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Testing in accordance with ISO 12944-9 (2018)

Corrosivity Category CX (offshore)

Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich Primer 80 NDFT 75 µm

Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 NDFT 200 µm
Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane Topcoat NDFT 60 µm
System 1 – Scheme 1

Customer : Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co Pte Ltd

1, First Lok Yang Road, Jurong
Singapore 629728

Customer Reference : PR-19-0866

Element Project Ref. : 70087

Report Number : N100007

Report issue number :5

Author : Terry Haynes

Date Report : 19-04-2020

Number of Pages : 17

Distribution : Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co Pte Ltd

Attn. Mr Kam Teck Suan 1x
Files Element Materials Technology Edinburgh 1x

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This document may not be reproduced other than in full, except with the written approval of the issuing laboratory.
These results pertain only to the item(s) tested sampled as indicated by the client unless otherwise reported.
 Revision History
Issue No: 2 Re - Issue Date: 09/03/2020

Revised By: Terry Haynes Approved By: Marie Halliday

Reason for Revision: At the clients request the results have been reported under the requirements of BS
EN ISO 12944-9 : 2018 Corrosivity Category CX (offshore).

Issue No: 3 Re - Issue Date: 23/03/2020

Revised By: Terry Haynes Approved By: Marie Halliday

Reason for Revision: At the clients request some additional information has been included.

Issue No: 4 Re - Issue Date: 14/04/2020

Revised By: Terry Haynes Approved By: Marie Halliday

Reason for Revision: At the clients request some additional amendments have been made.

Issue No: 5 Re - Issue Date: 19/04/2020

Revised By: Terry Haynes Approved By: Marie Halliday

Reason for Revision: At the clients request some additional amendments have been made.

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 Contents
Page

1. Introduction 4

2. Summary 4

3. Application 5

4. Test Program 7

5. Test Results 8

6. Product Identification 10

7. Infrared Fingerprints 11

8. Photographs 14

9. General Test Information 17

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 1. Introduction

Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co Pte Ltd requested Element Materials Technology Edinburgh to perform
coating testing on a multi coat scheme of at Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich primer 80 NDFT 75 µm, Hi-Pon
30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 NDFT 200 µm and Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane Topcoat NDFT 60 µm in
accordance with ISO 12944-9 (2018), “Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel structures
by protective paint systems – Part 9: Protective paint systems and laboratory performance test methods
for offshore and related structures”.

Samples were supplied by Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co Pte Ltd in accordance with the requirements
listed within ISO 12944-9 (2018), “Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel structures by
protective paint systems – Part 9: Protective paint systems and laboratory performance test methods
for offshore and related structures”.

Corrosivity category is as defined in ISO 12944-2 (2017), “Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection
of steel structures by protective paint systems -- Part 2: Classification of environments”.

Testing was performed between the 9th of July 2019 and the 31st of December 2019 at Element facilities
in Edinburgh.

2. Summary

The coating system is in general accordance with the requirements of ISO 12944-9 (2018),
Corrosivity Category CX (offshore).

Test Specification Result

Cyclic Ageing BS EN ISO 12944-9 (2018) Pass

Ageing – Corrosion creep - ≤3.0mm coating system for all CX areas

Author: T Haynes Authorized by: M. Halliday

Technical Manager Global coating specialist

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 3. Application
Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co Pte Ltd undertook surface preparation, coating application and DFT control
which was witnessed by Element Materials Technology.

3.1 Paint Application Data

3.2 Surface Preparation

Date of Preparation 19/02/2018
Substrate Carbon Steel

Blast Cleaning Standard Sa 2½

Surface Profile (µm) 70 - 74

Water Soluble Salts (mg/m2) 10.8 – 13.2

3.3 Application Conditions
Coating Data Coat 1 Coat 2 Coat 3
Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy Hi-Pon 50-01
Paint System
Rich Primer 80 MIO 80 Polyurethane Topcoat
Colour Grey Grey White
Manufacturer Nippon Paint Nippon Paint Nippon Paint
Location of Manufacture Singapore Singapore Singapore
Date of Application 20/02/2018 21/02/2018 22/02/2018
Time of Application 10:58 14:42 11:10
Sales Code (Part A) - - -
Batch No. (Part A) 6003323 6003325 6003327
Sales Code (Part B) - - -
Batch No. (Part B) 6003324 6003326 6003328
Thinner Name (If Used) N/A N/A N/A
Thinner Batch No. (If Used) N/A N/A N/A
Equipment Used Airless Spray Airless Spray 90:1 Conventional Spray
Air Pressure (psi) 2100 @ tip 40 80
Nozzle Size (Inches) 0.017 0.017
W101-S48
Fan Width (°) 50 50
Mix Ratio (A:B by vol) 3.8 : 1 2.5 : 1 4:1
Volume Solids (%) 65 ± 2 80 ± 2 60 ± 2
Target Wet Film Thickness (µm) 115 250 100
Target Dry Film Thickness (µm) 75 200 60
Thinner (%) N/A N/A N/A
Air Temperature (°C) 29 32.6 30.1
Relative Humidity (%) 63.7 53.3 62.5
Substrate Temperature (°C) 30.3 33.6 31.4
Dew Point (°C) 21.3 21.8 21.9
Witness present at application of test coating: Geoff Addicott, NACE CIP Level 2 Certified.

