Nanostructured composite coatings for oil sands applications. Dr. Gobinda Saha, P.Eng. Senior R&D Scientist Hyperion Technology Inc.

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1 Nanostructured composite coatings for oil sands applications Dr. Gobinda Saha, P.Eng. Senior R&D Scientist Hyperion Technology Inc., Calgary, AB

2 Developing High Performance Protective Coatings With key support from Alberta Ingenuity, NSERC and collaboration with the University of Calgary, Hyperion Technologies Inc. is developing new, and significantly enhancing other, high performance Protective Coatings, through the use of Nanostructured Materials and Plasma Deposition Techniques to yield dramatic improvements in corrosion, abrasion, erosion, sliding wear and impact resistance

3 Technology Highlights Plasma-Enhanced DLC Coating Nanostructured Cer-Met Coating

4 Oil and Gas Sectors Nano HVOF and Nano Electrodeposited Abrasion and Impact resistant Coatings focused on Conventional O&G (Frac/Cement Pumps, Rod and PCP Pumps, Mud Motor and Drilling Tools, etc.), as well as the Oil Sands (Wear Plates, Bucket Teeth, Crusher Teeth, etc.) Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) Corrosion Stopping, Wear resistant Coatings, as well as Titanium Carbide, Titanium Nitride and other very high performance Coatings already shown very significant improvement over alternative wear prevention methods for Pump, Valve, Mud Motor, etc. Immediately Addressable Market exceeds $25M/year.

5 Hauler wear plates Coil Tubing

6 Potential of sprayed nanostructured composite coatings Increase in surface hardness; Wear resistance can be doubled; Thinner coatings can be applied; Does not add weight to the component; Can treat a variety of surface shapes; and contours.

7 HVOF coating process Sulzer Metco J2700 spray gun. Spraying parameters: Oxygen/Hydrogen Methane/propylene-fuel Nitrogen carrier gas

8 Powder morphology and structure (a) (b) SEM micrograph showing spray dried: (a) Nanostructured powder for spraying; (b) Duplex Co coated powder.

9 Powder morphology and microstructure (a) SEM micrograph showing: (a) Micro-crystalline WC-17%Co powder for spraying; (b) Cross-sections of micro-crystalline powder [6] (b) J. M. Guilemany, S. Dosta and J. R. Miguel: Surface and Coatings Technology, (2006), Vol. 201, pp

10 HVOF sprayed nanostructured WC-Co coating

11 Comparison in surface hardness Vickers hardness, VHN Nano, WC-17%Co Micro, WC-Co C-Mn hardened steel Carbon steel AISI Distance from coating surface, μm

12 Comparison in wear resistance 90 Wear rate, mm 3 /MPa Nano Micro Hardened steel Carbon steel Sliding distance, m Volume loss as a function of sliding distance showing a comparison between Nanostructured and Conventional WC- 17Co coatings

13 Comparison of wear tracks Untreated Microcrystalline (WC-17Co) Nanostructured (WC-17Co)

14 Electrodeposited Nanostructured Coating Surface roughness of the coatings: µm Homogeneous distribution of Al 2 O 3 particles Uniform coat thickness

15 Electrodeposited Nanostructured Coating Width of the wear track of the coatings decreased with increasing the amount of the Al 2 O 3 particles in the plating bath Optical micrographs of wear tracks: (A) substrate, (B) coating with 50 g/l particle, and (C) coating with 10 g/l particle

16 Connecting Globally Partnerships and Joint Ventures Q Oilfield Protective Coatings is a JV focused on application of Protective Coatings for Bottom Hole Pumps with Quinn Pumps, Red Deer Hyperion and California Nanotechnologies have formed a JV focused on Abrasion, Impact and Corrosion resistant HVOF and PTA Coatings Hyperion & RH Al Marri & Sons have formed a JV in Saudi Arabia to exploit our Tank and Pipe Linings, Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) and high performance HVOF Tungsten/Chromium Carbide Coatings for Saudi Arabia and other customers in the Middle East Hyperion and TechWest (Calgary) are partnering to apply Corrosion and Slurryresistant Coatings to Pipelines in Cuba as well as other opportunities in Europe Hyperion, Yelo Pump, TARCO International collaborating on large opportunities for new Pump Technology and Protective Coatings in Mexico and Colombia

Performance Testing of HVOF Coatings and Comparison with Hard Chrome Plate (HCP)

Performance Testing of HVOF Coatings and Comparison with Hard Chrome Plate (HCP) HCAT/CHCAT Meeting December 14, 2000 by David Lee Deloro Stellite Co. Inc. - Stellite Coatings Div. Program Participants