Client: Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., Ltd.

Regression analysis according to ISO 9080 of the

PE pipe grade P600BL

[MPa] Hoop stress

20 Standard method: ISO 9080:2003
4-parameters model P600BL

10

5
4 50 σ LPL= 10.540 MPa
years
MRS = 10 MPa
3
20°C 60°C 80°C
100
years σ LPL= 10.428 MPa
water/ water/ water/
water water water
2
Ductile mode Internal code: 3400
Brittle mode Date: 2005-11-14
LTHS
Mixed mode LPL
Under test
1
10 0 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6
Time [h] 1 10 50 years

Introduction Results obtained

Bodycote Polymer offers accredited testing and The evaluation was performed in accordance with
evaluation according to ISO 9080, i.e. hydrostatic ISO 9080:2003. The 4-parameters model gave the
pressure testing followed by evaluation of the long- best fit.
term hydrostatic strength and MRS-classification
according to ISO 12162. Number of observations

20°C 60°C 80°C

Task 34 33 30
The aim was to use the Standard Extrapolation
Method (SEM) according to ISO 9080:2003 in order to Extrapolated strength values
obtain a classification of the PE pipe grade P600BL
Temp Time σLPL σLTHS
from Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., Ltd.
°C yrs MPa MPa
20 50.0 10.540 10.874
The work covers hydrostatic pressure testing at 20,
20 100 10.428 10.765
60 and 80°C and a SEM-evaluation according to
60 7.29 6.600 6.863
ISO 9080:2003.
80 1.21 5.087 5.312

Classification: MRS = 10 MPa

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