| Independent Test |
Protecto 401 Results |
Brand X |
| PERMEANCE ASTM E-96
Water Vapor Transmission |
0.00
Test for permeation of water, liquids and gases |
No Independent Test Data |
| ASTM B-117 Salt Fog
Unprotected edges of Lined Ductile Iron Pipe |
Passed – no undercutting
Test for disbondment at cut spigots or damaged areas |
No Independent Test Data |
| HOT SALT WATER IMMERSION Third Party Testing Cycling 1 hour wet 1 hour dry for 1 year @ 120 DEGREES F. – 5% Nacl solution Unedged – Lined Ductile Iron Pipe |
Passed – no undercutting or blistering
Test for disbondment at cut spigots or damaged areas |
Failed – 3 Months
Undercutting & Delamination Test for disbondment at cut spigots or damaged areas Refer to “Third Party Testing for Undercutting Resistance” for full results |
| Gasketed Mechanical Joint Lined Ductile Iron Pipe Vacuum Test | Passed – no lining delamination
Test for vacuum pulled by inverted siphons and force mains when not pumping |
No Independent Test Data |
| ASTM CATHODIC DISBONDMENT | 3 Samples tested-
0.17mm (.026″) Average disbondment
Test for adhesion, permeability, and cathodic disbondment
|
2 samples tested- 22.86 mm (.9″) Average disbondment |
| FDA WATER EXTRACTABILITY
TEST |
Passed
Test for non-hazardous effect on ground water |
No Independent Test Data |
| EPA METHOD 1311 TOXICITY CHARACTERISTICS | Passed
Test for non-hazardous effect on ground water |
No Independent Test Data |
| EFFECT OF CHEMICALS ON LINING
10% Sulfuric Acid 25% Sodium Hydroxide 10% Sodium Hydroxide 5% Sodium Hydroxide Gasoline Toluene D.I. Water Hot Water (76Ëš C) |
Passed Test for resistance to accidental discharges |
No Independent Test Data |
| ASTM G-22-90
Standard Practice for determining resistance to Acidithiobacillus Bacteria |
Passed
Resistance to growth of bacteria which produces sulfuric acid from hydrogen sulfide in sewer lines |
No Independent Test Data |
| IMPACT TEST FOR PIPE
ASTM G-14 |
72 inch lbs.
Test for resistance to damage in sewer lines |
No Independent Test Data |
| Deflection of Lined Ductile Iron Pipe | 5% Deflection with a 2 to 1
safety factor |
No Independent Test Data |
|
Test |
Protecto 401 Results |
Brand X |
| Severe waste water analysis (s.w.a.t.) 28 Days |
10,950 days Actual sewer use in partially full sewer force main & gravity sewers on ductile iron substrate No Failures |
28 days reduction in log-z Electrical impedance .05 Loss Tested on Steel |
| Abrasion BS EN598 Rocking Abrasion 1,000,000 cycles Ductile Iron Pipe |
2 mils Loss | 5.5 mils Loss |
| Adhesion Ductile Iron Pipe |
1000 psi Failure in cohesion @ 300 psi (Film remains on surface) |
1131 psi Failure to surface (Delamination) |
| Cathodic Disbondment | 0.17mm (.026â€) Average Disbondment – 3 test on Ductile Iron Pipe |
22.86 mm (.9 inch) Average Disbondment-2 test on Ductile Iron Pipe (Reported on Steel 0.00) |
| Chemical Resistance Immersion Ductile Iron Pipe |
2 years 20% Sulfuric Acid 25% Sodium hydroxide |
6 months duration PH-3 (0.065 sulfuric acid) PH-13 (0.4% sodium hydroxide |
| Shore DHardness | 71 (Ductile Iron) |
78 (Steel) |
| D.I. Water Immersion | 2 years (17,520 hrs) No Effect (Ductile Iron Pipe) |
4000 hours No effect (Steel) |
| Salt Fog ASTM B-117 Unscribed |
7 years (61,320 hrs) No effect Ductile Iron Pipe |
5,000 hrs (Steel) No effect |
| Salt Fog ASTM B-117 Unprotected edges of lined ductile iron pipe |
Passed – 2 years (17,520 hrs) No effect on surface No undercutting at edge |
Failed
6 months (4,360 hours) ½” to â…” undercutting at edge |
| Water absorption ASTM C 413-01 (2006) |
No water absorption | No water absorption |
| Water Vapor Transmission ASTM E-96 / E96 M-05 |
0.00 | 0.09 |
| 120 Degree Hot Water Immersion Ductile Iron Pipe |
2 years No Effect |
No report |
| Impact Resistance ASTM G-14 Ductile Iron Pipe |
72 in/lbs | No report |
| Chemical Resistance ASTM D-1308 Ductile Iron Pipe |
Passed | No report |