Industries
Oil & Gas Industry
Precision-engineered abrasives for pipeline, refinery, and offshore surface preparation — delivering the anchor profiles and cleanliness that NACE and SSPC pipeline coating specifications demand.
Industry Overview
Corrosion protection for critical infrastructure
Oil and gas assets operate in some of the most aggressive corrosive environments on earth — from buried pipelines and sour-gas wellheads to offshore splash zones. Coating failure means leaks, downtime, and catastrophic safety risk. Abrasives that deliver inconsistent profiles or leave surface contamination can compromise even the most advanced protective coating systems.
Macloid Metalix abrasives deliver the consistent, contaminant-free surface profile that high-performance protective coatings require to perform over decades of service. Our steel grit and shot meet the cleanliness and profile specifications demanded by FBE, 3LPE, glass-flake epoxy, and thermal spray coating systems across the global energy sector.
Surface Standard
Sa 2.5 / Sa 3
Angular Profile
Rz 50–100 µm
Compliance
NACE / SSPC
Chloride Residue
<5 µg/cm²
Recommended Products
Abrasives selected for oil & gas
Steel Grit
Steel Shot
Stainless Steel Shot
Applications
Key uses in this industry
Pipeline Coating Prep
External and internal pipeline surface preparation for fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) and 3-layer polyethylene coatings demands precise angular profiles and near-white metal cleanliness. Steel grit G18–G25 creates the sharp 50–100 µm anchor required by major pipeline coating specifications worldwide.
- ✓Creates Rz 50–100 µm angular profile for FBE coatings
- ✓Near-white metal cleanliness to NACE No. 2 / SSPC-SP 10
- ✓Low chloride residue — critical under buried pipeline coatings
- ✓Supports API and DNV pipeline coating qualification
Recommended media
Steel Grit G18 – G25
Storage Tank Linings
Blasting of crude oil and product storage tank interiors prior to chemical-resistant lining application requires consistent Sa 2.5 or Sa 3 cleanliness across large curved surfaces. Steel grit ensures rapid removal of mill scale, rust, and product residue to deliver a sound substrate for high-build tank lining systems.
- ✓Sa 2.5 / Sa 3 cleanliness on large tank interior surfaces
- ✓Angular profile improves adhesion of glass-flake epoxy liners
- ✓Suitable for crude, refined product, and water storage tanks
- ✓Compatible with SSPC-SP 5 / NACE No. 1 requirements
Recommended media
Steel Grit G10 – G18
Offshore Structures
Platforms, jackets, and risers exposed to splash-zone corrosion require aggressive surface preparation before high-build epoxy and thermal spray coating systems. Portable air blasting with angular steel grit is the primary method for in-situ maintenance and new-build structural steelwork at offshore fabrication yards.
- ✓Suitable for in-situ portable blasting in offshore environments
- ✓Angular profile for splash-zone epoxy coating adhesion
- ✓SSPC-SP 10 cleanliness per offshore structural coating specs
- ✓Compatible with thermal spray zinc and aluminium coatings
Recommended media
Steel Grit G14 – G25
Compliance
Built to NACE & SSPC specifications
Near-white metal blast cleaning — the standard for most pipeline and immersion coating systems.
White metal blast cleaning for the most aggressive service environments, including sour-gas and permanent immersion.
International cleanliness benchmark for protective coating of steel substrates — widely referenced in EPC project specifications.
Anchor profile grades ensuring measurable, repeatable surface roughness for high-build pipeline coating adhesion.
Compatible with pipeline and offshore structural coating specifications for global oil and gas projects.
Our recyclable steel abrasives meet cleanliness requirements for ferrous metallic abrasive media per SSPC-AB 3.
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