Independent testing confirms CermaClad™ CRA lowers corrosion rate by six times and exceeds API-5LD Clad Pipe Requirements

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(2012), "Independent testing confirms CermaClad™ CRA lowers corrosion rate by six times and exceeds API-5LD Clad Pipe Requirements", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 59 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2012.12859baa.015

Independent testing confirms CermaClad™ CRA lowers corrosion rate by six times and exceeds API-5LD Clad Pipe Requirements

Article Type: New materials and equipment From: Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Volume 59, Issue 2

Abakan Inc. has announced that its subsidiary MesoCoat Inc.’s CermaClad™ metallurgically bonded corrosion resistant alloy (“CRA”) clad products met or exceeded American Petroleum Institute (API)-5LD during independent verification testing. The API, the leading standardization organization, requires that API-5LD suitability specifications be met for clad pipe corrosion resistance in order for it to be used in conveying of gas, water and oil.

Andrew Sherman, CEO, MesoCoat Inc. stated: “We are excited that CermaClad™ has now been independently validated as a product that has not only passed all the required testing but has also proven to be a vastly superior product to existing solutions in the areas of corrosion, metallurgical bonding, and dilution”.

Det Norske Veritas, one of largest global risk management and testing labs, conducted the API-5LD testing on CermaClad™ in their Columbus, Ohio lab with the following significant results:

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  ASTM G28 tests indicated a corrosion rate 85 per cent lower than that of the widely used weld overlay technology.

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  Bond strength exceeded the API-5LD standard by 50 per cent.

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  ASTM A264 test for mechanical integrity passed all requirements of API-5LD.

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  EDAX analysis for composition and metallurgy has shown little to no iron contamination (dilution) beyond 0.1 mm from base metal. This is a 400× improvement over competing weld overlay where there is significant contamination as far as 4 mm from the base metal.

The tests were conducted on an ×65 carbon steel substrate that was clad with a 3 mm thick layer of Alloy 625 using our CermaClad™ technology.

Robert Miller, CEO, Abakan Inc. commented: “MesoCoat’s CermaClad™ technology is proving to be a disruptive technology that does not just provide incremental improvement. It has the potential of creating a paradigm shift in the industry. We have been engaged in numerous conversations with Oil & Gas majors as well as pipe manufacturers who are clearly on the lookout for alternatives to the slow and arduous weld overlay technology. They also complain of the issues of mechanically lined pipes that lead to severe buckling, rippling and installation issues. CermaClad™ (which can produce metallurgically clad pipes at a rate of 15-100x faster than weld overlay with better corrosion and surface properties and at a lower cost) is quickly proving to be the alternative solution that this large and growing market is looking for.”

MesoCoat’s CermaClad™ metallurgical cladding technology provides magnitude major improvement in productivity over the current state of art weld overlay and laser cladding technologies. CermaClad™ is substantially faster to apply, enables improved corrosion and wear resistance and does so without the need for toxic and hazardous fluxes. The global market for metal cladding for wear and corrosion protection is estimated at $3.8 billion and is expected to double in size over the next three years. MesoCoat is currently constructing a 1-line CermaClad™ manufacturing facility and plans to undertake the construction of a 4-line facility in the near future. These facilities are being built to support anticipated orders for projects that the company is bidding for with major oil companies, pipeline manufacturers and energy producers.

More information is available from: www.abakaninc.com