Materials+technology

Many of the component or system failures that take place in the oil and gas industry are related to materials selection or quality issues. DNV offers a broad range of services within materials technology and laboratory testing worldwide.

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Purpose

Select the optimum material for your application in order to reduce cost and avoid failures. Identify what the root cause is when a failure has occurred or to test the performance of a particular material.

Benefits

The right material properties often make the difference between success and failure. DNV’s team of 250 materials experts around the world can help ensure that your project does not suffer materials-related failures. Alternatively, if a failure has already occurred, our team can help identify the root cause and suggest the best course of action. Some key advantages:

  • Extensive knowledge of the challenges and conditions seen in the energy industry
  • Combination of materials knowledge and system knowledge
  • Identification of optimal solutions within short timeframes through use of multi-disciplinary teams
  • Hands-on experience through failure investigations and laboratory testing
  • Material laboratory facilities located in Norway, Singapore, Malaysia, USA and UK.

Our approach

DNV has extensive experience in laboratory testing, and our laboratories are an important part of the technology base in DNV. Testing expertise is combined with theoretical knowledge of materials, failure modes/mechanisms and object competence; hence, the laboratories are well integrated with other DNV services.

Our services and strengths:

  • Multi-disciplinary teams
  • Integration with our laboratory services
  • Materials knowledge & system knowledge within the oil and gas industry
  • Failure investigation
  • Fitness for service assessment
  • Development of specifications and materials selection reports
  • Advisory services, trouble shooting and studies
  • Corrosion assessment, design and verification of corrosion protection systems
  • Composite and plastic materials (testing and consulting)
  • Fracture mechanics and fatigue assessments
  • Materials verification and examination (in lab and in the field)
  • Quality surveillance and fabrication follow-up (e.g. during fabrication of plates, pipes, components and at coating yards)
  • Qualification of suppliers (e.g. technical audits)
  • Third-party verification of specifications and procedures
  • Testing (see also 'Laboratory testing'):
    • Standardised and non-standard testing of metallic materials, thermoplastic materials, elastomeric materials and fibre-reinforced plastics
    • Full-scale and tailor-made testing of components and equipment
    • Environmental testing
    • Corrosion and erosion testing
    • Testing of coating.