Reference materials

Order of reference materials can
be made through:

• E-mail: crm@swerea.se
• Fax: +46 8 440 45 35

Contact: Magnus Falkenström
Phone: +46 73 534 67 49
+46 8 545 274 40

Polymeric materials

The Polymer R&D Group at Swerea KIMAB is, with more than 25 years of
experience, a world leader in the discipline corrosion properties of polymeric
materials. The work of the group aims at building-up a corrosion science for
polymeric materials, analogous to that of metals, to create “true” relevant corrosion and permeation resistance data, i.e. data which can be used in corrosion design as to obtain reliable constructions of plastics for the lifetime asked for, or required. The activities include studies on materials, such as PVC, CPVC, PE, PP, PVDF, ECTFE, PTFE, PFA, PEEK, PPS, fibre-reinforced thermoset plastics (FRP), rubbers, etc.

Swerea KIMAB offer

Contract R & D
Consultancy and advisory works
Material selection
Failure investigations
Testing of polymeric materials to corrosive environment in the laboratory and the field
Life-time predictions
Quality assurance
Inspections of process equipment
Independent investigations
Literature search

Application areas of expertise using polymeric materials:

Process equipment in the:
– chemical industry
– pulp & paper industry
– pickling and galvanising plants
– oil & gas industry
Equipment in flue gas systems
Infrastructure applications
Water & sewer systems
Medical device industry
Other

Brochure: Polymer R&D Group.pdf

Contacts
Petter Bergsjö
+ 46 8 674 17 82

Gunnar Bergman

+ 46 8 674 17 28

Link to member pages.