by Paul Stockton | Aug 21, 2024 | Corrosion, Technical Articles
Fire Damage Chloride Testing During a fire it is not uncommon for the levels of Chloride to increase. This is often due to the combustion of PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) which, as well as being present in the form of plastic objects and disposables, is also the material...
by Paul Stockton | Jun 11, 2024 | Corrosion
Hull Potential and Boats HULL POTENTIALS EXPLAINED. A metal hull in water will inevitably have the potential to become corroded. Add a little stray direct current (DC) and this can become devastating. Careful owners will take the necessary precaution of employing...
by Paul Stockton | Jun 11, 2024 | Corrosion, Water Testing
REDOX (Reduction-Oxidation) Testing REDOX potential is basically a measure of the ability of the sample being tested to reduce or oxidise. As the processes of reduction and oxidation involve the transfer of electrons it follows that the REDOX potential of any...
by Paul Stockton | May 31, 2024 | Boats & Hull Potential
Hull Potential and Corrosion Owning a boat is usually expensive. Protecting the hull from corrosion and reducing the time a boat spends out of the water is therefore important to all owners of Aluminium and Steel hulled craft. We explain how and why we measure hull...
by Paul Stockton | May 31, 2024 | Technical Articles
Measuring Aluminium Ions There is no Ion Selective Electrode for Aluminium however due to the strong reaction with Fluoride in solution an indirect method is possible using a Fluoride ISE and some prepared reagents. A simpler method is possible DETERMINATION OF...
