(© No pure his stendard iy be eraond without tha par permission of DI Da Copymene ye ON Deutsches Meta Pur Norn Tue War 16 09.0957 1999 DIN*ENGLISH 30670 92 MM 2794446 0027700 Lupe 621.049.2-094.14 : 621.049.00-004.14 1620.197.6-056.742.2 DEUTSCHE NORM April 1991 Polyethylene coatings for steel pipes and fittings Requirements and testing ‘Umhutlung von Stahlrohren und -formetticken mit Polyethylen ‘Supersedes July 1980 edition. {In keeping with current practice in standards published by he International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a comma has been used throughout as the decimal marker ‘This standard has been prepared jointly by DIN Deutsches Institut fir Normung o. V. anc! DVGW Deutscher Verein des Gas- Und Wassortaches ov. (Gorman Gae and Wator Ginginaore’ Ascociation). The Standard hae boon adopted into the DVGW Codes of practice on gas and water. Dimensions in mm Contents 1. Scope and field of application 2 Concepts .......- 21 Indentation hardness 22. Light ageing ..... 28. Minimum coating thickness 24 Continuty «+5 bese 25 Percentage elongation at fallure 20 Dond strength... 27 Impact strength 28 Coating rovatvity 20 Host agoing 3 Designation .. 4 Requirements 4 Roquiremants for substat 42 Roguirements for coating 42:1. Minimum thickness 422. Continuity 423. Bond strenath 424. Impact strength 1. Scope and field of application ‘hie standard speciise requirements for and methods of testing extruded and ‘used polyethylene coatings applied at the works to DIN 2448 or DIN 2458 stoe! pipes that willbe in ‘contact with sol or water. I is Intended 10 be used Tor qusi- ity assurance purposes. When supplied with normal (ype ‘coatings (W), pipes in compliance with this standard aro sut- able for continuous service tomperaturas of up to 60°C, and with special type coatings (S), for temperaturos up to 70°C. Fer tho purpoaoe of thio standard, the torm ‘atoolpipo! in ‘cludes fitings manufactured from such pipes. intaoe of Seb te Samnar-unguage ign fe onan’ axe nor 2 Concepts 2A. Indentation hardness ‘The Indentation hardness is a measure of the resistance of coatings to the penetration of a test oylinder under specl- ‘led conditions, 22. Light ageing For the purposes of this standard, light ageing is ageing of coatings by exposure to fitered xenon arc radiation in a ‘Bou Vorag GnblL Gan Fas he axaunne gM fee Tr oman Snes OM Nomen) 018 ig 428 426 427 Indentation hardness Percentage elongation at ralure Coating resistivity ... 420 Heat ageing . 428 Light ageing 5 Tasting 51 General : 62. Inspection documents 58 Procedure : 5.1 . Coating thickness 632 Continuity Bond strength . Impact strength... Indontation hardiness .. . Porcentage elongation at fallure Costing resistivity Heat agoing ght ageing 8 Marking ‘Standards reterred to laboratory apparatus at a given irradiance, combined with perlodie wetting, 23° Minimum coating thickness ‘The minimum coating thickness is the required thickness of coatings at any point 24 Continuity ‘Tho continuity of coatings ie dofined as ite froedom trom dofeots such as cracks or pinholes. 2.5 Percentage elongation at failure ‘The percentage elongation at fallure isthe incroase in the original gauge length of a test plece at the moment of fll- re, expressed as a percentage of the original gauge length 2.6 Bond strength For the purposes of thie standard, the bond strangth isthe force required to peel a strio of coating from the pipe under specified conditions Continued on pages 2 to 7 DIN'G0670 Engl Price groué ‘Sale No.0108Popymene by tie DIN Deutsches Motu Pur Nermung ET Tue War 16 09:10345 1999 DIN*ENGLISH 30670 9) MM 2794446 002770) 255 Mo Page 2 DIN 30670 27 Impact strength ‘The impact strength Is defined a the impact eneray coat- ings can withstand under specified conditions. 