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7.4.4 Chemical Pre-Treatment<br />

7.4.4.1 Phosphoric Acid Wash followed by De-ionised Water Wash<br />

The procedure to apply the chemical pre-treatment viz. phosphoric acid wash<br />

followed by de-ionised water wash shall be in accordance with the<br />

recommendation <strong>of</strong> the manufacturer and shall result in intended cleaning<br />

requirements <strong>of</strong> this specification. Working solution preparation, maintaining<br />

concentration, application procedure including method <strong>of</strong> spreading, spreading<br />

rate, drying times, etc. depending upon the cleanliness/ temperature <strong>of</strong> the<br />

incoming pipe and the line speed shall be established. Temperature <strong>of</strong> the<br />

chemical, pipe pre-heat temperature vs line speed vs dwell time, rinsing<br />

procedure, testing & control, rectificatory measures, drying procedure etc. shall<br />

be clearly established during PQT. Also the quality <strong>of</strong> the deionised water shall<br />

be established during PQT.<br />

7.4.4.2 Chromate Treatment<br />

The procedure to apply the chromate treatment shall be in accordance with the<br />

recommendation <strong>of</strong> the manufacturer. Working solution preparation, maintaining<br />

concentration, application procedure including method <strong>of</strong> spreading, spreading<br />

rate, drying times, etc. depending upon the temperature <strong>of</strong> the incoming pipe<br />

and the line speed shall be established. Temperature <strong>of</strong> the chemical, pipe preheat<br />

temperature vs line speed, pipe heating after chromating and time limit<br />

within which the pipe to be heated, testing & control, rectificatory measures,<br />

shall be clearly established during PQT.<br />

7.4.5 Coating Application<br />

The COMPANY Representative will check the correctness <strong>of</strong> each coating<br />

application operation, values <strong>of</strong> the main parameters <strong>of</strong> each operation, preheating<br />

pipe surface temperature prior to epoxy powder application temperature,<br />

line speed, fusion bonded epoxy curing time, temperature and flow rate <strong>of</strong> copolymer<br />

adhesive and polyethylene etc. and the same shall be recorded. These<br />

values shall be complied with during regular production.<br />

7.5 Qualification <strong>of</strong> Applied Coating<br />

7.5.1 Tests on pipe coated partly with epoxy and partly with epoxy &<br />

adhesive Layers<br />

a. Degree <strong>of</strong> Cure<br />

Epoxy film samples (min 4 Nos.) shall be scrapped from the coated pipe<br />

using hammer and cold chisel and the samples shall be taken for cure<br />

test using Differential Scanning Calorimatry (DSC) procedure. Care shall<br />

be taken to remove the samples <strong>of</strong> full film thickness avoiding inclusion <strong>of</strong><br />

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