OFFSHORE & MARINE

Keeping the World Afloat

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The HMS Samarang a 28-gun, teak, Atholl-class vessel was the first known installation of Cathodic Protection in the year 1824. This first application of cathodic protection has led to large scope the industry now covers. From shoreline to deep sea, cathodic protection plays a major role in the life of assets in seawater.

Defeating Costly Organic Invasion

Microbially induced corrosion (MIC), or corrosion caused by living organisms, may not be a traditionally thought source of corrosion, but it is a very costly form. The common practice to combat this type of corrosion is regular clearing and different types of coatings especially zinc rich epoxies. BADGERADVANCED Graphene is showing promise as a coating additive to reducing the cleaning cycle when added to an in some trials replacing the zinc.

From Sea to Shining Sea

You can find American Carbon products preventing corrosion on jetties, spillways, ships and boats, offshore platforms, underwater pipelines, wharves and piers, floating storage and offloading units, docks and mooring systems, shipwrecks and marine archaeological sites, and desalination plants across the coastline of North America. Our BADGERCOAST Galvanic Anodes is the place to start when looking at these often customized shapes. We have also constructed a number of customized solutions based on our BADGERCAST High Silicon Cast Iron Anodes. In smaller quarters such as the water transfer system in vessels, BADGERCOAT Mixed Metal Oxide Anodes are highly effective as preventing corrosion in hard to access small spaces.

In layman’s terms boat zincs are crucial to keeping outboard motors running smoothly and looking new. When considering cathodic protection, the most critical place to look are those places that are both submerged and dry on a daily basis. The wetting and drying cycle introduces and accelerated corrosion process.