I-Rod® Pipe Supports
Prevent crevice corrosion
at pipe supports

An introduction

Crevice Corrosion at pipe supports is one of the most preventable causes of process piping failure. Read about corrosion at pipe supports in our Anti-Corrosion Technical Library, and see how we developed our I-Rod brand of pipe supports specifically to solve this particular type of pipe-failure.

Deepwater's I-Rod brand pipe supports are designed to combat crevice corrosion and ensure a long, safe life for pipelines by eliminating the crevice between the pipe and the support. I-Rod brand pipe supports have been in service since 1989, when the first new structure specified I-Rod by name. Since then I-Rod has been specified by all of the major operators in the Gulf of Mexico, and several others, worldwide. The I-Rod pipe supports family has grown to include several varieties of the original product, but all still utilize the original I-Rod thermoplastic as the means to their success. The Nu-Bolt™ is our most popular IRod product providing corrosion protection at I-beam supports; the newest addition is the I-Clip, designed to clip onto new and existing saddle-clamp-style supports.

More information

Nu-Bolt 13 Year Field Performance Study

The first structure to specify I-Rod pipe supports was inspected 13 years after original installation. The results are shocking.

I-Rod Compression Lab Test Results

The high-impact nature of I-Rod thermoplastic is one of the key reasons it works so well. View the lab test results for compressive strength testing (PDF Download).

I-Rod Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to many common questions about I-Rod pipe supports. What is it? What other materials are commonly mistaken for I-Rod? etc.

Papers and Articles about I-Rod

I-Rod imposters discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

In October 2007, some of Deepwater's offshore corrosion inspectors aboard the NEPTUNE SPAR came across pipe supports very similar in appearance to Deepwater's own I-Rod Brand ...

Corrosion at Topside Pipe Supports

(2002) by J N Britton. Abstract: Corrosion at pipe supports is one of the leading causes of process piping failure. This paper will discuss the various corrosion mechanisms that occur at pipe supports. .