Guides to Good Practice in Corrosion Control

Good practice guides

Our Guides to Good Practice in Corrosion Control provide advice concerning corrosion control, including corrosion protection schemes and corrosion management for a variety of specific applications in the construction industry. Guides are on the following topics: 

• Corrosion control
• Construction industry
• Specific applications

To find out more, please contact the National Corrosion Service hotline at 020 8943 6142.

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Corrosion control

• Corrosion control for buried pipelines
   
• Guide to the conservation of metals 
   
• Checklist for corrosion control 
   
• Stress corrosion cracking 
   
• Cathodic protection 
   
• Guide to temporary corrosion protective
   
• Bimetallic guide 
   
• Guide to the control of atmospheric corrosion 

Construction industry

• The prevention of corrosion on structural steelwork 
   
• A corrosion protection guide for steelwork in building interiors and perimeter walls 
   
• A corrosion protection guide for steelwork exposed to atmospheric environments 
   
• A corrosion protection guide for steelwork in indoor swimming pool buildings 
   
• Weathering steel bridges 
   
• Corrosion protection of steel bridges 
   
• A corrosion protection guide for steel bearing piles in temperate climates 
   
• Corrosion of Steel in Concrete 
   
• Guide to the Avoidance of Corrosion of Metal Gutter Systems 
   
• Guide to the Avoidance of Corrosion in Plumbing Systems 
   
• Coating for the protection of structural steelwork 
   
• Surface preparation for coating 

Specific applications

• Corrosion of metals by wood 
   
• Pumps guide 

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