Accuride Corporation announced Tuesday the introduction of a new three-phase coating process called Steel Armor for its commercial vehicle steel wheels. The company says the process enhances corrosion ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Accuride has announced the development of a new coating technology for steel wheels, which it says will extend service life by two years. The new Steel Armor coating will better ...

One of the most commonly used forms of steel is wire. It is found in everything from springs, conveyor belts, and bicycles to shopping carts, lobster traps, and chain-link fences. But all those ...

[Breaking Taps] has a look at “parkerization” — a process to coat steel to prevent rust. While you commonly see this finish in firearms, it is usable anywhere you need some protection for steel parts.

As useful as steel is, its main weakness may be its vulnerability to corrosion. Researchers in Korea have now developed a new alloy coating that boosts steel’s resistance to rust, by adding a simple ...

Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.

Existing methods used to calculate the performance of intumescent coatings on structural steel are not sufficiently accurate, explains Hans van de Weijgert. Here he presents a three dimensional ...