UDC 621.643.2-034.14 :621.648.06-034,14 1620307 6-096.742.2 DEUTSCHE NORM Polyethylene coatings for steel pipes and fittings Requirements and testing LUmmuiung ven Stahlrohten und -farmaticken mit Polyetnylen Supersedes July 1980 edition, {in keoping wih current practice in standerds published by the International Organization tor Standardization (80), # comma nas been used trcughoUt as the decimal marker ‘This standard hae been prepared joint by DIN Douteohee Inet fr Normung 0. V. end DVGW Deuce Verein des Gas- und Wasserlaches eV. (German Gas and Water Engineers! Association) The Standsra has been adopted inta the OVGW Codos of praction on gas and water Dimensions in mm Contents. 11 Scope and field of application 2 Concepts ... 21 indontstion hardness 22 Light ageing 28° Minimum coating thickness 24 Continuity 25 Percentage elongation a faure 26. Bond strength 27° impact strength 28 Coating resistwity .. 29 Heat ageing 8 Designation 4 Requirements 441 Reauirements for substrate 42. Reouitements for coating 42.1 Minimum thicknoss 422 Continuity 423. Bond strength 4424 impact strengmn 1. Scope and field of application ‘This standard specifies -equtements for and metheds of testing extruded and fused pobethyiene coatings arplied al the works to DIN 2448 or DIN 248 stool piper that wil bo in. Contact with sol or water. Ii intend to be used for qual- Ity assurance purposes. When supplied with normal type Coatings N) pipes in compliance with thie standars are suit lable for continuous service temperatures of up to 0°, ane with special type coatings (S) for temperaturee up to 70°C, Fr the purposes of this staid, the term ‘steel pe’ n= cludes mings manutactured trom such pines. 2 Concepts 2.1 Indentation hardness ‘The indentation hardness is & measure of the resistance of coatings tothe penetration of atest cylinder under speci= tied eoneitions 2.2 Light ageing For the purposes of tis standard, light ageing is ageing of ‘coatings by exposure to Fltored xonan ar radiation Fa Sh Vavan GHB, Sot Rs he Daa THR Dorn Rite ON Roe 425 426 427 entation hardness... Percentage elongation at failure Coating resets .. 428 Hest ageing 429° Liont ageing ... 5 Testing 51 Genera 52 Inspection documents 53. Procedure 584 Coating thickness 582. Continuity 583. Bond strength 534 Impact strength 835. Indentation harsness 586. Percentage elongation at failure 537 Cocting recitvty 538. Heat ageing 539. Light ageing © Marking Standards refered to wa nanneannasnnannnnnd laboratory apparatus at a givaniiralance, combined with erode wetting. 2.8 Minimum coating thickness: ‘The minimum coating thickness is the required thickness of ‘coatings at ary point 24 Continuity ‘Te continuity of costings is defined as its freedom from defects such as cracks or pinnoles. 2.5. Percentage elongation at failure ‘Tne percentage elongstion at fallure isthe Inerease in the ‘ofiginal gauge length of a test piace atthe moment of fl lure, expressed as a percentage ofthe orginal gauge length, 2.6 Bond strength For the purposes of this standard, the bond strength isthe force recured to peel a strp ct coating from the pipe under speciied conattions. Continued on pages 2 to 7 ‘DIN 30670 Engl Price group 6Page2 DIN 20670 2.7 Impact strength The impact strength is defined as the Impact eneray coal- Ings can withstand under specitiee conditions. 28 Coating resistivity The coating resist isthe electrical resistance of costings er unit area 2.9 Heat ageing For the purposes of this standard, heat ageing it ageing of ‘coat by exposure to hot ar eta given temperature tor a specifi pered. 3 Designation Coatings shal be designated as being of the normal (N) or ‘special (5) type (ct subclasses 423, 425 and 426) and as Ding applied to 2 normal (n) cr relforces (thickness (et. subclause 421), a8 follows: Coating DIN 30670 - N-n Coating DIN 30670 ~ N-v Coating DIN 30670 - S-n Coating DIN 30670 - Sv 4 Requirements. 