ONTARIO

PROVINCIAL METRIC
STANDARD OPSS 1443
SPECIFICATION MAY 1994

MATERIAL SPECIFICATION FOR ORGANIC

COATINGS FOR STEEL REINFORCEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1443.01 SCOPE

1443.02 REFERENCES

1443.05 MATERIALS

1443.07 PRODUCTION

1443.07.01 Packaging and Labelling

.02 Test Methods

1443.10 DESIGNATED SOURCES REQUIREMENTS

1443.01 SCOPE

This specification covers the requirements for organic coatings for the protection of steel reinforcement
for concrete.

1443.02 REFERENCES

This specification refers to the following standards, specifications or publications:

Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications, Material:

OPSS 1350 Concrete, Materials and Production

OPSS 1440 Steel Reinforcement for Concrete

OPSS 1442 Epoxy Coated Steel Reinforcement for Concrete

American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM Standards:

D3963/D3963M-87 - Standard Specification for Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel, Annex, A1.

Prequalification of Organic Coatings for Steel Reinforcing Bars.

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1443.05 MATERIALS

The coating material and the patching material shall conform to ASTM D3963/D3963M, Annex, A1 except
as modified as follows:

Flexibility of Coating:

The flexibility of the coating shall be evaluated by bending three coated reinforcing bars 180°, after
rebound around a 150 mm diameter padded or wooden mandrel. The bend shall be made at a uniform
rate and may take up to 4 seconds to complete. The two longitudinal deformations may be placed in a
plane perpendicular to the mandrel radius and the specimen shall be at a thermal equilibrium of 15°C ±
2°C.

No cracking of the coating shall be visible to the naked eye on the outside radius of any of the three bent
bars. The bars shall be examined again 24 hours later to ascertain that no delayed cracking has
occurred.

The continuity of coating test shall be performed and shall be in conformance with OPSS 1442.

The coating shall be of an acceptable colour which provides a contrast with the colour of rust, red-brown.

1443.07 PRODUCTION

1443.07.01 Packaging and Labelling

The coating material shall be packaged in containers and properly identified with a label which shall
include:

Name and address of the manufacturer

Plant identification
Trade or Brand Name
Batch Number
Date of Manufacture
Handling Precautions
Storage Requirement

1443.07.02 Test Methods

The test methods shall conform to ASTM D3963/D3963M, Annex, A1. Concrete for the bond strength
and creep specimens shall be 30 MPa class conforming to OPSS 1350. The age of the bond specimens
at the time of testing shall be 28 days.

1443.10 DESIGNATED SOURCES REQUIREMENTS

As part of the approval process for inclusion on the Ministry of Transportation List of Designated Sources,
prospective suppliers shall provide the following to the Head, Concrete Section, Ministry of Transportation
of Ontario, 1201 Wilson Ave., Downsview, Ontario, M3M 1J8:

a. The trade name of the product.

b. The manufacturer's name and, if applicable, the supplier's name.

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c. The method and grade of metal surface preparation, the thermal treatments before and after coating
application and the coating application procedures used to manufacture the test specimens and for
production of coated bars.

d. A 0.5 kg sample of the coating material and one litre sample of the patching material.

e. A generic description of the coating material including the percentages of pigments, diluents, fillers,
flexibilizers, and other additives.

f. An analysis of the coating material by either infrared spectroscopy or thermal analysis.

g. Twelve size 20 deformed steel reinforcing bars having a yield strength of 400 MPa and conforming to
OPSS 1440, 1250 mm in length, coated to the proposed thickness.

h. Four uncoated and uncleaned size 20 reinforcing bars, 1250 mm in length and from the same lot as
the steel for the coated bars.

i. Two cleaned but uncoated size 20 reinforcing bars, 1250 mm in length and from the same lot of steel
and subject to the same cleaning process as the coated bars.

j. Four steel plates 100 x 100 x 1.2 mm and coated with a film thickness of 0.25 mm.

k. Three films of epoxy, of the minimum thickness proposed for use during production coating of bars,
for the chloride permeability test.

l. A test certificate verifying that the coating material conforms to this specification including the
requirement for creep.

When a coating is approved, its formulation shall not be changed without prior acceptance by the Head,
Concrete Section, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.

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