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 Table 1

3.4 Accumulated Dry Film Thickness (DFT) Measurements

Coat 1 Coat 2 Coat 3

Paint Name Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy Hi-Pon 50-01
Rich Primer 80 MIO 80 Polyurethane Topcoat
Application Date 20/02/2018 21/02/2018 22/02/2018
Client Sample Standard
Panel Reference High [µm] Low [µm] Mean [µm]
Reference Deviation

N100007-1 NPS-S1-N1-2 370.0 327.0 349.0 16.5

N100007-2 NPS-S1-N1-4 383.0 338.0 356.0 18.3

N100007-3 NPS-S1-N1-7 390.0 294.0 341.0 37.4

N100007-4
NPS-S1-N1-8 341.0 284.0 310.0 23.8
Reference
(Note: offset of 25µm for “medium profile” used for DFT values in line with SSPC-PA-2 Table 8)
Table 2.

Note: The DFT results are witnessed and recorded by the Inspector Geoff Addicott.

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4. Test Program

Test Duration End Test Date Standard

Ageing 4200 Hours 31/12/2019 ISO 12944-9
Adhesion - 14 days after end of test ISO 4624
Blistering - Immediately after test ISO 4628-2
Rusting - Immediately after test ISO 4628-3
Cracking - Immediately after test ISO 4628-4
Flaking - Immediately after test ISO 4628-5

Table 3.

4.1 Performance Requirements

4.1.1 Assessments before exposure to Cyclic Ageing Test

 ISO 4624 Minimum pull-off value of 5.0MPa, 0% adhesive failure between steel/metalized
steel respectively and the first coat (unless pull-off values are at least 5MPa)

4.1.2 Assessments after exposure to Cyclic Ageing Test

Defect assessment
 ISO 4628-2 (Blistering) 0(S0) (assessment immediately)
 ISO 4628-3 (Rusting) Ri 0 (assessment immediately)
 ISO 4628-4 (Cracking) 0(S0) (assessment immediately)
 ISO 4628-5 (Flaking) 0(S0) (assessment immediately)

Any defect occurring within 1cm of the edges of the panels shall not be taken into account

Adhesion
 ISO 4624 Minimum pull-off = 50% of original value. No adhesive failure between the substrate
and the first coat unless the pull-off value is 5MPa or more before and after test.
(assessment after 2 weeks reconditioning)

Corrosion from a scribe line

 After cyclic ageing in accordance with ISO 12944-9 Annex A corrosion at scribe shall not exceed
(when calculated using equation in Section 9.1) a maximum of ≤8.0mm as average value for high
impact areas, these include, floors, lay-down area; helideck, escape routes; splash zone – tidal zone;
other areas which are to be agreed between the interested parties or ≤3.0mm for all other CX
applications and reported with a precision of 0.1mm.

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5. Test Results

5.1 Adhesion

5.1.1 Ageing

Sample Reference Panel Exposure Adhesion Value [MPa] Mode of Failure [%]
5.2 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
5.2 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
NPS-S1-N1-8 5.4 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
Unexposed
N100007-4 Ref 5.2 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
Pre-test Adhesion
4.4 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
5.2 90%B, 10%C
Average – 5.1
5.6 10%B, 80%C, 10%D
NPS-S1-N1-2
5.4 45%B, 45%C, 10%D
N100007-1
Average – 5.5
4.2 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
NPS-S1-N1-4 4200 Hours
5.0 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
N100007-2 Ageing
Average – 4.6
4.6 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
NPS-S1-N1-7
4.4 80%B, 10%C, 10%D
N100007-3
Average – 4.5

Table 4.

