Case Studies & Papers
Below is a list of case studies and reports available. Please click on the links associated with each article to access the summary, images and attached documents.
Comparison of Electrochemical Test Methods for Evaluating Anticorrosive Coatings.
This paper provides a brief review of the (mainly in-situ) electrochemical methods that have been applied to coatings to assess corrosion protection ability. Read more...
Corrosion – Its Causes and Prevention in Heating & Cooling Systems.
Corrosion is a natural electrochemical process with anodic and cathodic partial reactions. Corrosion can be general or localised, with localised corrosion usually being more damaging. Read more...
Corrosion of Copper and Copper Alloys in Plumbing Applications.
Tubes and components made out of copper and copper alloys generally give excellent performance in domestic hot and cold water and heating systems in buildings. Read more...
Erosion Corrosion in Copper Plumbing Systems.
This large, prestigious hotel was experiencing leaks from both the hot and cold water pipes, at numerous points throughout the building. Read more...
Galvanic Corrosion of Fuel Line.
Before launching a new engine in the Americas, a well-known car company wanted to be sure that there was no risk of galvanic corrosion of parts of the fuel line in aggressive fuels. Read more...
Hotel Hot Water System.
A large hotel was experiencing pin-hole leaks from the hot water pipes, at numerous points throughout the building. Read more...
Legionella Risk Assessments in Hot and Cold Water Systems.
Legislation and Health and Safely Law Duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 extent to risks from legionella bacteria, which may arise from work activities. Read more...
Microbially Assisted Pitting Corrosion (MIC) In Nursing Home.
Plumbing A large nursing and residential home, ‘Stadtresidenz’ in Oberursel, was built in 1996. Four years later, leakages started to occur in the copper drinking water system. Read more...
Microbially Influenced Corrosion in Water Systems.
Microbially influenced corrosion can occur in recirculating or once-through drinking water or heating/cooling systems. Read more...
Pitting Corrosion of Cast Aluminium Cistern.
A manufacturer of aluminium toilet cisterns contacted MCS to determine the cause of sever pitting attack, which eventually led to perforation of the cisterns. Read more...
Pitting of Dish Washer Drums.
Stainless steel drums of industrial dish washers had suffered several failures due to pitting corrosion. MCS tested specimens made from the drum and from 304 s. Read more...
Scaling of Domestic Water Systems: Causes and Prevention.
Natural waters contain varying amounts of calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate and carbonate ions, which react to form limescale on heating. Read more...