ASTM A1078 A1078M-2012e1 Standard Specification for Epoxy-Coated Steel Dowels for Concrete Pavement《混凝土路面环氧涂层钢销的标准规格》.pdf

1、Designation: A1078/A1078M 121Standard Specification forEpoxy-Coated Steel Dowels for Concrete Pavement1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1078/A1078M; the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of la

2、st revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval. A superscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorial corrections were made to 7.7 in August 2015.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers plain steel dowel bars withprotecti

3、ve fusion-bonded epoxy coating for use in concretepavements.1.2 This specification is applicable for orders in eitherinch-pound units (as Specification A1078) or in SI units (asSpecification A1078M).1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are tobe regarded separately as standard. With

4、in the text, the SI unitsare shown in brackets. The values stated in each system maynot be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be usedindependently of the other. Combining values from the twosystems may result in non-conformance with this specification.1.4 This standard does not purport

5、to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.NOTE 1The coating applicator is identified through

6、out this specifica-tion as the manufacturer.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A615/A615M Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete ReinforcementA775/A775M Specification for Epoxy-Coated Steel Rein-forcing BarsA934/A934M Specification for Epoxy-Coated PrefabricatedS

7、teel Reinforcing BarsA1055/A1055M Specification for Zinc and Epoxy Dual-Coated Steel Reinforcing BarsD4417 Test Methods for Field Measurement of SurfaceProfile of Blast Cleaned Steel2.2 Society for Protective Coatings Specifications:3SSPC-PA 2 Measurement of Dry Coating Thickness withMagnetic Gauges

8、SSPC-SP 10 Near-White Blast CleaningSSPC-VIS 1 Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards forPainting Steel Surfaces2.3 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Documents:4CRSI Voluntary Certification Program for Fusion BondedEpoxy Coating Applicator Plants3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to

9、 This Standard:3.1.1 epoxy powder coating, na fusion-bonded epoxycoating product containing pigments, thermosetting epoxyresins, cross-linking agents, and other additives, which isapplied in the form of a powder onto a clean, heated metallicsubstrate and fuses to form a continuous barrier coating.3.

10、1.2 final coat, nthe last application of the Type 1 or Type2 coating.3.1.3 holiday, ndiscontinuity in a coating that is notdiscernible to a person with normal or corrected vision.3.1.4 patching material, nliquid two-part epoxy coatingused to repair damaged or uncoated areas.3.1.5 plain bar, nsteel b

11、ar without protrusions.3.1.6 pretreatment, na preparation of the blast-cleanedsteel surface prior to coating application that is formulated topre-treat the metal to promote coating adhesion, reduce metal/coating reactions, improve corrosion resistance, and increaseblister resistance.3.1.7 Type 1 coa

12、ting, nepoxy powder coating meetingAnnex A1 of Specification A775/A775M or Annex A1 ofSpecification A1055/A1055M.3.1.8 Type 2 coating, nepoxy powder coating meetingAnnex A1 of Specification A934/A934M.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Waterand is the direct respo

13、nsibility of Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituentsin Water.Current edition approved May 15, 2012. Published September 2012. DOI:10.1520/A1078_A1078M-12E01.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book

14、 of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), 40 24th St., 6th Floor,Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656, http:/www.sspc.org.4Available from Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI), 933 N. PlumG

15、rove Rd., Schaumburg, IL 601734758, http:/www.crsi.org.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States14. Ordering Information4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specifyall requirements that are necessary for the co

16、ated dowels underthis specification. Such requirements to be considered include,but are not limited to, the following:4.1.1 Quantity of dowels;4.1.2 Specification for plain bars, if other than A615/A615M, and year of issue (5.1);4.1.3 Diameter of dowels (5.3);4.1.4 Length of dowels, if other than 18

17、 in. (5.4);4.1.5 Grade of steel if other than Grade 60 420 (5.1)4.1.6 Type of coating (5.5);4.1.7 Test report for type of coating used, if desired (5.6);4.1.8 Sample of epoxy powder (5.10);4.1.9 Quantity of patching material (5.11);4.1.10 Pretreatment of the abrasive blast-cleaned steelsurface, if r

18、equired (6.5);4.1.11 Cutting of dowels with Type 2 coating, if permitted(7.6);4.1.12 Requirements for patching (7.7);4.1.13 Coating thickness, if other than greater than 8 mils200 m (8.1.1);4.1.14 Place of testing, if other than manufacturers plant(8.2.3);4.1.15 Timing of holiday checks for Type 1 c

19、oatings, ifother than before cutting (8.2.2);4.1.16 Report on tests performed on the coated dowelsbeing furnished, if required (8.3.3);4.1.17 Specific requirements for number of tests and fre-quency of tests (Section 9);4.1.18 Additional specimens to be provided to the purchaserfor testing from the

20、coated dowels being furnished, if required(12.2);4.1.19 Patching of dowels prior to shipment, if waived(13.1);4.1.20 Thickness of patching material, if other than asspecified in Specifications A775/A775M, A1055/A1055M,orA934/A934M (13.3); and4.1.21 Manufacturer qualification and certification requir

21、e-ments (if any).NOTE 2It is recommended that the coating application procedures andprocesses be audited by an independent certification program for epoxycoating applicator plants such as that provided by the CRSI VoluntaryCertification Program, or equivalent.5. Materials5.1 Dowels shall consist of

