In this episode, Ben McCurry, Senior Expert of Materials Engineering and Inspection at BASF Corporation, joins co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to dive into the world of corrosion testing. They cover a wide range of topics, including the purpose of corrosion testing, lab testing versus in-situ methods, and the use of corrosion resistance tables. The discussion explores valuable insights from sister plants, decision-making criteria for conducting tests, and the design of coupons. They also tackle advanced topics like high-pressure/high-temperature data, the effects of aeration and agitation, post-exposure examination, grinding on coupons, field coupon accessibility, and how process conditions impact field testing results.

Corrosion Chronicles is produced by Association Briefings.