Many factors influence the nature and extent of rail tank car lining defects or failures. This discussion explores the common failure modes and offers an introduction to tank car lining repair concepts and strategies.
NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is one of the most recognizable structures built during the Space Race. It's also prone to intense corrosive attack owing to its location at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. To protect the building's structural steel, NASA chose Carbozinc 11.
Learn more about the seven most common tools that every coating inspector or paint contractor should have in their toolbox to maximize coating performance.
If a built environment full of hotter-burning synthetics means that legacy cellulosic fire test standards are obsolete, then what should replace them? In the third and final part of this series, we explore potential complications that could arise from relying on outdated tests, and suggest a handful of alternative tests better-suited for modern fire loads.
A three-coat system of zinc, epoxy, and urethane topcoat remains the industry standard for protection against atmospheric corrosion of steel. Learn why.