Bright high carbon steel wire used for tension member in submarine telecom cable. Purpose is to minimise elongation and to create a vault to offer crush resistance. Customer specification and design.
Shell was looking for a pipe solution that could withstand pressures of up to 300 bar while offering excellent corrosion protection.
Bekaert developed the Armofor® corrosion model, steel cord reinforced thermoplastic tapes based on a zinc coating.
Bekaert’s solution combines the advantages of a light-weight.