KCC Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coating (FBE)
Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) is one of the most effective coating products for the protection of steel pipes against corrosion. These products, which are applied at different temperatures under factory conditions, have become the most preferred product in steel pipelines with their high protection performance. Our company which we have been a representative of KCC company since 2006 is at your service with different FBE products for different purposes meeting international specifications.
3-Layer Application (3-Layer)
In 3-Layer applications, KCC Karumel EX 4413-L300 group FBE products are coated with a purpose-made polyolefin adhesive as the second layer and a polyolefin topcoat (Low or high density polyethylene, polypropylene) as the third layer. Application scheme is below.
Our KCC Karumel EX 4413-L300 products have 3 types according to the diameter of the pipe to be applied and the characteristics of the application system
1. Karumel EX 4413-L300 (B/GREEN)(II) Standard-Has a wide range of applications and uses.
2. Karumel EX 4413-L300 (B/GREEN)(II) Slow- Recommended for very large diameter pipes where the application system cannot be adjusted.
3. Karumel EX 4413-L300 (B/GREEN)(II) Fast- Application for very small diameter pipes
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2-Layer Application (Dual Coating)
It is a powder-on-powder application and is applied by electrostaticlly two different powder epoxies compatible with each other in the same system one after the other.
In fact, there are two main purposes of this type of application
1- Dual-Hard: To give the coating high impact resistance and hardness. Therefore, Karumel EX 4413-L300 or Karumel EX4413-F103 is used as a primer coat. The last layer is our Karumel EX4413-F210 product, which gives this feature.
2- Dual-Flex: It is applied to give flexibility to the coating. Our product Karumel EX4413-F103 is used for the primer coat and Karumel EX4413-F300 is used for the final coat.
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Single Layer Application (Stand Alone)
In single-layer epoxies (Standalone FBE), pipelines are protected with powder epoxy specially designed for this application more thicker than other systems. In particular, Saudi Arabia and United States this practice, called “Stand Alone”, is preferred mainly for pipelines .This coating provides high corrosion resistance to the areas where it is applied. It is compatible with the Cathodic protection applied to the lines and supports this system (Fail-safe feature)
Our product used in these applications and approved by Saudi Aramco is Karumel EX 4413-F103.
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Application for high temperature operation
They are epoxy paints designed for coating pipelines that require a high operating temperature. It is suitable for both single-layer and 3-layer application.
There are two types according to operation temperature:
1. Karumel EX 4413-H200 : Withstands an operating temperature of up to 120 C.
2. Karumel EX 4413-H400 : Withstands an operating temperature of up to 140 C.
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Low temperature curing FBE
Due to the increasing energy costs and the fact that new steel alloys can be affected by high temperatures, a new generation of FBE products has been developed that can be cured at a lower temperature than standard epoxy powder. This product can be used in both single-layer and 3-layer applications
1. Karumel EX4413-LT100 Single coat application: This product, which provides the necessary corrosion protection by curing at a temperature of 180 C, causes much lower energy consumption than standard single coat products.
2. Karumel EX4413-LT100 3-ply application: This product, which provides the necessary corrosion protection by curing at a temperature of 160 C, is applied as a primer under the Polyolefin coating on standard 3-ply products.
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Internal Powder Coating Application
It is a newer application than external powder epoxy applications. With the products of our company, which specializes in coating the inner surface of pipelines with powder epoxy, coatings with higher performance are obtained compared to classical wet painting applications.
Our company has two different applications for internal pipe coating:
1.Standard IC 4888 powder coating is applied on top of PP 100 wet primer application for Oil and Gas applications. This combination meets ARAMCO 09-SAMSS-091 standard
2.For coating the inner surface of drinking water pipes, our WRAS certified product Karumel EX4412 is available.
3.Our product for Girth Weld coating is IG 4848.
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