Electroplating System Promises Anticorrosion Protection On And Under The Sea

摘要

Acoating system is available that promises to deliver lifetime protec-tion for offshore pipeline bolts. fasteners and other metallic parts. The system consists of aluminum electro-plated onto steel in combination with a top layer of PTFE. Benefits include corrosion protection for the life of the steel in the roughest ocean environment and simplified maintenance.rnThere are manifold reasons to avoid cor-rnrosion in maritime applications above-sea or sub-sea. Suitable systems to protect parts like bolts and fasteners for many years from corrosion are the cathodic protection system or the employment of cost-intensive duplex and super duplex steels.