A Novel Corrosion and Abrasion Resistant Internal Coating Method with Improved Adhesion Using Hollow Cathode PECVD

the information contained in the abstract submitted by the author(s). The contents of the Technical Paper, as presented, were not reviewed by IBP. The organizers are not supposed to translate or correct the submitted papers. The material as it is presented, does not necessarily represent Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute ’ opinion, nor that of its Members or Representatives. Authors consent to the publication of this Technical Paper in the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference 2008 Proceedings. A new enabling technology for coating the internal surfaces of pipes with a hard, corrosion, wear resistant diamond-like-carbon (DLC) coating is described. The importance of proper surface preparation and optimized interface and adhesion layer is shown. Corrosion resistance is measured based on exposure to HCl, NaCl environments and autoclave with H2S. Mechanical properties include high hardness, high adhesion, and excellent wear resistance including sand abrasion resistance. The coating is optimized for high hardness and deposition rate based on selection on the proper hydrocarbon precursor. This new technology enables wide spread use of DLC based coating to increase component life in applications where internal surface of pipes are exposed to corrosive and abrasive environment especially in the oil and gas industry