AdhesionTesting:ASTMD454102&D667701

TECServicesperformedadhesiontestingonStormGreeterattherequestofSouthern
Company,Inc.priortosubmittingittoEPRI.TheTECreportsareincludedonthenexttwo
pages.
ASTMD454102InthefirstroundoftestingatEPRI,StormGreetersresultsweresimilarto
whatTECfoundfortheD4541tests.InthesecondroundoftestsatEPRI,usinga2to3mil
anchorpatternonthetestcoupons,StormGreeterreached500psiadhesion.
PerNealMurray,ProjectManageratEPRI,thefailuresduringASTMD454102wereasfollows:

60%adhesionfailuretheadhesiveholdingthetestdollyfailed.Thishasbeena
commonoccurrenceatbothEPRIandTEC.Commonadhesivesusedforthistesthavea
difficulttimeadheringtotheStormGreetersurface.
30%cohesionfailureStormGreeterformedadoublelayeratthepointoftestingand
separated,leavingalayeronthesubstrate.
10%coatingfailureStormGreeterfailedbetween450and500psi.

Mr.MurraysuggeststhatStormGreeterbeappliedovera4to5milanchorpatterntoreach
higherpsiadhesionstrengths.
ASTMD667701TEChasperformedtheXcutPullofftests.StormGreeterscored10on
everytest.

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