4.1 Requirements for substrate Immediately prior to application ofthe coating. the surface ‘ofthe steel pie (substrate) shall be clean ie treo from dit Ol, grease, welding beads, moisture) ard blasted to eorply win standard preparation grade Sa 214 as defined DIN 55028 Part 4 42. Requirements for coating 42.1 Minimum thicknoss The minimum coating thickness shall be ar specified in table Table ‘Miramar Ihikoese Norsinal sae of pipe of normal (n) coating, Upto DN 100, 18 Over DN 100.up to DN 250 20 (Over DN 280 to below DN 500 22 From ON 500 te below DN 800 25 From ON 800 30 The minimum coating thickness shall be 07 mm greater reinforced’ () type) where coatings wil be subjected to particulary high mochanical tress, ‘Along any 11m length of pipe, the coating thickness may be Up to 1096 less than the minimum tequiec, provided the ‘inner area coos not cover more than § om ‘The ends of pipes less than DN 500 in size shall be free from achesive over length ot SO mm, tose of least ON 600 in 822, over a lonath of 100 mm, unlece otnerwice epecitied by the purchaser The length of uncoated pipe ends shall not exceed 150 mm Unless otneruice specites by the purchaser. 422 Continuity The coating shall be continuous (le. free rom pinholes) Tis requirement shall be deemed satisfied tno breakcowm In tho coating cecurs during apark testing (ct. subciause 532). 42.3. Bond strength ‘When the coating is tasted as specited in subcleuse 5.33, not more than 24 hours after application the moan force required to lit i off shal 2) ata test temperature of (20::5)°C, be at least 35N per ‘om of test place wiatn; 1b) ata test temperature of (60+5)°C, be a least 15N per ‘om of test piece width for ype N costings, and 25 per ‘om for ype S costings. 424 Impact stronath When tested in accordance with subclause 5.3.4, the coat- ing shall withstand 89 Impacts without any eletical break down eceuring 425 Indentation hardness \Wihen tested in accordance with subelause 55, the inden= {ation cepth of type N coatings shall not exceed 02 men at a temperature of (23-2) °C, nor 03 mm at ¢60-+2)°C. In the case of ype S coatings, shall not exceed 0 mm at ater: perature oF (70. 2)°C 426 Percentage elongation at faure When tested in accordance with subclause 53.8 the per- centage elongation a faire sal be atleast 200%. 42.7 Coating resistivity ‘When tested in accordance with sutclause 5:37, the coat- ing resistiy, determined after conditioning the tat pece Inthe test mecium for 100 cays, shall be nat less then iam Tre rato of rosistvity after 100 days to that after 70 dave ‘hal be nat ess than OB, previed the resistivity is only one [power of 10 above that specrned for 100 days of conestion- Ing 428 Heat ageing When tested in accordance wth subslause 63, the melt ‘ow rate shallot deviate by more than 35% ofthe orginal valve 429 Light ageing When tested in accordance with subclause 6.39, the melt ow rate ofthe test places shall not devista by more than 36% ofthe orginal valuePages IN 30670 5 Testing 51 General Testing may be carried out by the manufacturer or by & reopgnized test nouse. The manufacturer shall be responsible for ensuring com- lance with ine requirements specied in subclauses 411 412 ang 421 t0 423. For each coating matorsl and application process, the ‘manufacturer shall provioe proot of complance with the requiremonts specitad in subclauses 4 26 to 429 at inter= vals of atleast three years. Uniess otherwise soeciied below, samples shall be under- stood to be pipes or pipe sections. 5.2 Inspection documents lasuing @ DIN 50049 inspection docurnent shall be the sub Ject of agreement. 58 Procedure {53.1 Coating thickness ‘The coating thickness shall be measure a points uniformly distributed along the longtn and about the crcumterence of the pipe, using a ron-cestructive (eg. magnetic) method which perits measurements tobe made to an accuracy of 50%. 