PROGRESS REPORT ON PIPE COATINGS AND WRAPPINGS

A survey covers plasma-sprayed aluminum or aluminum oxide (under test by MK-Shand) applied to a thickness of 200 micron all the way to the end of the pipe (it is not damaged at welding temperatures); sintered polyethylene applied by Bredero-Price B.V. as a powder to heated pipe; thin film epoxy resin coatings electrostatically sprayed onto pipe lengths at 450 F by two companies, Nap-Gard (Napko Corp.) and Scotchkote (3M Co.), and field equipment by Commercial Resins Corp. for coating field girth weld areas; extruded plastic coatings by Standard Pipeprotection Co.; extruded Somastic asphalt mastic coatings by H.C. Price Co.; a wide variety of plastic tapes usually applied with a primer, but applied directly on a 48 in. dia by Lakehead Pipe Line Co.; and a brief description of some production practices for asphalt coatings (Lion Oil Co.) and for coal tar enamels.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Deason, D
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 33-36
• Serial:
  • PIPE LINE INDUSTRY
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Pipelines; Preservation; Structural materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction; Pipeline materials; Pipeline protection
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056399
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM