Metallurgical Viability, Inc.

Metallurgical Viability, Inc.

robert@metallurgicalviability.com or

al@metallurgicalviability.com

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Corrosion Consulting

My strength in corrosion comes from my early career in extractive hydrometallurgy. "In that life" my goal was to put metals into solution. Understanding how to put metals into solution gives one great insight into how not to put metals into solution. Couple this with my strong process engineering background and my understanding of corrosion theory, and I am able to help you with the following:

Understanding the mechanism of corrosion damaging your equipment.
Alternatives to eliminating your corrosion problem, both materials and process changes.
Electrochemical Corrosion Testing of Alloys in your Plant Solutions*

The electrochemical corrosion testing is done in conjunction with Electrochemical Evaluations, LLC. EE carries out the actual testing in samples of your plant solutions with alloys that your process and/or materials engineers and MV jointly select in order to find quick alternatives when your plant equipment starts to corrode. We can even work with your process engineers to identify if process upsets or normal operating conditions are causing the corrosion.

Finally, I have a very strong economics background which allows an evaluation of the viable alternatives and a presentation to you which gives the:

The economic evaluation of your alternatives, for example: improve process control or select materials that can take the abuse.
The intangible trade-offs of your various alternatives.

Finally, from forty years of experience, I can provide some practical alternatives on how to implement the solution -- perhaps, sitting in and even facilitating some brainstorming sessions on how to best get from where you are to where you need to be. I'll ask a lot of questions to help your team find the best, or at least, a good solution.