An overview of our services:

Corrosion:

  • Advice in the field of corrosion damage and corrosion protection
  • Risk analyzes for corrosion damage
  • Applied research on corrosion protection methods
  • Determining the cause of corrosion damage in sprinkler systems
  • Assess systems and plans for cathodic protection
  • Electrochemical measurements for investigation of corrosion processes
  • Exposure testing of materials in: – (flowing) natural sea water – C4 atmospheric environment – CO2 and chemical environments – Deep sea conditions (high pressure)These are just a handful of the options Endures can offer. If you would like more information or have any other questions about corrosion, please contact us.

Failure Analysis & Material Selection:

  • Advice on suitable materials for specific applications
  • Determining the cause of material damage
  • Microscopic investigation of the composition and microstructure of metals
  • Electrochemical measurements for material resistance in different environments
  • 3-D microscopy for characterizing the surface condition of materials
  • Assessing and researching metal specifications and certificates
  • Advice on purchasing and ordering specifications for metals

These are just a handful of the options Endures can offer. If you would like more information or have any other questions regarding materials, please contact us.

Protective coatings:

  • Exposure testing in a maritime (C4) environment
  • Immersion tests in flowing natural seawater
  • Coating inspections on buildings, ships, pipelines and infrastructure
  • Determining the cause of coating damage
  • Advice on coating choice and application aspects of coatings
  • Electrochemical measurements (EIS) to determine the protective properties of coatings on objects in the field
  • Review of coating specifications and inspection and test plans (ITP)
  • Cathodic delamination testing in natural seawater
  • Coating testing for G-9 approval (IMO / GESAMP) of ballast water treatment systemsThese are just a handful of the options we can offer. If you would like more information or have any other questions regarding coatings, please contact us.

Antifouling:

  • Efficacy testing of antifouling coatings in float tests according to ECHA guidelines
  • Erosion measurements of self-polishing antifouling coatings in natural seawater
  • Advice on authorization aspects of antifouling products
  • Applied research on alternative techniques for antifouling
  • Measurement of the frictional resistance of ship coatings with and without biological fouling
  • Research into the effectiveness of antifouling coatings after exposure to a simulated sailing pattern of a ship
  • Ship hull inspections to determine fouling and coating condition
  • Supervision of diving inspections focused on coating damage and growth condition
  • Determining the cause of coating damage on the ship’s hull
  • Advice on fuel-efficient hull maintenance of shipsThese are just a handful of the options we can offer. If you would like more information or have other questions about antifouling, please contact us.

Microbiological Influenced Corrosion (MIC):

  • Determining the cause of material damage due to MIC
  • MIC risk analysis of materials and structures exposed to immersion or a ground environment
  • Molecular techniques (q-PCR; NGS) for diagnosis and determination of the activity of MIC organisms in samples from different environments
  • MIC risk analysis and damage investigation for offshore wind foundations
  • Assessing and drawing up a 2nd opinion on MIC related data in damage cases and environmental samples
  • MIC risk analysis and damage investigation in sprinkler installations and fire extinguishing systems
  • Exposure testing of metals to aerobic and anaerobic MIC
  • Advice on prevention and control of corrosion-related micro organisms

These are just a handful of the options we can offer. If you would like more information or have other questions about MIC, please contact us.

Soil Corrosion:

  • Characterization of soil corrosivity’s and aggressiveness of the environment according to DIN50929-3
  • Advice for protection of structures (partly) buried in soil e.g. coatings, metallization, cathodic protection and life time prediction
  • Outdoor exposure tests in 3 different soils while parameters such as pH, texture, redox potential and so on are monitored
  • Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) analysis of (offshore) sediments
  • Characterization of microbial activity in soil using microcalorimetry
  • Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) testing of different materials in soil exposed to natural seawater

These are just a handful of the options we can offer. If you would like more information or have other questions about MIC, please contact us.

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