News from MATCOR May 2026
Stray current corrosion develops silently, causing accelerated metal loss and integrity risks long before visible damage appears.
This month, MATCOR is focused on helping operators better understand, identify, and mitigate stray current interference as expanding infrastructure and electrification increase corrosion challenges across pipeline systems.
Scroll down for these updates and more:
- Understanding stray current corrosion
- Stray current testing and interference surveys
- Locating coating defects with DCVG and ACVG
- Using galvanic anodes to reduce stray current corrosion
Understanding Stray Current Corrosion and Pipeline Interference
Stray current corrosion can accelerate metal loss, disrupt cathodic protection systems, and create serious integrity risks for buried pipelines.
Learn how DC, AC, and telluric currents affect pipeline systems and why understanding the differences matters for long-term asset protection.
Stray Current Testing and Inference Surveys
Stray current testing and interference surveys help operators identify unintended current flow, evaluate corrosion risk areas, and support more effective mitigation planning before significant damage occurs.
MATCOR provides comprehensive testing services and interference surveys to help operators assess interference conditions and protect long-term infrastructure integrity.
Explore MATCOR’s Testing and Interference Surveys
Locating Coating Defects with DCVG and ACVG Surveys
DCVG and ACVG surveys help operators identify coating defects and areas where corrosion activity may increase due to interference or coating damage.
These non-destructive testing methods support targeted maintenance planning and improved pipeline integrity management.
Learn About DCVG and ACVG Surveys
Using Galvanic Anodes to Reduce Stray Current Corrosion
Galvanic anodes help protect buried and submerged structures in areas affected by stray current interference and other external corrosion influences.
When properly designed and installed, galvanic cathodic protection systems help reduce accelerated metal loss and support long-term infrastructure integrity.
Join us at Upcoming Industry Events
- JUN 23-25 OU Corrosion Control Course
- SEP 28-30 AMPP Central Conference
- OCT 19-21 AMPP Eastern Conference
- NOV 16-18 AMPP Western Conference
MATCOR offers customers a powerful combination of expertise, services and proprietary products to solve the corrosion problems of energy and other infrastructure markets. MATCOR is a BrandSafway company.
