Archive for November, 2011

Anodic Protection

November 17, 2011

Overview Anodic Protection is a corrosion mitigation technique first introduced in the 1960′s in which the potential of an alloy is controlled relative to a stable reference potential in a range of values more positive or oxidizing than the corrosion potential that causes the corrosion rate to be depressed relative to that which would occur [...]

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What is MIG Welding?

November 17, 2011

MIG welding is an abbreviation for Metal Inert Gas Welding. It is a process developed in the 1940’s, and is considered semi-automated. This means that the welder still requires skill, but that the MIG welding machine will continuously keep filling the joint being welded. MIG welders consist of a handle with a trigger controlling a [...]

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