53.2 Continuty “The coating shall be tested for conticuity by means of spark testing. using commercialy avalstle Righ voltage equip ‘ment complying with CIN YDE 0433 Part 2 the votoge of which is discharged via a sphere spark gap. The tec voltage shall be 25 KY. The electrode (e-g- metal brush) shall be it ‘contact withthe osting eurtaee, nee any air gap would falsity results. When a ‘aut is present, a spark will be seen, or the test ‘equipment wil emt signa, Note. Spark testing is intended to reveal ary dcortinutios In the coating, ret to test the breakdown rodlianos of continuous coating 5.3.3. Bond strength The bond strength ct the caating shall be determined by ‘means of testing using one of the test assemblies ustated In Sgures 1 and 2 or equivalent equipment. The coating hal be peeled off a ight angles to the pipe surface at arale of TOmmimin Three samples each shal be tested sta tampar- ture of @0-+8) °C and (60=6)°C. I one of the samples {ais to meet the requirements, the test shall be repeated on ‘ve further samples, none of which call a Using a twin motor saw, an incision ehall be made in the coating, atleast 20 mm but not more than 60 mm wide the direction ofthe pipe ckcumference, cown to the #ub- ‘arate, ang anatner Iciien mace at right angles to the cuts lust made. The test piece so obtained shal be gripped, and 2 length of about 20 min ited trom the pipe surface. Dlaro- (Geraing the fist and lst 20 ram of text sro the force used {oli off the sp shall he continuously recorded using. tor ‘ampla, a dyeamomotor. The moan reat obtained anal be expressed in N. Any test stip section (detinad as being 25m in length) tor which the mean force applied (in the ecling mode) is more then 259: lower than the value spec ited in subclause 423 eral not be nesuded in te evalun tion, For testing at (50%5)°C, the sample shal be incised os described above and heated to about 60°C. The tempera ture ofthe extomal sure ofthe tect piece ehal be contin- uously monitored using. for example, fas-response con- tact thermometer. Measurements shal start being recorded {5 £00 asthe temperature has dropped to 65°C, and the test completed before I reachos 45°C. 534 impact strenath In the impact test, a sphere with a dmeter of 25 mm shal be dropped onto the sample, which shall be supported so {that it does not yield under tho impact of th feling weight. ‘The tost temperature shall be (29:42)°C, and the drop height approxmataly 1m. The impact energy, E, shal be ‘equal to (S.J per mm of coating thickness, vn a toler ance of 5 The facior (of. table 2) aecourts forthe cur- ‘ature of the pipet being permissible to reduce the impact ‘nergy by this amount by reducing the mess ofthe ‘aling Weigh or the drop height. Table 2 Nominal zo (ON) [9 From 200 | 10 6510 below 200 | 085 ess than 65 | 070 ‘The fling weight shall be guided so 28 to mininze friction and so that the rection o Tal i norma othe pipe surface, ‘The pipe shall be subjected to impact 30 timos, the distance between two points of impact being at least 30 mim. Falow= ing that, a tact vortage of 25 KY shall Be epee anc shall be checkod whether breakdown occurs. 535 Indentation hardness Indentation hardness testing shall be carted out on thveo test pieces, taken trom coating not more than 2 mm thick, which has been removed trom the pige and frase of adhe: ‘ive. (K may be necessary to abrado tho rovoree side of tho test piece to obtain the required thickness) if one of the oat piecas fala to meet the requiements, the tet shall be ‘epeated on five further tet piceos, none of which shal fa ‘The indentor shall be @ 250.9 metal roc to which an add- tional weight can be altached. A metal pin with a fat face, ‘immin diameter (or 25mm n area), anal be tttea cor rally at the Tower end of the fod. The total mace of the assembly shall be 255kg (corresponding to a pressuro of SON?) For measurement of indentation dopth, a ponetromotor with ‘ie gauge, which permits measurements to be rade to an ‘accuracy of 04 mm, 8 requires. ‘Testing shall be cariod out at temperatures ot (29:¢2)°C ‘and (50:+2)°C, the higher ‘emperature beine (70:2 2)°C in the case of type S coatings, using a temperature-contoied waterbath it necessary After conditioning the test pce for ‘one hour at the test temperature, the Indentor (without the ‘ccitional weight) shall be slowly and careuly lawered on the test piece, and the zero value set atthe penetrometer within five seconds. Folicwing this, the additional weight Shall be attached to the Indorter anc, aftor 24 hours, the depth of penetation read from the penetrometer. 5.6 Percentage elongation at fallure The coating of three pipes shall be tested for elongation at fale, from which ‘vo tet places each shal De taken. The test pieces shall have the form ot specimen no. 3 (i neces sary, aif hat 828) ono 4, a8 spectied in DIN 68 466, One test piece per pipe shal be permitted fo fal In the case of extruded coatings test pieces shal be taken ‘ther by neutralizing the adhesive or by heating the pipe to ‘2 maximum of 80°C. In the case of fused costings, test ieces shal be taken after tne pipe has Deen heated to a ‘maximum of 100°C:“esting shal be performed as described in DIN 53 456, at a temperature of (23=2)°C and a rato of SOmmimin (or 25 mmimin in the case of hal-sze test pieces}, 58.7 Coating resistivity ‘Three test pieces having a minimum test area of 0,09 m? ‘shal be tasted none of which shal fi, A sodium chloride solution with a concentration of 041moUt shall be Used ae te test medium. The tect oquiomont shall bbe made up oa counterelecrode wilh a surface area of not less man 10 cm?,a de. touroe with an output vatage of net loss than 50, an ammeter ard a voltmeter. The test pieces ‘hall be exposed tothe test medium for 100 days ata tr perature of (23:22) C, in one of the waye described below. 2) Tho plpe chal be placed horizontal ina plastic contain fr with lateral openings of suitable size. The spaca be- ‘ween container wals and test piece shall be sealed with 2 remeonductive material. The test mecium shall Be pour covering the pe to @ Sept fat as 00mm, ') Plastic pipe sections shall be bonded to the surface of the sample (pipe oF pipe section) using ® non-conde- tive aahoswa, The ‘ormer shall ten be filed with the test medium. ‘One end of a pipe shall be sealed with nomeonductve materal ¢0 that tho otoel surface i nct in contect with ‘the tast medium. The pipe shal thon be piacod vertically ina vessel containing the test medium The pioe may be removed trom the mechim and wetted wih an elect Mt solution to measure resstway. The coating shall be tested for continuity (ct. subclause 53.2) betore being teste for reastvty, For the purposes of mesaurement, the posttve pote ct the de. scutce ehall be connected to the steel pipe, nd the negative pole to the counterelectrode, which shall Wen be Immersed in the test mec. The costing reistity, 7. ‘2m? chal bo ealouiated from the folowing equation us 7 where U_stme vonage between counterelectrose arc stes! pipe, inv Sis the test area in 1 Is the intensity of current towing throuch the coating. ma ‘The current flowing through the dc. source is equal to that ‘lowing through the coating it ther are only nogiigbe lek ‘age currents along the surface between the test arca and DIN 30670 Page S the steel et the pipe ends. Leakage current earthing com ‘lying with DIN VDE 0203 Part @ shal Be provided where the Intensity of measuring current, 1. is high. The results of rreasurement are only comect it the leakage current inten- ‘ty bs substantiny lower than 1 53.8 Heat ageing Heat ageing shal be carried out using an oven with forced Groulaton The test pieces which have been taken from the ‘coating and freed of adhesive, shall be nat more than 2 mm thick (it may be necessary to abrade the reverse aie ofthe test plece to obtain the required thickness) Type N tect pisces shall be subjected to ageing at a temperature of 500°C tor 100 days (2400 h, and type § test pieces, for 200 dye (4800). The test piooas shal be removed from tho oven at intorvale ‘of 400 and the melt flow rate determined in accordance With DIN 63 735, using constion D for ype Ki, and eoneition Tor type $ test pioces. 5.3.9 Light ageing To determine the resistance of coatings to fght ageing, th changes in the melt flow rate of test pieces shall be Geter- mined aftr ¢ epeciice riod ot exposure to fitered xenon ‘arc raciatlon and periodic wetting, In accordance wth DIN 53:37, test condition 1A-K Sampling shall be eamied aut in accordance wth DIN 53 726, using condition D for typa Nand condition T for type § test pieces. Test pieces whieh have been removed tom the pipe and treed of adhesive ahal be ct more than ‘2mm thick (i may be necessary to aarace the reverse sie of tho taet piece to obtain the required thioeneca) Before exposure and alter a radiant exposure of about 12.Glim® the melt lw rate shal be determined In accord ‘ance with DIN 83 736. Evaluation shall be made ster 8 total radiant exposure of 7 Guim? 6 Marking ‘Steal pipes as covered in this standard shal be cloary and ‘urably marked with atleast the folowing particulars: |) manutacturers mark or regictered trad mark ) DIN number: ©} symbol denoting type of coating (N oF ) and thiekness mor (ot ause 3) Example (Wark) ~ PE coating DIN $0 670— NnPage 6 O1N 30670 Standards referred to ON 2468 ‘Seamless ste! pipes and tubes: dimensions and mass per unt length DIN 2458 Welded steo! pipes and tubes; cimensions and mass DIN 30674 Part 1 Polyethylene coatings for ducte ron pipes DIN 50049 Inspection documents forthe delivery of metalic materials ON 533387 Arbitcal weathering and ageing of plastics and elastomers by exposure to fitered wenn ate radiation DIN 59.455 Tonaile testing of plastios DIN 53735 Determinetion of met flow rte of thermoplastics DIN 55928 Part 4 Corrosion protection of stool structuros bythe application of organo or metalle coatings: preparation and testing of surfaces DIN VDE 0308 Part $_ Testing of matoriaks used in electrical ongincorin materials DIN VDE 0433 Fart 2 Highvoltage generation and measurement; voltage measurements using sphere gape (one ephere earthed) ‘Test method for cathodic esvording of pipeline coatings aeuroment of electrical reietanoe of nan metal asta a620 Previous editions DIN 20.670: 0274, 070. ‘Amendments ‘To folowing amondmants have Boon rade tothe Jy 1080 edition. 8) coating ‘ype suitable for service temperatures up to 70°C (lye $) has been included forthe fst imo. ') The method of coating epplcation is no longer of relevance. ©) Ditlerent requirements have been made for coatings of greater thickness. 44) The method for determining bond strength has been amended ©) The tost fo resistance to ight agelng has been brought ino ine with DIN £3 367, and now includes wetting Explanatory notes ‘This standard hes been jointly prepared by Technical Com mittee AKE2 of te Normenausschud Gastachnik (Gas Technology Standards Commits, tho Normenausezhu6 Wassermesen (Water Practice Standards Commitoe), the Normenausschu8 Rohre, Rohrverbindungen und Robrietn- gen (Pipes, Pipe Joint Ascemblies and Pipelines Standards Gomrmittec) and the Nommenausschub Kunstatore Pasties Standarcs Conte). ‘The aim of his standard isto ensure thet polyethylene pipe coatings prove adequate protection against the mechan ‘oa, thermal and. chomioal stresses oocuring in sence, ‘wansit and storage, and during instalation Pipes are coated by the extrusion of plastics slaeving or sheeting or by the {uslon of polyethylene powdor.