G 1 F Instruction No. 2 LE COPY, Z245.20-98/Z245.21-98 April 2000 Title: External Fusion Bond Epoxy Coating for Steel Pipe/External Polyethylene Coating for Pipe, originally published April 1998 The following revisions have been formally approved and are marked by the symbol delta (A) in the margin on the attached replacement pages: Revised | Table 3 of 2245.21-98 New None Deleted | None CSA Standard Z245,20-98/Z245.21-98 originally consisted of 85 pages (xviii preliminary and 67 text), each dated April 1998. It now consists of the following pages: xviii, 3-58, and 61-85 dated April 1998; and 59 and 60 dated April 2000. © Update your copy by inserting these revised pages. Keep the pages you remove for reference.Table 3 Virgin Polyethylene Resin Requirements (See Clauses 5.3 and 5.6.) External Polyethylene Coating for Pipe “Acceptance criteri ‘Low density a) Linearlow ‘Medium density ‘High density Test Unit density (LLD) (MD) (HD) ‘Test method Density giem? 0.925 0925-0940 30.940 ASTM D 792 or [ASTM D 1505 Elongation at break 9% 600 minimum 600 minimum ASTM D 638 ‘Type V sample CCrosshead speed 50 mm/min Flow rate gMOmin LD: 0.15-06 01-10 0.15-0.80 ASTM D 1238 LD: 05-20 190°C/2.16 kg Hardness ShoreD 45 minimum SO-minimum 60 minimum ASTM D 2240 Tensile strength at MPa 9.7 minimum 12.4 minimum 18.5 minimum ASTM D 638 yield Type IV sample Crosshead speed 50 mm/min Oxidative-induction minute 10 minimum 10 minimum = 10-minimum ASTM D 3895 time in oxygen at 220°C, aluminum pan, no screen’ Brittleness *c 7Oorlower —-70orlower 70 orlower_ «ASTM 746 ‘temperature * (or Fx) (or Fa) (or Fad) Environmental stres-—h 300 minimum 300 minimum 300 minimum ASTM D 1693 cracking resistance or Fs) (for Fa) or Fu) 100% Igepal condition® Condition “C* Condition “C” Condition “8” Vicat softening point’ °C. 90 minimum 110 minimum 120 minimum _ ASTM D 1525 “Testing of these properties is required at least once per 12 months. ‘April 2000 (Replaces p. 59, April 1998) 59