Materials Selection and Design

Materials Selection and Design for Corrosion Control

Materials Selection and Design for Corrosion Control

No material is resistant to all corrosive situations, but materials selection is critical to preventing many types of failures. Examples of potential solutions include metals, plastics, fiberglass, concrete, and other nonmetals.

Factors that influence materials selection are corrosion resistance in the environment, availability of design and test data, mechanical properties, cost, availability, maintainability, compatibility with other system components, life expectancy, reliability, and appearance.

Appropriate system design is also important for effective corrosion control. This can involve the consideration of many factors, such as materials selection; process and construction parameters; geometry for drainage; avoidance or electrical separation of dissimilar metals; avoiding or sealing of crevices; corrosion allowance; operating lifetime; and maintenance and inspection requirements.

Material science offers corrosion engineers design options in corrosion control with advanced materials. Engineered properties created through specialized processing and synthesis technologies give advanced materials superior performance over conventional materials and include ceramics, high value-added metals, electronic materials, composites, polymers, and biomaterials.

Materials Selection and Design Resources

Reports

Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Coating Systems for Concrete Used in Secondary Containment

Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Protective Polymer Flooring Systems for Concrete

State of the Art Report on Corrosion-Resistant Reinforcement

Materials and Fabrication Practices for New Pressure Vessels Used in Wet H2S Refinery Service

Conference Papers

Development of a Regulatory Framework for Material Selection Corrosion Management and Pipeline Integrity Monitoring

Corrosion Performance of 13CR Stainless Steels

Materials Optimisation for Oil and Gas Sour Production

Materials Performance in High-Temperature Environments – Making the Choice

Developments of Materials and Design for Mitigation of Marine Corrosion Topside

The Use and Application of High-Performance Polymer Solutions for the Effective Prevention and Control of Corrosion in Water Supply Systems

Material Selection for Separation, Transportation, and Disposal of CO2

Applications of Continuous-Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Composites in Corrosive/Erosive Environments

New Coatings Based on PANI-hexacyanoferrate-nano-TiO2 Composites to Improve their Anticorrosive Resistance

The Use and Application of High-Performance Polymer Solutions for the Effective Prevention and Control of Corrosion in Water Supply Systems

Additional Resources

MaterialsPerformance.com Featuring a dedicated section of articles on materials selection and design

MPI (Master Painters Institute) Approved Paints & Coatings

MPI (Master Painters Institute) Painting Specification Manuals