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CHALLENGE
YOUR EXPECTATIONS
O shore gas production platform
|
Joseph Osta | Product Manager | The Indonesian archipelago
When a major oil company
decided to design an o shore gas production
platform o the coast of Indonesia, their engineering team turned to Sandvik.
The question was whether to use Sandvik SAF 2507
®
, a super-duplex grade,
or SS904L (also known as UNS S08904), a lower grade, for the platform’s
instrumentation tubes.
With analysis provided by Sandvik engineers, the team chose Sandvik SAF 2507,
a material that allowed operating pressure to reach up to 2,000 psi, 50% higher
performance than that of SS904L. Moreover, the lighter and thinner tube
walls of Sandvik SAF 2507 reduced installation costs and overall weight.
And leak-proof fittings in Sandvik SAF 2507 eliminated welding operations.
Sandvik’s pioneering super-duplex tubes also provided more resistance to crevice
corrosion, pitting and chloride stress corrosion cracking
–
a more robust grade
for marine environments that generated further savings for the oil company.
Can your tubes
handle pressures
of 2,000 psi ?