Click Below to Download Volume 3 of KTA’s Pipeline Coatings Series
The last of three volumes, this E-Book provides information on the proper use of test instruments for verifying the quality of the application of protective coatings after the installation process is complete. It is applicable to new pipe in the shop, field splices (girth weld areas), existing pipe in the field, and painted steel in general.
Topics include:
Low & High Voltage Holiday Detection
Calibration & Verification of Continuity
Tensile (Pull-Off) Adhesion Testing
Loading Fixtures
Hardness Testing
Measuring Durometer Hardness
Verifying Accuracy of Durometer’
Measuring Coating Hardness of Analog and Digital Durometer