Partech Worldwide LLC

Meeting the oil and gas pipeline coating testing and consulting needs since 2001...

Partech Worldwide, LLC offers both testing and consulting services related to the coating materials applied to the internal diameter and external diameter pipelines for the oil and gas industry.


Specifications Served

  • API

  • ASTM

  • AWWA

  • CSA

  • ISO

  • NACE

  • Various End Users
    and Client Specified


Partial List of Testing Capabilities

Note: Torching, machining, & sample preparation services offered for all testing provided by Partech Worldwide LLC.

Abrasion: ASTM D968 & D4060.

Adhesion:  ASTM D1002, D3330, D3359, D4541, D6677, & ISO 15741.

Autoclave: API RP5L2.
(One-Liter Vessel up 6kPSI & 300ºF, Inert Gases only).

Cathodic Disbondment: API RP 5L7ASTM G8, G42, G95, A950
CSA Z245.20, & NACE SP0394-2013 (77ºF to 203ºF).

Chemical Resistance: ASTM G20.

Coating Thickness: Dry Film Thickness Gage & Microscopic.

Compression: ASTM D695 & D1621 (20,000-lb max).

Density: ASTM D792, D1472, & D1622.

DSC: CSA Z245.20, NACE SP0394-2013, & ISO 21809.

Flexibility: ASTM D522, CSA Z245.20, & NACE SP0394-2013.
(Conical Mandrel, Fixed-Radius Mandrel, & Four-Point).

Gouge: CSA Z245.20 & NACE TM0215-2015.
(SL-1 Smooth Bit, SL-1 Single-Cut Burr, or R-33 Double-Cut Burr up to 100kg).

Hardness: ASTM D2240, D3363, & Buchholz.

Holiday Testing: Dry-Spark up to 35kV & 67.V Wet-Sponge.

Impact: ASTM D2794, ASTM G14, CSA Z245.20, NACE SP0392-2013, & ISO 21809.

Indentation: ASTM G17, DIN 30670, DIN 30678, & ISO 21809.

Microphotography: Up to 65X.

Tensile: ASTM D638, D1000, & D2370.

Thermal Conductivity: ASTM C177.

Water Absorption: ASTM D570.

Water Immersion: ASTM D870, CSA Z245.20, &
NACE SP0394-2013 (75ºF to 203ºF).

Weathering: ASTM G154.


Materials Qualified
to Specification

API RP5L2: Recommended Practice for Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Non-Corrosive Gas Transmission Service.

ASTM A775: Standard Specification for Epoxy-Coated Steel Reinforcing Bars.

ASTM A950: Standard Specification for Fusion-Bonded Epoxy-Coated Structural Steel H-Piles and Sheet Piling.

ASTM A972: Standard Specification for Fusion-Bonded Epoxy-Coated Pipe Piles.

CSA Z245.20-18: Plant-Applied External Coatings for Steel Pipe (Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Powder & Coating Qualifications).

ISO 15741: Paints and Varnishes - Friction-Reduction Coatings for the Interior of On-and Offshore Steel Pipelines for Non-Corrosive Gas.

NACE SP0394-2013: Application, Performance, and Quality Control of Plant-Applied, Fusion-Bonded Epoxy External Pipe Coating.
(Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Power & Coating Qualifications).

TransCanada TES-CO-FBE-GL: External Fusion Bond Epoxy for Steel Pipe Specification (CAN-US-MEX) Table 12-1 & Table 12-2 (Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Powder & Coating Qualifications).

TransCanada TES-COAT-INT: Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Non-Corrosive Gas Transmission Service (Cdn-US).

TransCanada TES-COAT-EPU: External Multi-Component Liquid Coating Systems for Below Ground Facilities (Cdn-US-Mex).

TransCanada TES-EPU-TEST: External Multi-Component Liquid Coating Systems Test Requirements (Cdn-US-Mex).


Service Categories

  • Coating Failure Analysis

  • Review of Coating Application & Inspection Procedures

  • New Product or Process Evaluation

  • Performance Dispute Arbitration

  • Pre-Production Meeting Mediation

  • Specification Review & Development

  • Technical Assistance for Project Engineers & Inspectors

  • Test Program Development & Management


Materials Tested

  • Cellular Plastics

  • Concrete Reinforcing Steel Bar (Rebar) Coatings

  • Fusion-Bonded Epoxies (FBE)

  • Liquid Coatings

  • Pipeline Insulation (IMPP, TLPE, TLPP)

  • Railcar Linings & Exterior Systems 

  • Shrink Sleeves

  • Solid Plastics & Elastomers

  • Subsea Equipment Insulation

  • Tape Systems

Partech Worldwide, LLC
www.partechllc.com  / Phone: 281-648-0561 / E-mail: contact@partechllc.com
Mailing: 2800 Broadway, Suite C-205, Pearland, Texas 77581

Physical Address: 4808 South Main (Hwy 35), Suite C, Pearland, Texas 77584