& coating thickness of t mm is adequato for corrosion protaction. A groator thickness Increases the resistance to mechanical stresses, ‘The apectieations glven nere account Yor Doth higher demande in praetico In torme ot mechanical stength anc thermal stably) and recent developers in poltisiene materials research. Type S costings ehouls be used where Service temperatures are high and whare high mechanical strongth is required. ‘The classeation of polyethylene coatings into normal anc teinforeed costings (the latter being 0.7 mm thicker) has proved expedtant in practice and apples to both typos of coating In he previous ection, the pesl test (ct. suoclause 53:3) was supplomentod by a tost involving the suspension of Weight The latter is no longer spectied, since test results fare pot reproducbie, This estion specifies thatthe peel test be carried out at ambient and elevated temperature. Testing at low temperatures can be dispensed win, since bond strenath usually increases as temperature decreases, Adhe~ Svea which become britie at low temperatures are no longer used in practice because they so not meet the re ‘urements for adequate bond strength at 80°C. Doth fused and extruded coatings are reaured fo have the same valus of percentage elongation at falure, which ust> fies their being covered together here. ‘The heat ageing tostat 100°C is intended to gle an incioa- tion of the minimum resistance of the costing to thermal stresses in storage and in service. Testing is accelerated ‘and represents severe conditions. Since type S coatings are ‘expected to conform fo higher demands in service, te heat ‘ageing test shall be caried out for twice 28 long as forthe oral type ‘esting for resistance to laht ageing is also accelerated, ‘anv sholl be eared out Ih accoraance with DIN 62387. Th Is intended to prevent diferencee In tet squipment fom Influencing test rosuls. Welting the test piecas intended 1 prevent the formation of deposits on tho test piece eut- face, which might fast test resuts Experence gathering in transporting laying and sorviing pipes witn polyethylene coating has shown that a high bond strength is necessary 10 avosd mechanical damage t0 the pines. Besed on experience and extensive research, it has also buen shown shat bond strength may decline over tine, Tegardiass of the ambient conditions, and tht coating may disbond ently if damaged. However, this involves nether an Inreased risk of corrosion (@. 9. underusting) nor an Inerease in the protective current Gensity requirement in temhece corosion pretaction. ‘Bond strength isnot a significant factor with regard to the protection the coating promces against sorcosion, a8 long 188 tho thickness anc qualty ofthe coating meet the require ‘mers specified hare. However Its dosrable thatthe coat- ing adhere wel over isrge areas to avold mechanical dam- age during pipelaying. Therefore, except fr the determi 'on of coating rsietvy, no other electrochemical tests are Included hero. Determination of resistance to. blistering is irelevant because such does not occur in the enating materals‘covered here. Simlaty, determination of cathodic disbond- ingls et included, since this tast cons not provide relevent information with regard to the quality of palyethvene coat- ings ard their long-term corrosion protection. Should deter- mination of catnocie distonding be reqused, American ‘Standard ASTM G 6.90 spesines thatthe method deserioed In DIV 30671 be used. The values obtained, howover, are ‘only reproducible forthe test conditions specified therein. Tho responsible technical committee agreed that it woule be usotu fo determine the tear resistance of poyetnyene International Patent Classification B29c ene 03 8 709 F 18.5700 F 18 sa/04 B01 8 21100 Gor M8100 DIN 30.670. Page 7 coatings. To ths end, a number of studies have been oon ‘ducted uncer vanous test coreitions but it has not been oseble to obtain practical. reproducible results, Work in ‘his regard Is contiouing. Poiyalefnes other than polyethylene (es. polypropylene) may also be used to coat steel ploes and tings. However, since some of the characteristics of these materiis orter ‘considerably from golyethylne. thei propertioe cannot be determined in accorcance with this standard. If intended to prepare seperate standards for these materials