Zirconium is a metal in group IVB of the periodic table with atomic number 40, an atomic weight of 91.22, and a density of 6.49 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 1852 C, and it boils at 3580 C. The ...

Corrosion is a huge issue for materials, mechanical, civil and petrochemical engineers. With comprehensive coverage of the principles of corrosion engineering, this book is a one-stop text and ...

The knowledge gained will provide staff with basic knowledge to act as guidance in the selection of the correct materials and/or processes for applications in which corrosion is an issue and hence ...

Design of plastics incorporating corrosion inhibitors (CI) presents an intricate scientific and technical problem. Knowledge from different scientific domains, including materials science, physical ...

The principle on ivhich the preserving power of alcohol is attempted to be explained may, in like manner, ae here applied to pure water. Although the experiments on the corrosion of iron were ...

Gold and other very unreactive metals do not oxidise in air at all. Corrosion close corrosionThe destruction of a metal by oxidation or chemical action, eg rusting. happens when a metal continues ...

Converting pure metals into alloys often increases the strength of the product. For example, brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is stronger than copper or zinc alone: ...

The Hardy-Weinberg theorem characterizes the distributions of genotype frequencies in populations that are not evolving, and is thus the fundamental null model for population genetics. Under the ...

We are delighted that The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) is providing prestigious scholarships to promote corrosion awareness and to address the shortage of corrosion engineers and scientists ...

A recent article in npj Materials Degradation proposed a multilayer system for protecting aluminum cast alloy AlSi7Mg0.3 from corrosion. The system uses a hexafluoro-zirconated trivalent chromium ...