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Marine Corrosion Performance
28 April 2026
Copper is the oldest metal used by humans. Its first recorded usage dates back 10,000 years. Over the following centuries, its availability in unalloyed metallic form, ease of fabrication and corrosion resistance made it the first metal to be alloyed with another metal, tin, to create bronze. This made it a natural choice in marine […]
Read moreShipworms: the terror of the deep
16 December 2025
The trials and tribulations of the mariner are many and varied. History and mythology alike have created a long list of hazards: attacks by whales, apocalyptic weather, mystical triangles near Bermuda, icebergs and the dangers of misnavigation. Yet for well over a thousand years, arguably the greatest threat to marine commerce wasn’t colossal or dramatic […]
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