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Petrochemical, Oil, & Gas

The world of Petro-Chemical engineering is unquestionably a most testing industry for engineering materials. Not only is there the severe corrosion threat from chemicals used in the refining of oil into petrol, there's also the fact that oil is often mined at sea - being brought up from below the sea bed - compounding the issues of corrosion by adding salt water into the mix. In addition to this, high temperatures are demanded, which must also be cooled to maintain machinery's lifespan and increase mechanical efficiency. 

 

Materials used in the Petro-Chemical Industry must be resistant to corrosion from saline solutions, aqeuous solutions and corrosive chemical attack as well as high temperatures, high pressures and the forces of drilling and tidal activity. As one might expect, the materials required are very specialised, but rest assured that Integ Metals have the capability of supplying all of your material leads, complete with mill certificates, if required. 

The materials and applications on this page are listed solely as a guide and do not reflect the limit of our supply, or the uses of said materials. If you have a specific application for which you need particular materials, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Aluminium in the Oil & Gas Industry

Petro_Chemical Jacks

Uses

  • Drill Pipes for Marine conditions

  • Building materials for refineries

  • Storage tanks

  • Pressure vessels

  • Cryogenic vessels

  • Offshore platforms

  • Condensors

Characteristics

  • Lightweight and low density - useful for drill pipe shafts used in marine environments. 

  • Grade 5xxx Alloys have good resistance to corrosion from sea water

  • Good resistance to crude oil

  • High strength for large structures, whilst being light weight allows larger structures to be built, whilst requiring shallower support foundations

Grades

  • 1060, 1080, 1085

  • 3003

  • 5454

Oil & Gas Aluminium

Nickel in the Oil & Gas Industry

Nickel-in-Petrochemical

Uses

  • Wellhead valves

  • Pipelines

  • Storage vessels

  • Heat exchangers

  • Downhole tubing

  • Pump shafts

  • Tools

  • Instruments

Characteristics

  • Excellent corrosion resistance to sea water and a wide range of acids and alkali chemicals

  • Very high strength

  • Superior high temperature properties

  • Exceptionally long service life

  • Ability to contain high pressures

Grades

  • 400 & K-500

  • 600, 601, 617, 625 & C-276

  • G-3 & 825

  • Alloy 36

Oil & Gas Nickel

Steel in the Oil & Gas Industry

Steel-in-Petrochemical

Uses

  • Piping systems

  • Pumps

  • Manifolds

  • Heat exchangers

  • Flow lines

  • Storage tanks

Characteristics

  • Excellent corrosion resistance to sea water and a wide range of acids and alkali chemicals

  • Very high strength

  • Superior high temperature properties

  • Exceptionally long service life from Stainless Steels

  • Ability to contain high pressures

Grades

  • 316L

  • 329 & LDX 2101

Oil & Gas Steel

Titanium in the Oil & Gas Industry

Titanium-in-Petrochemical

Uses

  • Deep water drilling risers

  • Producing risers

  • Pumps

  • Liquid seperators

  • Heat Exhangers

  • Down hole pipes

  • Underwater transit pipes

  • Pressure vessels

  • Well heads

  • Oil platform structures

  • Transfer pipes

Characteristics

  • Excellent corrosion resistance to sea water and a wide range of acids and alkali chemicals

  • Very high strength

  • Superior high temperature properties

  • Exceptionally long service life

  • Ability to contain high pressures

  • Unrivalled creep resistance

  • Long sections of uniform strength can be extruded

  • Can be formed into shapes as needed, whilst maintaining properties

Grades

  • Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, & Grade 4

  • Grade 7 & Grade 12

Oil & Gas Titanium

Carbon Fibre in the Oil & Gas Industry

Carbon-Fibre-in-Petrochemical

Uses

  • High and low pressure tubing

  • Umbilicals

  • Protective components for well heads

  • Manifolds

Characteristics

  • Excellent corrosion resistance to sea water and a wide range of acids and alkali chemicals

  • Very high strength

  • Superior high temperature properties

  • Exceptionally long service life

  • Ability to contain high pressures

Grades

  • 3K

  • 6K

  • 9K

  • 12K

  • Hybrid

Oil & Gas Carbon Fibre

Aramids in the Oil & Gas Industry

Oil Rigs Petro.jpg

Uses

  • Reinforecement for umbilicals

  • High pressure seals

  • Reinforcement for oil riser lines

  • Strengthening for small bore plastic pipelines

  • Fireproof clothing, barriers and other protective equipment 

Characteristics

  • Excellent corrosion resistance to sea water and a wide range of acids and alkali chemicals

  • Very high strength

  • Superior high temperature properties

  • Exceptionally long service life

  • Ability to contain high pressures

  • Resistance to creep allowing narrow bore pipes to be used under high pressure

  • Lightweight, making it very easy to transport, and can be coiled thereby  increasing shipping capacity.

Grades

  • Kevlar®

  • Nomex®

Oil & Gas Aramids
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