2.8 Coating resistivity ‘The coating rosltivity ls tho cleotrioalrosiatance of coatings pet unit area 2.9 Heat ageing For the purposes of zis standara, neat ageing 1s agemg ot coatings by exposure to hot alr ata given temperature for a specitied period, 3 Designation Coatings shall be desianated as being of the normal (N) or special (S) type (f. subclauses 423, 42. and 42.8) and as boing applied to a normal (n) or reinforced (v thickness (ct ‘ubolause 4.23), as follows Coating DIN 30670 - N-n Coating DIN 30670 ~ N-v Coating DIN 30670 - S-n Coating DIN 30670 - S-v 4 Requirements 4.1 Requirements for substrate Immediately prior to application of the costing, the surface fof the etoo! pipe (eubetate) nal! be clean (Lo. treo trom dirt oil, greese, welding beads, moisture) and blasted to comply with standard preparation grade Sa 2% as dofined in DIN 55028 Part 4. 42 Requirements for coating 424 Minimum thioknoss ‘The minimum coating thickness shall be as specified In tablet, Table 1 ‘winimum | thickness Nominal size of pipe of normal (n) coating, Upto _DN100 18 Over DN 100 up to__DN280 20 ver DN 260 to below DN 600 22. From DN 600 to below DN 800 25 From DN 800 30 Tho minimum coating thickness shall be 0,7 mm greater (reinforces (¥) type) where coatings will be subjected to panioularly high mechanical strass ‘Along any 11m length of pipe, the coating thickness may be up to 109% less than the minimum required, provided the ‘thinner area does not caver more than 5 cm ‘The ends of pipes less than DN 500 in size shal be free from adhesive over a length of 50 mm, those ofa least DN 600 in 86, over a length of 100 mm, unioss otherwise spectied by the purchaser, ‘Tho longth of uncoated pipo onde chall not exoood 160 rm, unless otherwise specified by the purchaser. 422 Continuity Tne coating sneli be continuous (Le, tree trom pinnotes), ‘This requirement shall be doomed satistied If no breakciown In the coating ocours during spark testing (ct. subclause 532) 423. Bond strength \Whon the coating ie tested ao apocitid in eubolause 6.83, ‘not more than 24 hours after application, the mean force required to it it off shall a) ata tost tomporature of (20:+5)°C, be at least 35 N per ‘om of test piece width; b) ata toot temperature of (00: 6)°C, bo a loast 188 por ‘om of test piece width for type N coatings, and 25 N per com for type 8 coatings. 424° impact strengmn When tested in accordance with eubclause 6:4, the coat- ing shall withstand 30 Impacts without any eletrical be ‘down oecurting. 5 Indentation hardness When tested in accordance with suboluuse 5.3.5, the Inden- tation depth of type N coatings shall not exceed 0:2.mm at 2 temperature of (282) °C, nor 0,3 mm at (50 2) °C. In the case of type S coatings, it shall not excood 0,3 mm at a tem- porature of (70:+2)°C. 42.6 Percentage elongation at failure ‘When tested in acoordance with subslause 63.8, the per- centage elongation at falure shall be at least 200 4.2.7 Costing resistivity \Whon testad in accordance with subolause 5:37, the coat- resistivity, determined after conditioning the test piece In the test medium for 100 days, shall be not less than ame, ‘The ratio of resatvty after 100 days to thet after 70 days shall be not less than 08, provided the resistivity is only ono power of 10 above that specified for 100 days of condition Ing 42.8 Heat ageing When tested in accordance with subelause 6.38, tha matt flow rate shall not deviate by more than 35% of the original value. 429. Light ageing \When tested in accordance with subclause 539, the melt flow tate of the test pieces shall not deviate by more than 35% of the original value.DIN‘ENGLISH 30670 92 MM 2794446 0027702 19) mm DIN 30670 Page s My: Feed motor Mp: Peating motor K: Dynamometor PE: Tost strip @ Figure 2. Type 2 test assembly for determining bond strength Popymgh y the DIN Deutsches Instat Pur Nermung EV War 16 03:10:46 1999Popymere by the DIN Deutsches Motul Pur Nermung ET Tue War 16 09.1046 1999 DINXENGLISH 30670 9) MM 279444 0027703 026 mm Page 4 DIN 90670 5 Testing 5A General Testing may be carried out by the manufacturer or by recognized tost house, The manufacturer shall be responsible for ensuring com: pliance wit the requirements specified in subclauses 4:11, 412 and 42:1 to 423, For each coating materiel and application process, the manufacturer shall provide proof of compliance with the Fequirements specified in subclauses 4.26 to 429 at Inter vals of atleast three years. Unioss otherwise specified below, eamplos shall be undor- ‘stood to be pipes or pipe sections. 