Field-Applied Fusion-Bonded Epoxy (FBE) Pipe Coating Systems for Girth Weld Joints: Application, Performance, and Quality Control

NACE SP0402 presents guidelines for establishing minimum requirements to ensure proper application and performance of field-applied single- and dual-layer fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) coating systems to the external surfaces of steel pipe at girth weld joints.

The latest revision of this document was made with the intent to include guidance regarding the application process and quality testing. Additionally, the committee strove toward setting numerical parameters in areas that had previously been vague, outdated, or left out completely. The ultimate goal of this document is to provide a useful tool for pipeline operators that would allow them to follow the FBE field joint coating process from selection through application and testing with minimal need for outside references.