8 APRIL 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 4
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Discussed this Month
Following are just a few of the articles featured this
month on materialsperformance.com.
Features
An Alternative View of the Cathodic
Protection Mechanism on Buried Pipelines
The application of cathodic protection polarizes
steel in the electronegative direction, while
raising the pH at the interface at the same time.
(This is a "Science Behind It" feature with links to
related CORROSION articles.)
Lab Launches Corrosion Studies on
Photovoltaic Panels
Sandia National Laboratories is conducting
accelerated aging and other tests to study how
corrosion affects photovoltaic panels.
Editor's Choice
Portable X-ray Diffraction Units Boost
Efficiency of Corrosion Analysis
New x-ray diffraction is now enabling corrosion
analysis to be carried out much more quickly by
using a portable unit in the field.
Wax Coating Shows Promise in
Resisting Corrosion
Salt spray exposure tests reveal the strength of
wax-based coatings in withstanding exposure to
sodium chloride (NaCl) as a corrosive agent.
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