Abstract
One concern with Ultra High Pressure Waterjetting (UHP-WJ) of steel components is the development of flash rust shortly after UHP-WJ is completed. There is a visual standard, SSPC VIS-4/Nace VIS-7, for inspectors to use when evaluating the density or level of flash rust. However this standard is very subjective and often leaves inspectors second guessing themselves as to whether the flash rust is too heavy to paint over. The present paper describes the development of a proto-type hand-held field device which can be potentially used for characterizing the level of flash rust in a non-subjective manner.
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2008
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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