by Dennis Hyde | Feb 15, 2019
Corrosion Experts Our experts work in a wide variety of technical areas, and therefore support multiple industries and types of services that RJLG provides. With expertise ranging from materials characterization to industrial hygiene and environmental services, from...
by Dennis Hyde | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
What Is Stress Corrosion Cracking? Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is an environmentally-driven failure mechanism that can be found in metal alloys of all types including pure metals, though pure copper is thought to be immune to SCC. Ceramics and polymers also...
by Dennis Hyde | Mar 3, 2015
Corrosion Testing To work as intended, a material must function within its service environment. Corrosion problems can occur when material selection is less than ideal. There is an intricate relationship between material chemistry, microstructure, surface condition,...
by Dennis Hyde | Apr 21, 2022 | Materials Insights, Materials Insights - Mining and Minerals
Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) microscopy is a characterization technique used with scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) for the determination of crystallographic information present in both metal and mineral samples. Much like energy dispersive X-ray...
by Dennis Hyde | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the most common causes of structural concrete deterioration is corrosion of the reinforcing steel within the concrete member. Engineers dealing with concrete exposed to chlorides are likely asked to answer these questions: How resistant is the concrete to...