KTA-Tator to Distribute Chlor*Rid Products

Consulting engineering firm KTA-Tator, Inc. (Pittsburgh) recently announced that it has been named a Master Distributor of Chlor*Rid products and test kits.

Corrosion Innovations Acquires Chlor*Rid Products

Last week, manufacturer Corrosion Innovations announced it has acquired the Chlor*Rid product line from Milliken & Company.

New Product Announcement: Salt Test Kits

Surface protection solution company HoldTight Solutions, Inc. (Houston) recently launched its new line of field test kits created to detect soluble salts.

True or False: Industry consensus states <20 mg/m2 as the maximum allowable level of soluble salts allowed the be present on a surface prior to coating application.

For soluble salt testing, ISO 8502-6 guides a process that involves injecting distilled water into a patch placed on a steel surface. This testing method is also known as:

Washing with potable water is used to reduce the soluble salt level on steel. However, such water contains low levels of various salts that will deposit on the surface as the water dries. At what point does washing deposit more salt than it removes?

Under what types of exterior atmospheric exposures (other than marine) is it necessary to test for soluble salts?

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Methods of Validating Equivalence to ISO 8502-9 on Measurement of the Levels of Soluble Salts

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New in 2010! Describes a method to show equivalence of other methods for measuring the level of...