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Developing a Maintenance Protective Coatings
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True Cost of Corrosion Annually in the US Over $1 TrillionCorrosion will cost the US economy over $1 trillion in 2014. That’sone of the largest expenditures we make, and it’s all going down thedrain. The total annual corrosion costs in the U.S. rose above $1 trillionin the middle of 2013, illustrating the broad and expensive challengethat corrosion presents to equipment and materials. The mostcommonly quoted figure for corrosion costs is $276B in 1998 and wasreported in the NACE Corrosion Costs Study. However, this reportleaves out the enormous (at least as much as direct costs) tally ofindirect costs that the consumers experience from corrosion and theinflation increases since 1998.From $276B to $1 Trillion: Understanding the Real Cost of Corrosion
The NACE sponsored report examines each industry in depth,providing discussions of the causes, costs, and results of corrosion, andarrived at a figure of $276B in direct corrosion costs. Indirect costs wereestimated to be at least as much as direct costs. In the 15 years thathave passed since the study was released, inflation has driven both thedirect and indirect costs of corrosion over $500 billion annually,totalling over $1 trillion in 2013.At over 6.2% of GDP, corrosion is one of the largest single expensesin the US economy yet it rarely receives the attention it requires.Corrosion costs money and lives, resulting in dangerous failures andincreased charges for everything from utilities to transportation andmore. For a more thorough breakdown of specific corrosion costs byindustry, see the NACE Corrosion Costs Study (and approximatelydouble the numbers to have a good estimate of current values).
The TQC Bresle Kit - Chloride Test Kit complies with the ISO 8502-6 and ISO 8502-9 standards that describe the BresleMethod to assess the level of soluble salts using a patch, distilled water and a conductivity gauge. The conductivity is mainly directly proportional to the concentration of dissolved chloride ions in the solution. The kit includes all the necessary equipment to execute a bresle test that will indicate the contamination of soluble salts on blast-cleaned surfaces prior to coating. Inside the TQC Bresle Kit - Chloride Test Kit is a conductivity gauge used for the assessment of soluble salt ions as chlorides, sulphates and nitrates.
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