Author: Saiada FuadiFancy & Kingsley Lau

Publication Date: 2019

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Coating thickness is one of the most important parameters influencing durability of a protective coating system. As a general rule-of-thumb, the thicker the coating, the greater the protection. But is there any upper limit to this general rule? This paper looks at durability figures of common protective coating systems for atmospheric and immersion exposure as a function of dry film thickness.

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Drying a Ultra High Pressure Water Jet Project at Netune Terminals Vancouver Harbour

Product Number: 41209-494-SG

Author: Gregg Lowes

Publication Date: 2009

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Neptune Bulk Terminals in Vancouver, British Columbia needed to re-coat two of its ocean-going Potash Ship Loader conveyors within a 27-day window to prevent interruption of international ship loading schedules. The contractor elected to use ultra high pressure water jetting (UHPWJ) for the steel surface preparation rather than the sand blast medium used on the previous loader conveyors. This required innovative desiccant dehumidification equipment to facilitate rapid drying of the steel upon completion of the UHPWJ work due to an increased moisture load.

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