Material and Metallurgical Testing

As a part of the full spectrum of laboratory services, Lonestar provides a comprehensive list of coating tests to the Oil and Gas industry. Lonestar has the latest equipment to test various types of coating to meet either standard international test methods or client specifications. 

Lonestar performs a wide range of Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Tests in accordance with ASTM, NACE or client supplied specifications. A wide variety of routine tests are conducted at Lonestar to determine Intergranular Corrosion Attack, Weight Loss Corrosion, Pitting Corrosion, Crevice Corrosion and Sour Gas Service (SGS) corrosion tests for Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC), CSC and Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (HIC). These tests amplify types of corrosion typically found in oil and gas, power, construction, shipping, petrochemical and process industries.

Lonestar is equipped with state-of-art Fracture Toughness (CTOD) testing and sample preparation facility along with numerous years of experienced engineers on staff to carry out these tests.

Lonestar has the capacity, resources and space required to conduct several Full Ring Tests (also known as CAPCIS Tests) simultaneously on various sizes of pipe coupons. These tests are required by numerous Oil and Gas companies to determine performance of materials under source service conditions using a full ring pipe coupon.

Lonestar has the capability to cater to the physical testing requirements of a wide range of materials and products. The testing capability and experience are recognized by reputed classification societies and third party inspection agencies such as Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Velosi TUV Bayern (TUV). Standardized methods, procedures, and testing equipment are utilized to determine the mechanical properties of materials.

Lonestar offers a wide range of metallurgical services to many diverse industries supported by an experienced team of metallurgical engineers, trained technicians and modern equipment. Lonestar has gained the reputation of providing accurate and timely professional services; particularly when it relates to investigation of metallurgical failures in the Oil and Gas industries.

Salt spray test is protection test for rapid analysis for discontinuities, pores and damage in organic and inorganic coatings. Wide range of salt spray testing methods design help to evaluate the performance of the material in a control corrosion environment by salt spray testing machine chamber.