LONDON, UK – July 10, 2015 – Element Materials Technology has significantly added to its global metallic testing capabilities for the Oil & Gas sector and is now able to offer cyclic straining and aging testing for the qualification of metallic materials for those projects that involve installation by high plastic strain (pipeline reeling) or strain-based design.
Element’s locations in Houston (USA), Aberdeen (UK) and Breda (NL) are now able to provide cyclic straining and aging capabilities for both parent pipe and girth weld materials. This allows for a more thorough evaluation of those materials that will be subjected to conditions of high plastic strain using mechanical tests such as Single-Edge Notched Tensile (SENT) geometry fracture toughness testing and parent material tensile testing. As a result, Element can conduct straining and aging for materials up to loads of 1000kN, delivering industry-leading levels of service for all of Element’s clients in the Oil & Gas sector.
这种新功能补充了元素在断裂韧性和拉伸测试中的现有专业知识，并允许产生更多代表性数据。由这些测试产生的数据被用作整体工程关键评估（ECA）的一部分，以推导出替代焊接缺陷验收标准，取代了管道周长焊接的传统工艺标准。用作集成测试和ECA服务的一部分，新功能可减少项目周转时间，并允许客户获得ECA的输入参数的最准确的数据，从而提高了ECA最终结果的置信度。
Rod Martin, Element’s Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas, comments: “The challenges in the sector to create more resilient offshore pipelines must be matched by the ability of testing partners to characterize materials more accurately. We are delighted that our Engaged Experts have developed this new capability to test materials at industry-leading levels.
“Adding further sophisticated testing techniques allows our global platform to deliver a more comprehensive service in metallic materials testing for offshore pipeline clients. As a significant step towards our goal of becoming the best and most trusted testing partner in the sector, the addition of this capability was ultimately motivated by the needs of our clients for an end-to-end service comprising both testing and analysis.”
About Element
Element is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. Element’s team of 1,800 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 51 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. For a complete list of Accreditations & Approvals and more information, please visit www.ptlymt.com.
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“"As a significant step towards our goal of becoming the best and most trusted testing partner in the sector, the addition of this capability was ultimately motivated by the needs of our clients for an end-to-end service comprising both testing and analysis.””
Rod Martin
Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas