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5.1.4 Apparatus Support—Both the apparatus and sample 9.2 Begin testing from the approximate height determined
shall be firmly supported and secured to a rigid base to in 8.2 and corresponding to the point at which the first
optimize energy transfer from the tup to the specimen. nonfailure was registered. Maintain a fixed increment between
5.2 A design for the test apparatus appears in Figs. X1.1- adjacent testing heights.
X1.3 of Appendix X1. 9.3 Use a suitable detector, as specified in Test Method G62,
5.3 Thickness Gage—Measurements of coating thickness to determine penetration or lack thereof of the coating after
will be required for this test, and shall be done in accordance each individual impact.
with Test Method G12. 9.4 If the coating film is penetrated on the initial drop, make
5.4 Holiday Detector—A suitable detector as specified in the next test at the next lower height increment. If the first
Test Methods G62 shall be used to locate breaks in the coating specimen does not fail, make the second test at the next higher
film. increment.
9.5 In a similar manner, determine the height of fall by the
6. Test Specimen performance of the coating on each preceding drop. Maintain a
6.1 The test specimen shall be a 406.4 mm (16 in.) long constant height increment between readings. Continue to apply
piece of Schedule 40, 60.325 mm (2.375 in.) outside diameter this “up-and-down” method5 until 20 successive impact read-
coated pipe prepared with its surface preparation and coating ings have been made.
procedures equivalent to that of production coated pipe.
10. Calculation
6.2 Seven specimens shall be required for the test.
10.1 Calculate the mean value of impact strength, m, in
7. Conditioning g/cm (or in./lb) as follows:
7.1 The specimen shall be exposed to a room temperature of
21 to 25°C (70 to 77°F) for a period of 24 h before beginning
F
m 5 h 0 1d S DGA 1
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3W (1)
9. Procedure
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This system of testing, nomenclature, and calculation is described by Dixon, W.
9.1 Perform the test at a room temperature of 21 to 25°C (70 J. and Mood, A. M., “A Method for Obtaining and Analyzing Sensitivity Data,”
to 77°F). Journal Am. Statistical Assn., JSTNA, Vol 43, March, 1948, p. 109.
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increment d. This procedure will result in an improved estimate of the 11.1.1.6 Other information that may be pertinent,
coating impact strength. 11.1.2 Average impact strength in g/cm (or in./lb),
10.3 An illustration of the use of these equations appears in 11.1.3 Sample standard deviation in g/cm (or in./lb).
Appendix X2.
12. Precision and Bias
11. Report 12.1 The reproducibility of the impact resistance deter-
11.1 The report shall include the following: mined by this method should not differ between one laboratory
11.1.1 Complete identification of the specimen including: and another by more than 615 %. When the same instrument
11.1.1.1 Name and code number of the coating, is used by the same operator, repeatability on the same sample
11.1.1.2 Size of pipe, should not differ more than 615 %. Bias cannot be determined
11.1.1.3 Source, production date, and production-run since there is no acceptable standard material available for this
number, test.
11.1.1.4 Minimum, maximum, and average coating
thickness, 13. Keywords
11.1.1.5 Date of test, and 13.1 falling weight test; impact resistance; pipeline coatings
APPENDIXES
(Nonmandatory Information)
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X2.1 Test results for 20 drops with a 1.361 kg (3 lb) tup are
given in Table X2.1.
F
m 5 13.210.3 S 15 1
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9 2 DG 3.0 5 41.55 in.·lb
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