5.2 Inspection documents Issuing a DIN 500049 inspection document shall be the sub- ject of agreement. 53 Procedure 53.1 Coating thickness Tho coating thickness shell be measured at points uniformly dlstributed along the length and about the circumference of ‘the pipe, using @ non-destructive (eg. magnatic) method hich permits measurements to be made to an accuracy of 10%, 53.2 Continuity ‘The coating shal bo tested for continuity by meane of spark testing, using commercially avaiable righ voltage eculp- iment compiying with DIN VDE 0438 Part 2, the voltago of ‘hich Is discharged via a aphore spark aa. The test voltage shall be 25 KV. The electrode (e. g. metal brush) still be in ‘contact with the coating surface, since any air gap would falsity results When a fault is present, a spark will be seen, or the test ‘equipment will emit a signal Note. Spark testing Is intonded to reveal any discontinuities ‘the coating, not to tost the breakdown resistance ‘of continuous coating, 53.3 Bond strength ‘The bond strength of the coating shall be determined by means of testing using one ofthe test assemblies lustrated in figures * and 2 o- equivalent equipment. The coating shall be pecled off at right angles to the pipe surtace ata rate of ‘10 mm/min, Three samples each shall be tested at a tempor- alure of (20328)°C and (50=8)°C, Hone of the samples falls to meet the requirements the test shall be repeated on five furthar samples, none of which shal fall Using a twin motor saw, an incision shall be made in the coating, at least 20mm but rot more than 50mm wide, in ‘the direction of the pips circumference, down to the sub- strate, and another Incsion made at right angles to the cuts Just made, The test piece so obiained shall be aripped. and ®longth of about 20 mm lifted trom tha pipe surface, Di garding the first and last 20 mm of tet stro, the force used {0 lif off tho trip shall Be continuously recorded using, for ‘example, a dynamometer. The mean result obtained shall be ‘expressed in N. Any tost strip section (defined as being ‘25mm in length) for which the meen Toree applied tin the ;peeling mode) Is more than 25 % lower than the value spec Iti In subclause 4.23 shall rot be included in the evalua tion, For testing at (60+ 6)°C, the sample shall be incised as \eseribed above and heated to about 60°C. The tempera ture of the external surface of the test piece shall be contin- Uuously monitored using, for example, a fastresponse con tact thermometer. Measurements shal start being recorded ‘8 s00n as the temperature has dropped to 65°C, and the test comploted before It reaches 45°C. 934 Impact strength In tho impact test, a sphere with a dlameter of 25 mm shall bbe dropped onto the sample, which shall be supported s0 that it does not yield uncer the Impact ofthe falling weight ‘The test temperature shall be (23: 2)°0, and the drop holght approximately 11m. The impact energy, E, shall be equal to (5-9) J por mm of coating thickness, witha toler ance of 5 %. The factor ¢ (ef. table 2) accounts forthe cur- ‘vature of the pipe, it being permissible to reduce the impact energy by this amount by reducing the mass ofthe falling ‘woight or the drop height. Table 2. Nominal size (On) |g From 200 | 10 65tobelow 200 | 085 Less than 08 | o70 ‘The falling weight shall be guided so as to minimize friction and so thatthe direction of falls normal tothe pipe surface. ‘The pipe shall be subjectod to impact 30 times, the distance botwean two pointe of impact being at loast 00 mm. Follow ing that, a test voltage of 25 KV shall be applied, and it shal be checked whether breskdown occurs. 53.5 Indentation hordness Indentation hardness testing shall be carried out on three test pieces, taken from coating not more than 2 mm thick, which has been removed from the pipe and freed of adha- sive: (iii by necessary to abrade the reverse slue of the test pleco to obtaln tho required thickness) If one of the tost places falls to meet the requirements, the test shall be repeated on five further test pieces, none of which shall fal ‘The indentor shall be @ 250.9 metal rod to which an add tional welght can be altaotiod. A metal pin with a la fuck, 48 mm in diameter (or 2.5 mm? in ares), shall be fitted con- trally at the lower ond of the rod. Tho total mass of the assembly shall be 2,5kg (corresponding to a pressure of 40 N/mm?) For moacuroment of indontatlon depth, a ponotrometor with dial gauge, which permits measurements to be made to en accuracy of 0 mm, is required. Tosting shall be carriod out at tomperatures of (28++2)°0 and (60 2)°C, the higher temperature being (70: 2)°C in tho caso of typo § coatings, using a tomporaturo-controllad water bath, Ifnecessary. After conditioning the test place for ‘one hour at the test tomporaturo, tho indontor (without the ‘adaltonat welgnt) shalt be siowly and caretuly loworod cn the test piece, and the zero value oot at the ponatrometer within five seconds, Following this, the additional wolaht shall be attached to the Indentor and, after 24 hours, the depth of penetration read from the penetrometer. 6.8.6 Percentage clongation at failure Tho cating of three pipes shall be tested for elongation at fallure, from which five test pleces each shall be taken. Tho test plocoe shall have the form of specimen no. (If neces- sary. half that size) or no. 4, as specified In DIN §8 458. One test piece per pipe shall be permitted fo fall In the case of extruded coatings, test pieces shall bo taken ‘etter by neutralizing the aanesive or by heating the pipe to ‘a maximum of 80°C. In the case of fused coatings, test pieces shall be taken after the pipe has been heated to a maximum of 100°C,Popymgh y the DIN Deutsches Instat Pur Nermung E¥ Tue War 16 09.1046 1999 DIN*ENGLISH 30670 92 MM 2794446 OOe27704 ThY mt ‘Testing shall bo performed as described in DIN 63 456, at a tomporature of (28:2)°C and a rate of 60 mm/min (or 25 mm/min in the case of half-size test pleces. 83.7 Costing rasiativity “Three test places having a minimum test area of 0,03 m? shall be tasted, none of which shall fall. ‘Asodiu chloride solution with a concentration of 01 moti ‘shall be used as the test medium. The test equipment shall be mado up of a countoralectrodo with @ eurfaoe araa af not less then 10 om, a de. sourco with an output voltage of not less than 60 V, an ammeter and a voltmeter. The test piecos sell be exposed 10 tne test mealum ror Too Gaye at a tem- perature of (232) °C, in one of the ways described below. '8) The pipe shel be placed horizantally Ina plastic contain- cr with lateral openings of suitable size. The space be- ‘tween container walls and tost place shall be sealod with a non-conductive materal. Tha test macium shalt ‘bo poured in, covering the pipe to a dopth of at loast 100mm, Plasto pipo sections shall be bonded to the surface of the sample (pipe or pipe saction) using a non-conduc te adhesive. The former shall then be filed with the test medium (One end of a pipe shall be sealed with non-conductive ‘material so thatthe steel surfaoe is not in contact with ‘the test macium. The pipe shall thon be pleced vertically Ina voose! containing tho test medium. The pipe may be removed from the madium and wetted with an electro Iyte solution to measure resistivly ‘Tho coating shall bo tested for continuity (cf. subolause {632) before being tested for resisthvty For the purposes of measurement, the postive pole of the de. source shall be connected to the steel pipe, and the ‘negative pole to the counterelectrode, which shall then be Immersed fn the test medium. The coating resistivity, rin ‘1m, shall be calculated from the folowing equation us 7 where J Is the voltage between counterelactrode and steal pipe, Invi isthe test area, in m2; Ts tho intensity of current flowing through the coating, ina, ‘The curront flowing through the dc. source is equal to that flowing throush the coating if there are only negliaible leak- ‘age currents along tho surface between the test area and DIN 30670 Page 5 tho stool at the pipe ends. Leakage current earthing com- plying with DIN VDE 0303 Part 3 shall be provided where the Intensity of measuring current, is high. The results of ‘measurement are only correct ifthe leakage current inton- sity Is substantially lower than I. 5.3.8 Heat ageing Heat ageing shall be carried out using an oven with forced circulation. The tast pioces, which hava been taken from the {Coating ane fetal uf elesive sill be sot rare than 2 ram thick (it may be necessary to abrade the reveree side of the test piece to obtain the required thicknass) Typo N test pieces shall be subjected to againg at a temperatura of 100°C for 100 days (2400 h), and type S test pieces, for 200 days (4800 h). ‘The test pleces shall be removed from the ovan at interval ‘of 400 hand the malt flow rate dtermined in accordance with DIN $3 75, using condition D for type N, and condition Tor type § test pleces. 5.3.9. Light ageing To determine the resistance of coatings to light ageing, the changes in the molt flow rate of test pieces shall be doter- mined after a spectied period of exposure to fitered xenon fro radiation and porladic watting, in accordance with DIN 53 287, test condition 1-A-X. Sampling shall be cartied out in accordance with DDIN 53 736, using condition D for type N, end condition for type & test piaoes. Test places which have been removed from tha pina and freed of adhasive shall ha not mora than ‘2mm thick. (It may be necessary to abrade the reverse side Of the test plece to obtain the required thickness} BBetore exposure and after a radiant exposure of about 42 Gil, the melt flow rato shall b determined in accord: ance with DIN 53 735. Evaluation shall be made ater a total radiant exposure of Tesi? * 6 Marking Stee! pipes as covorod in this standard shall be clearly and durably marked with atleast the following particulars: a) manufacturers mark or registered trade mark; b) DIN number; ©) symbol dencting type of coating (N or 8) and thickness (nor) (ot clause 3). Example: (Mark) ~ PE coating DIN 30 670~ N-nPoppe by tie DIN Deutsches Motu Pur Nermung ET Tue War 16 09:10:47 1999 DINKENGLISH 30670 5) MM 2794446 0027705 970 a Page 6 DIN 30670 Standards referred to Artclal wosthoring and agoing of plastioe and slastomare by exposure to fired xenon aro radiation DIN 2448 Seamiess steel pipes and tubes; dimensions and mass per unit length DIN 2458 Welded steel pipes and tubes; dlmensions and mass DIN 30674 Part 1 Polyethylene coatinga for duotilc iran pipco DIN 50043 Inspection documents for the delivery of metalic materials DIN 62 287 DIN 53 455 ‘Tensile testing of plastos DIN 52 795 DBotormination of melt flow rate of thermoplastioe DIN 55028 Part 4 and testing of surfaces Corrosion protection of steo! structures by the application of organle or metalic coatings; proparatlon DIN VDE 0908 Part $. Testing of materlals used in electrical engineering; measurement of electrical resistance of non-metallc, materials DIN VDE 0433 Part 2. High-voltage generation and measurement; voltage measurements using sphere gape (one epharo earthed) ASTM G 80 Provious editions DIN 80 670: 02:74, 07.80. Amendments ‘Test metniod tor cathoatc alsbonaing of pipaine coatings ‘The following amendments have been made to tha July 1980 edition ) A coating type sultable for service temperatures up to 70°C (type S) has been included for the first time, ) The method of coating application is no longer of relevance, ©} Different requirements have been made for coatligs of greater thickness 4) The method for determining bond strength has been amended. «@) The test for resistance to light ageing has been brought into line with DIN 63.987, and now includes wetting, Explanatory notes ‘This standard has been jointly prepared by Technical Com- nillles ABZ of Ure Nuniereusctud Qesietik (xs ‘Technology Standards Committee), the NormenausschuB Wasserwesen (Water Practice Standards Committee), the ‘NormenausschuB Rohre, Rohrverbindungen und Rohricitun- gen (Pipes, Pipe Joint Assemblies and Pipelines Standards Committee) and the Normeneusschu8 Kunststofie (Plastics ‘Standards Committee). ‘Tha aim of this standard isto ensure that polyethylene pipe ‘coatings provide adequate protection against the mechani ‘eal, thermal and chemical stresses occuring in service, transit and storage, anc diring insiallation. Pinas ara coated by the extrusion of plastics slooving or shoating, or by the {uslon of polyathylone powder. A coating thickness of {mm is edequate for corrosion protection. A greater thick Increases the reslstanoa to mechanical stresses, ‘The specications given here account for both higher tives which become britlo at low tomporaturos are. no longer used in practice because they do not meet the ro- quirements for adequate bond strength at 60°C. Both fused and extruded coatings are required to have the seine vaive of percentage elongation at failure, which justi fics their boing coverod together here. ‘Tho heat ageing test at 100°C is intended to gNe an indica tion of the minimum resistance of the coating to thermal stresses in storage and in service. Testing Is accelerated and represents savere conditions, Ginee type € coatings are texpacted to conform to higher demands in service, the heat ‘ageing test shel be carried out for twice as long as for the normal type, ‘Testing for resistance to light agelng Is also accelerated, and shall be carried out in accordance with DIN 62 207, This Is Intended to prevent differences In test equipment from influencing tost results. Wetting tho tost plocos is intended 10 prevent the formation of deposits on the test plece sur~ face, which might faleify test results Experience gathering in transporting, laying and sercing pipes with polyethylene coating has shown that a high bond Strength is necessary to avold mechanical damage to the pipes. Based on experience and extensive researon, it hes also been shown that bond strength may decline over tims, regardless of the ambient conditions, and that coating may ‘lsbond entirly if damaged. However, this involves neither ‘an Increased isk of cortosion (e.g. underrusting) nor an increase in the protective current density requirement in ‘cathoaie corrosion protection Bond strength is not a significant factor with regard to the protection tne coating provides against corrosion, as tong ‘asthe thickness and quality ofthe coating meet the require- ments specified hore. Howovor, it s dosirablo that the coat- ing adhore well over large areas to avoid mechanical dam: ‘age during pipelaying. Therefore, except for the determina- tion of coating roolathity, no other oleotrcohomioal texto are Included here. Determination of resistance to bilstering Is. irrelevant ‘because such does not occur In the coating materialsDIN*ENGLISH 30670 9) MM 2794446 OO2770b 637 a ‘covered hore. Similarly, determination of cathodic disbond: ing Is not included, since this test does not provide relevant Information vntn regard to the quality of polyethylene coat: Ings and their long-term corrosion protection. Should date Inination of cathodic disbanding he raquirad, American Standard ASTM G 6-90 specifies that the method described In DIN 80671 be usec. The values obtained, however, are ‘only reproducible for the teat coneitions epeotied therein ‘The responsible technical committee agreed that it would be useful to determine the tear resistance of palyathylana International Patent Classification B29 Ceans £08 B 7/09 F 16 L 57/00 F 16 L 58/08 018 21/00 @ 01M 19/00 Popymgh y the DIN Deutsches Instat Pur Nerung KV Tue War 16 09:10:47 1999 DIN 30670 Page 7 ‘coatings. To this end, @ number of studies have been con: ducted under various tost conditions, but it has not been possible to obtain practical, reproducible results. Work in {his regard Is continuing, Polyolsfines: ollie than polyethylene (64. polypropyiona) ‘may also bo used to coat steel pipes and fitings. However, singe some of the characteristics of thase materials differ Considerably from polyethylene, their propertias cannot be determined in accordance with this standard, It's intended to propare separate standarde for thos materiale,