Cathodic Protection

Cathodic protection is the most effective method for mitigating corrosion risk for oil/gas, water/waste water  and utility transmission/distribution underground assets. Bare surface area of buried components, complexity of the structure, grounding and soil resistivity are the most important factors that must be considered in designing cathodic protection systems.

Cathodic protection effectively protects underground or submerged metallic structures through the use of a negative charge applied by an external source to the structure. The potential to which the structure must be polarized needs to be taken into account for different soil resistivities. This potential determines the degree to which the corrosion rate is reduced. It should be noted that the critical potential for cathodic protection of galvanized steel, stainless steel, copper and Aluminum is different from carbon steel.

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 Cathodic Protection Services Offered by Matergenics Includes:

• NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist, Engineers & Technicians

• Design, Installation and Monitoring for Pipelines, Tanks, Transmission Towers/Poles: Both Impressed and Galvanic Systems

• Cathodic Protection Testing

• System Wide Cathodic Protection.

• Development of CP Criteria / Design

• Internal & External Corrosion Monitoring

• CP Audits and Stray Current analysis, mitigation for Underground Assets

Matergenics – Cathodic Protection Brochure

A cathodic protection program designed especially for transmission, distribution and substation structures should consider:

1. Current Requirement
2. Soil Resistivity
3. Electrical Continuty
4. Grounding at the Project Site
5. Bare Surface Area for Piping, Galvanized Steel/Weathering Structures
6. Coating Integrity and Degradation in time
7. Stray Currents
8. AC/DC interference

Cathodic protection provides:

1. Safer Work Environment
2. Maintenance and Repair Cost Reductions (Labor, Materials, Wasted Time)
3. Increased Reliability

Matergenics offers a wide array of services to control corrosion and protect aging assets including underground pipe lines, poles, latticed towers, grillage, anchor rods, substation equipment and more. Our services include design and modeling, installation, and maintenace of cathodic protection systems for different applications. Matergenics has obtained a position of considerable prominence in the cathodic protection computerized design and wireless monitoring of cathodic protection installations.

Construction Drawing for CP System for Caissons in March land

Matergenics Certified Engineers at Job site

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We are here to help

We respond to all customers promptly by sending a technical proposal to address testing, investigation and the proposal costs. If we need more information, our engineers will contact you.

Whether you are a large corporation or a small enterprise, we will provide you with the attention you need and deserve. In so doing, we hope to work with you for many years to come.

Please call Dr. Zee (NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist) at 412-952-9441 or Dr. Taheri at 1-855-860-8759 and let us know how we can assist you in your investigation. Alternatively, you can send your request to info@matergenics.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you!