OVERVIEW: The customer required quick repairs and minimal disruption during their project.
Heavy corrosion was removed to assist in some necessary weld repairs, with the rest of the holes and heavy localised pitting through the body restored to the original surface profile, rebuilding using RA 500M.
INDUSTRY
ENVIRONMENT
Salt water strainer
SUBSTRATE
Basket Strainer – Steel
CHALLENGE
Repeat abrasive blasting and hot washing to reduce metallic salts below 25 ppm. Pit filling of deep metal loss and composite reinforcement where required.
SOLUTION
Repeat abrasive blasting and hot washing of basket strainer to reduce metallic salts below 25 ppm. Pit filling of deep metal loss and composite reinforcement where required.
SCOPE
High pressure hot wash and repeat abrasive blast to reduce soluble salt levels below 25ppm
Abrasive blast to AS 1627.4 Class 2.5, nominal 75µm profile.
Application of RS500P, then two coats of RA500M Series to obtain minimum thickness of 500µm
Cast sealing ring for O ring groove rebuilding the original surface profile using RA500M
Carry out QA, spark test at 4kV and DFT to confirm coating integrity.
Quick turn-around allowing minimal disruption to meet project milestone targets.
Strict QA requirements including DFT and holiday testing to the required voltage to ensure many years of high performance
PRODUCTS
Both products are capable of being applied in high humidity including under water.
OUTCOME
Quick turn-around allowing minimal disruption to meet project milestone targets.
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