For metallurgists it is challenging to develop alloys and steel solutions that fulfill stringent demands with regard to strength, toughness, fatigue resistance and durability in different, at times harsh, environments. OCAS helps to improve the performance of our customers products as well as increase the life span of equipment and constructions, always with an eye on in-use properties.

To fully benefit from the added value of advanced high- and ultra-high-strength steels, OCAS not only assists its customers in implementing new steel grades. Our multidisciplinary teams are also involved in the development of design guidelines for steel structures, applied in co-engineering projects with the customer. Thanks to smart re-design significant weight reductions can be achieved without compromising on strength or fatigue resistance.

Limited fuel resources require increasing efficiency of power plants and motors. Global warming implies reduction of CO₂ emission. Alternative power generation needs to be reliable and affordable. Over  the last decade, OCAS intensified its efforts with regard to providing solutions in the offshore energy market. Our R&D not only focuses on developing special high-purity grades of heavy plates for offshore applications, OCAS also provides technical  support concerning welding issues.

Ever more stringent European Union regulations are driving the market trend towards higher efficiency electrical machines. OCAS has vast expertise in developing advanced electrical steel grades to meet demands optimally. In addition, our researchers also assist customers in improving the accuracy of their modelling tools, in optimising the implementation of these  advanced grades, and in characterising the effect of production steps on material and machine performance.

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OCAS is a solution provider in the energy market. Our services include technical support, failure investigation, research and development, finite element modelling, and materials testing. OCAS’ team specialises in measuring the mechanical properties of materials, premium connections or welds under particular conditions: from laboratory-scale tests to custom-made full-scale testing, at room temperature; in cryogenic or other specific environments. 

OCAS is equipped with a full-scale testing facility for OCTG premium connections. This includes qualification testing according to ISO 13679, API 5C5 as well as custom protocols.

Accepted as member of NACE TM0177 committee, OCAS has a strong network with the world’s leading end-users as well as manufacturers of sour grade steels. The skilled OCAS team not only performs standardised in its in-house state-of-the-art sour corrosion lab, they also provide advanced non-standard testing to push the material limits of our customers components and structures. 

Discover OCAS services in the field of sour corrosion

OCAS views environmental responsibilities not as obligations but as strong drivers for material developments and innovations. OCAS has successfully developed effective alternatives for toxic hexavalent chromium in passivation systems, and surface functionalities. OCAS performs a pioneering role in introducing green products in the market of consumer goods. 

OCAS’s experience in the field of corrosion resistance, coating, surface functionalisation and assembly has already lead to several success stories in the construction market.  Customers call upon OCAS for the implementation of novel products as well as applications in co-engineering projects.

OCAS knowledge on durable steel grades and how to use them smart, provides customers in the transport & shipbuilding industry with durable steel solutions. Wear resistance extends the life of steel sheets used in applications combining guaranteed hardness with superior cold formability and excellent welding properties. Using durable grades in combination with smart design can significantly lower the total cost of ownership of a wagon or ship deck as less repair is required due to cargo damage.

Estimated at roughly 3-4% of the global GDP by NACE, corrosion costs the industry millions each year. The Endures team of experts helps its customers to reduce their corrosion costs by selecting appropriate materials and protecting structures in marine and corrosive environments. Endures conducts applied research on vessels, offshore installations and land-based structures and buildings to determine the type of corrosion damage, including MIC (microbiologically influenced corrosion), and to prevent future damage.

Based in the harbour of Den Helder, Endures has a C3/C4 seaside testing location to expose samples to maritime exposure conditions both aerial and immersed, as well in the tidal or splash zone. Endures also has a raft for efficacy tests of antifouling paints and can carry out lab experiments in running natural seawater.

OCAS’s expertise in alloy and coating design, metal surface engineering, non-standard testing and modelling supplements Endures’s current knowledge on corrosion, electrochemistry, MIC (microbiologically influenced corrosion), antifouling and protective coatings.