5.2 Corrosion from scribe

5.2.1 Ageing

Sample Panel Individual Measured Creep Mean Measured Mean Calculated*

Reference Exposure [mm] [mm] [mm]
3.11 3.78 2.05
NPS-S1-N1-2
2.32 2.86 2.47 2.80 0.40
N100007-1
2.25 3.17 3.16
4.12 4.99 5.85
NPS-S1-N1-4 4200 Hours
4.87 4.87 4.43 5.32 1.66
N100007-2 Ageing
5.81 6.52 6.45
4.53 3.72 3.54
NPS-S1-N1-7
3.51 3.70 2.98 3.69 0.80
N100007-3
2.20 4.42 4.61
*Calculated as per equation in section 9.1

Table 5.

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5.3 Defect Assessment

5.3.1 Ageing

ISO 4628-2 ISO 4628-3 ISO 4628-4 ISO 4628-5

Sample
Panel Exposure Blistering Rusting Cracking Flaking
Reference
[Density(Size)] [Ri] [Density(Size)] [Density(Size)]
NPS-S1-N1-2
0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-1
NPS-S1-N1-4 4200 Hours
0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-2 Ageing
NPS-S1-N1-7
0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-3

Table 6.

5.4 Summary of Results

ISO ISO ISO

ISO Average ISO
4628-2 4628-4 4628-5
Sample Panel 4624 Corrosion 4628-3
Blistering Cracking Flaking Result
Reference Exposure Adhesion Creep Rusting
[Density [Density [Density
[MPa] [mm] [Ri]
(Size)] (Size)] (Size)]
NPS-S1-N1-8 Unexposed
N100007-4 Pre-test 5.1 Pass
Ref Adhesion
NPS-S1-N1-2 Pass
5.5 0.40 0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-1
4200
NPS-S1-N1-4 Pass
Hours 4.6 1.66 0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-2
Ageing
NPS-S1-N1-7 Pass
4.5 0.80 0(S0) 0 0(S0) 0(S0)
N100007-3

Table 7.

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6. Product Identification

ISO 3251 ISO 2811

NF T30-012
Batch Non-Volatile Wet Paint
Component Reference Ash Content FTIR
Number Matter Density
(%)
(%) (g/cm3)
Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich Primer 80
6003323 90.54 90.83 3.125 Figure 1.
Base
Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich Primer 80
6003324 49.04 0.02 0.902 Figure 2.
Hardener

Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 Grey Base 6003325 91.57 68.72 1.969 Figure 3.

Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 Hardener 6003326 84.02 62.80 1.648 Figure 4.

Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane White Base 6003327 67.20 23.02 1.219 Figure 5.

Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane Hardener 6003328 75.57 0.01 1.060 Figure 6.

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7. Infrared Fingerprints

Figure 1 : Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich Primer 80 Base

Figure 2 : Zinky-22 Epoxy Zinc Rich Primer 80 Hardener

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Figure 3 : Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 Grey Base

Figure 4 : Hi-Pon 30-02 Epoxy MIO 80 Grey Hardener

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Figure 5 : Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane White Base

Figure 6 : Hi-Pon 50-01 Polyurethane White Hardener

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8. Photographs

Figure 1. Pre-test adhesion – ISO 4624

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 NPS-S1-N1-2

NPS-S1-N1-4

NPS-S1-N1-7
Figure 2. Ageing – ISO 12944-9 – Pre Test

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 NPS-S1-N1-2

NPS-S1-N1-4

NPS-S1-N1-7
Figure 3. Ageing – ISO 12944-9 – Post Test

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9. General Test Information

All test equipment and procedures are in accordance with relevant International Standard.

9.1 Ageing Resistance (ISO 12944-9:2018)

Scribe : 2mm x 50mm mechanically produced

Panel size: 150mm x 75mm x 5mm

Cyclic ageing: 72 hours exposure to UV (60°C ± 3°C) and Condensation (50°C ± 3°C)

In accordance with ISO 11507:2007

Alternating periods of 4 hours exposure

Type II UV lamps (UVA-340)

72 hours of exposure to salt spray in accordance with ISO 9227

24 hours of exposure to low temperature (-20°C ±2°C)

Duration of 4200 hours (25 cycles)

Calculate the corrosion of the substrate from the scribe, M, by measuring the width of corrosion at
nine points along the scribe and using the following equation:

(𝐶 − 𝑊)
𝑀=
2

Where W is the original scribe width in mm and C is the average of the 9 width measurements of
corrosion across the scribe in mm.

9.2 Adhesion

Adhesion testing performed according to ISO 4624:2016 and after 2 weeks of reconditioning.

9.3 General

Test panels were exposed in triplicate.

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