Our facilities have the equipment required to carry out a complete corrosion analysis for a wide variety of industrial sectors.
We analyse the causes of corrosion and suggest improvements for protecting materials and components in the most aggressive environments.
Description
Our laboratory has the infrastructure required to carry out general corrosion, pitting, cracking, fatigue and intergranular corrosion tests, among others.
Accelerated tests:
- Salt fog test
- Cyclic tests
- Kesternich test
- Accelerated humidity test
- Accelerated ageing test (UV/condensation alternate immersion cycles)
- Impact of solid particles
Electrochemical tests:
- Kinetic measurements of electrochemical cells and electrodes at high temperature/pressure
- Rotating disk electrode
- Linear sweep voltammetry and linear polarisation resistance
Tests in autoclaves at high temperature and pressure:
- High temperature/pressure autoclaves to simulate acid/non-acid environments
- Cracking: sulphide stress cracking (SSC) / stress corrosion cracking (SCC) / H2 induced cracking (HIC), etc.
- Performance of corrosion inhibitors
- Electrochemical corrosion in autoclave
Specific tests for oil & gas:
- H2 induced cracking (HIC) and H2 stress cracking (HSC)
- Sulphide stress cracking (SSC) (tensile stress and C-ring test)
- Slow strain rate test (SSRT)
Characterisation of coatings:
- Microscopy
- EIS
- Cathodic detachment
- FTIR spectroscopy
- Impact test
- Abrasion
- Chemical resistance
- Infra-red thermography
Real-life examples:
- Floating laboratory in a real offshore environment
- Demonstrator in the port of Pasaia
Atmospheric demonstrators
Aimed at:
- Component manufacturers
- Coatings manufacturers
Certifications and Accreditations
ENAC. Spanish National Accreditation Body
Nadcap accreditation for material testing
AIRBUS authorized Laboratory for Surface Treatment
European Space Agency (ESA) authorised laboratory
NACE CIP-1 coating inspectors
