TPi November 2013

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NORSOK compliance for PEEK stock shapes Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products has achieved NORSOK M-710 compliance for its Ketron ® 1000 PEEK (natural) injection moulded and extruded stock shapes. The engineering plastics manufacturer is the first in its industry to receive the certification under the most severe sour multiphase fluid aging test environment with the highest H 2 S levels. The accomplishment highlights Ketron 1000 PEEK’s suitability as a high strength alternative to fluoropolymers. It will also support improvements to environmental and workplace safety in the oil and gas industries through material parts that maintain high-level performance and restrict the potential for accidents by enabling safer application. The NORSOK standards were developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry to ensure safety, add value and to improve cost effectiveness of the industry’s developments and operations. Standard M-710 defines requirements for critical non-metallic sealing, seat and back-up materials for permanent use subsea. The standard also applies to topside valves in critical gas systems. During the qualification process, Quadrant subjected its Ketron 1000 PEEK stock shapes to the toughest testing procedure – sour multiphase fluid aging, high H 2 S levels – to simulate environments found in oil and gas production. This method for predicting the progressive degradation of thermo- plastic materials exposed to sour fluid at elevated temperature and pressure is three times more severe than the valid standard sour aging test for plastics. The standard test results in a 0.6% H 2 S environment, whereas the test followed by Quadrant results in a 2% H 2 S environment. The new higher measures

Quadrant’s NORSOK M-710 compliant Ketron 1000 PEEK stock shapes

of branch offices, technical support centres and authorised dealers.

raising the industry’s test threshold are not yet compulsory.

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The Ketron PEEK material line’s advanced properties of chemical and abrasion resistance combined with high temperature rating and strength make it a suitable choice where performance and reliability are required in extreme and hostile environments. It is already valued by design engineers for use in applications from aircraft to oil field drilling, in the form of structural parts, bushings, bearings, seals and back-up rings. Within oil and gas production, Ketron 1000 PEEK natural stock shapes are designed for extrusion and injection moulded tubes, plates and rods for applications including well completion, Christmas trees, control systems and valves. According to Frank Olmos, global market segment manager for the chemical processing industry at Quadrant EPP, “Ketron 1000 PEEK sets the new industry standard for performance in extreme environments, and achieving NORSOK compliance allows us to better serve our customers’ needs in the oil and gas industries. Our PEEK product inno- vations reinforce Quadrant’s commit- ment toward continued technological advancement and improved cost effectiveness in the petroleum industry for research, development and operations.” Quadrant’s products and services are available through a worldwide network

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