Ask a suggestion for a corrosion prevention on mild steel

January 6, 2009

Hello sir,

I m a student and working on Glycerine plant.My project involves on mild steel during that i have encountered problem of corrosion..Can u suggest me any method for corrosion prevention on mild steel.

Waiting eagerly for ur reply.

rgds,

Oshari Mihirini
Trainee - Sri Lanka

January 16, 2009

Hi, Oshari. Of all of the thousands of different methods of preventing corrosion, from painting to powder coating to plating to PVD, to cryogenic processes to VCI to simple oiling, etc., the vast majority are applied to mild steel. So it's going to be difficult to pick one method. But mild steel is rarely left unpainted. Is this corroded steel unpainted, and why? Thanks.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey