Reliable performance of materials is very important for any industrial process, and especially for the manufacture of high-quality products in the chemical and pulp & paper industries. Material selection is generally based on the required material properties, low initial capital investment, and minimum maintenance. Changes in the process parameters to improve products can often lead to higher corrosion susceptibilities of the plant materials. Moreover, with increase in capital cost, there is pressure to extend the life of existing plant equipment beyond its original design life. Corrosion and materials engineers are also playing a key role in selecting, maintaining, and modifying materials for changing needs for every industry. Corrosion science and engineering research includes understanding the basic mechanisms involved in material degradation in given environments and using that knowledge to develop a mitigation strategy against environment-induced failures. The corrosion laboratories at RBI offer materials testing and fatigue testing of duplex steels.

Research activities of the Corrosion and Materials Chemistry Research Laboratory (CMCRL) at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology are focused on corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, high temperature oxidation, and other forms of environmentally induced degradation of metallic materials. Analytical and characterization tools needed for corrosion research are either available in our laboratory or in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech. Software for thermochemical calculations is used for thermodynamic predictions and modeling of corrosion processes. Corrosion Testing Equipment