Materials Consulting
OSG Materials Consultants is focused on advancing materials solutions to accommodate the more severe service conditions including, ultra deepwater applications, arctic service, HP/HT systems, sour gas, environments containing high levels of CO2, fatigue and high strain applications.
The materials services OSG can provide include:
- Materials selection including corrosion resistant alloys, ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, resin based composites and elastomers.
- Line pipe auditing and verification services with a team of world class experts.
- Extensive line pipe manufacturing experience, including; DSAW, seamless, HFI/ERW, spiral, clad (metallurgically bonded and mechanically lined).
- Specifying steel chemistry and heat treatment requirements for various applications.
- Forging material issues for buckle arrestors, J-lay collars and flexjoints.
- Induction bends (chemistry, heat treatment and weldability).
- Sour service testing requirements including: HPIC, SOHIC, HE, SSCC, full ring test.
- Failure analysis, metallography (including access to optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy equipment).
- Corrosion modelling to determine corrosion allowance requirements.
- Specifying material requirements for low and high temperature applications.
- Coatings selection for pipelines, refineries and subsea equipment.
OSG also offers combined technical & quality audits to ensure adequate technical integrity.