homme trangaise C 33-003 English translation July 1996 EQUIPMENT OF OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTIONS MADE OF BARE OR INSULATED CONDUCTORS - CORROSION TEST F: Matériels de réseaux aériens en conducteurs nus ou isolés - essai de corrosion 0: Materialien fur Freifeitungsnetze aus isolierten oder blanken Leitem - Korrosions Prifung -_eoOoOoOo ee Experimental standard published by UTE. ‘Comments should be sent to UTE before July 31 1998 with copy to AENOR —-___— correspondance There is no corresponding CE! or CENELEG standard —_— analyse This document defines corrosion test applicable to equipment of overhead distribution made of bare or insulated conductors descripteurs Power system, overhead electrical line, bare conductor. insulated cable, corrosion test a modifications. corrections —_— ‘bt tke un Tecnu doi mesic Lar poe des Ver - Laer 5, COUREEVOE Te 83 9)48 814114 kite skort pr ase arg derma (na) terpenes, 92049 pr tee 1 (142 94 65 UTE630.408 July 1906 +2 FOREWORD The content of this standard was part of an intemal EDF specification on corrosion tests applicable to accessories of overhead distribution and services with bundle assembled cores of rated voltage 0.6/1 KV. 't appears interesting to enlarge the scope to overhead distribution and service with bare ‘conductors and this test belongs to @ national standard. It has been decided not to qualify the present standard, including new prescriptions, as an approved French standard, This standard is issued as an experimental standard for 2 years after which the retevant commission will study the possibilty of submitting it to the approval procedure. ‘This standard has been approved by UTE General Manager's decision of April 5 1986FOREWORD 4, 44 42 eA 62 ANNEX A (informative) Corrosion test justification 3+ 683.003 -July 1996 CONTENTS Pages ‘SCOPE. NORMATIVE REFERENCES. PRINCIPLE OF THE CORROSION TES" TESTING INSTALLATION Installation for the salt spray test {Installation for the test in sulphurous atmosphere with saturated humidity . ‘SPECIMEN. TEST PROCEDURES. Salt spray exposure ... humidity Saturated and high sulphur dioxide content atmosphere exposure. TEST REQUIREMENTS, ANNEX B (Informative) Example of specific reaction to obtain sulphur dioxide... 8633-003 ~Juy 1986 a4 1. SCOPE This standard describes @ corrosion test intended to be carried out on equipments used on overhead networks made of bare or insulated conductors, when relevant standards refer to it This comrosion test shell not be considered separately. A particular standard may require this test totally or partially and specify requirements depending on the use of the equipment. Such a particular standard may also prescribe specific or additional requirements, Equipments covered by this standard are used outdoors, ie, are directly exposed to natural influences, more or less humid and polluted, They may be + either purely metallic (Solid mass or metal coated) + 0r fully covered or insulated from the atmosphere by a non-metallic material ~ 9F composite, i.e, made of metallic parts having or not having @ non-metallic covering used 88 a protection or as an insulation, and of parts totaly made of non-metallic materials, 2. NORMATIVE REFERENCES This standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from olter publications, ‘These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For date references, subsequent amendments fo, or revisions of any of these publications, apply to this standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest edition ofthe publication referred to applies, HD 3232.11 Basic environmental testing procedures, Test methods, Test Ka : Salt mist EN ISO 3231 3. PRINCIPLE OF THE CORROSION TEST ‘The test, justification of which is given in annex A, consists to expose specimens successively ~ at first to the neutral salt spray (concentration of NaCl : 5 %) ~ then to @ humidity saturated atmosphere and rich wit sulphur dioxide (initiat concentration SO, : 687 p.p.m. in volume) in defined conditions of temperature and pressure. The resistance to corrosion is assessed by applying the requirements defined in the particular standard. 4, TESTING INSTALLATION ‘The testis realised in two separated test enclosure. ‘The use of only one test enclosure is accepted but in case of dispute, the method using two separate test enclosures constitutes the method of reference.Be 39.403 July 1996 4.1 INSTALLATION FOR THE SALT SPRAY TEST ‘The exposition apparatus Is essentially composed of a test enclosure and sprayers, Characteristics ofthis apparatus as well as that ofthe salt spray are defined in HD 223.2.11 4.2 INSTALLATION FOR THE TEST IN SULPHUROUS ATMOSPHERE WITH SATURATED HUMIDITY The exposition apparatus is essentially composed of a hermetic test enclosure, with humidity ‘saturated atmosphere in presence of sulphur dioxide, in which are the specimen and thelrsupports. This test enclosure, realised in inert matter, of a volume of (300 + 10) J, shell be made in ‘accordance with the requirement of EN ISO 3231 5. SPECIMEN ‘The nature, the preperation and the number of specimens shall be in accordance with those given in the particular standard. 6. TEST PROCEDURES ‘The whole test includes three identical periods of 14 days, unless otherwise specified, Each 14 day period, or basic module, comprises two weekly sequences : ~ 7 days (168 h) with salt spray exposure; + 7 cycles of 24 h (168 h), each cycle including 8 h exposure with saturated humidity and high sulphur dioxide content atmosphere (that is 56 h), and a 16 h exposure at the laboratory ‘atmosphere by opening the enclosure door (that is 112 h). No cleaning shail be performed between both sequences. At the end of each 14 day period, the samples shall be cleaned first by tap water for § min to 10 min and then by demineralized water for the same duration. Water temperature shall not exceed 35 *C during both operations. 6.1 SALT SPRAY EXPOSURE ‘The exposure Is carried out in an enclosure defined in sub-clause 4.1, and accordingly to the requirement of HD 323.2.11 ‘The salt spray concentration shall be (6 + 1) % in weight and the enclosure temperature shall be maintained at (35 +2) °c. ‘The test duration is fixed at 7 days that is 168 h. 6.2 HUMIDITY SATURATED AND HIGH SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONTENT ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE, The exposure is carried out in an enclosure defined in sub-clause 4.2. and accordingly to the requirements of EN ISO 3231 Afler having closed the enclosure, 0,2 | of sulphur dioxide (0,067 % volume concentration) is introduced from either a gas bottle or using a specitic reaction in the enclosure as described in annex B.685.000 ~uly 1998 Each cycle of 24 h includes first a 8 h heating period, and secondly a 16 h rest period, During {he first period, the temperature Is raised to (40 + 3) °C in a humidity saturated atmosphere. During the second period the enclosure remains at ambient temperature (opened doo), snd finally the atmosphere (water and sulphur dioxide) is renewed, ‘The test duration is fixed at 7 days, that is 7 cycles of 24 h (total duration 168 h), 7. TEST REQUIREMENTS At the and of the test, the verification of the sample characteristics and the requirements they shail comply with, are defined in the particular standard,(© 33-068 July 1998 ANNEX A (Informative) Corrosion test justification Equipments for aerial networks with bare or insulated cables are submitted to more or less humid and corrosive natural atmospheres. » The two main factors involved in almosphere'corrosiveness after the duration during which a surface stays wet, are : « chloride fon, mainly in marine atmosphere; + sulphur dioxide, mainly in industrial atmosphere; * occasionally, both at the same time, in mixed, marine and industrial atmosphere. Moreover, both factors are involved in test procedures defined in ISO standards (TC 156 - alloys and metals corrosion) for natural atmosphere corrosiveness determination and classification #180 9225 (1982) : alloys and metals corrosion - atmosphere corrosiveness - classification ‘+ 180 9225 (1992) : alloys and metals corrosion - atmosphere corrosiveness - pollution measurement ‘+ ISO 9226 (1992) : alloys and metals corrosion - atmosphere corrosiveness - corrosiveness evaluation by determining corrosion speed of referenced samples, Observing that equipments for aerial networks with bare or insulated cables may be used in various environments, it seems useful to submit them to laboratory tests involving these two factors. To simplify the laboratory test, two successive sequences have been defined, The first one is a salt spray exposure, the second one is a humidity saturated and high sulphure dioxide content atmosphere exposure. These sequences are moreover standardised by AFNOR, IEC and ISO,693-003 uly 1596 ANNEX B (Informative) Example of specific reaction to obtain sulphur dioxide it is possible to generate sulphur dioxide in the test apparatus by treating some sodium pyrosulfite (Na,S,0.) by an acid relatively strong, the sulfamic acid (HSO3NH,) which is the only solid mineral acid of easy conservation. The used procedure consists to take a light excess of sodium pyrosulfte that is dissolved in water (reaction [1] hereunder), then to add In the enclosure the stoichiometic quantity of sulfamie acid (reaction [2] hereunder). Nay&i05 +H,0 -+ 2NaHSOs [1] NaHSO3 + HSOSNH; -» NaSOsNH, + H,0 + 80,7 [2] ‘The global reaction is: Na&:0s + 2 HSO3NH; + 2NaSO3NH2 + HO 4+ 280;71 Therefore, to obtain one litre of SO: in normal conditions (1 = 0 °C, p = 104,3 KPa), 4,24 g of sodium pyrosulfite+ 4,33 9 of sultamic acid.are needed.