22、plain bars. Unless otherwisespecified, the bars shall be Grade 60 420 and conform toSpecification A615 Specification A615M. The bars shall befree of contaminants such as oil, grease, paint or chlorides.5.2 Incoming steel found to be salt contaminated shall berejected.5.3 Dowels shall be 114 in. 32 m

23、m or 112 in. 38 mm indiameter or as specified by the purchaser.5.4 The coated dowels shall have an overall length of 18 in.460 mm or as specified by the purchaser.5.5 The coating type shall be specified by the purchaser.Type 1 coatings shall be qualified in accordance withAnnexA1of Specification A77

24、5/A775M or Specification A1055/A1055M. Type 2 coatings shall be qualified in accordance withAnnex A1 of Specification A934/A934M.5.6 Upon request, the purchaser shall be provided with thetest report for coatings used.5.7 A written certification shall be furnished to the pur-chaser that properly iden

25、tifies the designation of each lot ofepoxy powder coating used in the order, material quantityrepresented, date of manufacture, name and address of theepoxy powder coating manufacturer, and a statement that thesupplied powder coating is the same composition as thatqualified in accordance with 5.5.5.

26、8 The powder coating shall be stored in a temperature-controlled environment following the documented recommen-dations of the powder coating manufacturer until ready for use.At this point, if the storage temperature is below the plantambient temperature, the powder coating shall be given suffi-cient

27、 time to reach a temperature that is within 65F 62Cof the plant ambient temperature.5.9 The powder coating shall be used within the powdercoating manufacturers written recommended shelf life.5.10 If specified in the order, a representative 8 oz 0.2 kgsample of the epoxy powder coating shall be suppl

28、ied to thepurchaser from each batch. The sample shall be packaged in anairtight container and identified by lot number.5.11 If specified in the order, patching material, compatiblewith the coating, inert in concrete and recommended by thecoating manufacturer shall be supplied to the purchaser.6. Sur

29、face Preparation6.1 Blast media found to be salt contaminated from expo-sure to deicing salt, salt spray or the manufacturing process,shall not be used.6.2 The surface of the steel to be coated shall be cleaned byabrasive blast-cleaning to near-white metal in accordance withSSPC-SP 10. The final sur

30、face condition shall be definedaccording to SSPC-VIS 1.6.3 Average blast profile maximum roughness depth read-ings of 1.5 to 4.0 mils 40 to 100 m as determined by the useof a profilometer type surface measurement instrument thatmeasures the peak count as well as the maximum profile depth,according t

31、o Test Methods D4417, Method B, or as determinedby replica tape measurements using Test Methods D4417,Method C, shall be considered suitable as an anchor pattern.6.4 Multidirectional, high-pressure, dry air knives shall beused after blast cleaning to remove dust, grit, and other foreignmatter from t

32、he steel surface. The air knives shall not depositoil on the steel.6.5 Pretreatment of the blast-cleaned steel shall be appliedwhen specified by the purchaser. The pretreatment shall beapplied after abrasive cleaning and before coating, in accor-dance with the written application instructions specif

33、ied by theA1078/A1078M 1212pretreatment manufacturer. If compatible with the epoxy pow-der coating, additional steel pretreatments prior to coating withthe epoxy may be specified by the purchaser.7. Coating Application7.1 The epoxy powder coating shall be applied to thecleaned steel surface as soon

34、as possible after steel surfacetreatments have been completed and before visible oxidation ofthe steel surface is discernible to a person with normal orcorrected vision. In no case shall application of the coating bedelayed more than 3 hours after cleaning.7.2 The epoxy powder coating shall be appli

35、ed in accor-dance with the written recommendations of the manufacturerof the powder coating for initial steel surface temperature rangeand post-application cure requirements.7.3 During continuous operations, the temperature of thesteel surface immediately prior to coating shall be measuredusing infr

36、ared guns or temperature-indicating crayons, or both,at least once every 30 minutes.NOTE 3The use of temperature-indicating crayons prior to coatingand infrared guns after coating are recommended.7.4 The coating shall be applied by electrostatic spray orother suitable method, in one or more coating

37、applications.7.5 It is permissible to saw-cut or shear dowels with Type 1coating. The ends of the dowels shall be free of burrs andprojections. Coated dowels shall not be flame cut.7.6 Dowels with Type 2 coating shall not be cut after thefinal coating application unless permitted by the purchaser.7.

38、7 Unless otherwise specified, cut ends of coated dowelsshall be coated with a minimum thickness of 5 mil 125 m ofpatching material meeting Specification A775/A775M, AnnexA2, or Specification A1055/A1055M for Type 1 coatings; orSpecification A934/A934M for Type 2 coatings.7.8 Multiple applications of

39、 repair material shall be permit-ted.8. Requirements For Coated Dowels8.1 Coating Thickness:8.1.1 The coating thickness after curing for Type 1 and Type2 coatings shall be greater than 8 mils 200 m or as requestedby the purchaser in the purchase order or contract.8.1.2 A single recorded coating thic

40、kness measurement isthe average of three individual gauge readings. A minimum offive recorded measurements shall be taken approximatelyevenly spaced along opposite sides of the test specimen (Aminimum of 10 recorded measurements per test specimen). Noindividual gauge reading shall be taken closer th

41、an 0.5 in. 13mm of the dowel ends.8.1.3 For acceptance purposes, the average of all coatingthickness measurements shall not be less than the specifiedminimum thickness. No single coating thickness measurementshall be less than 80 % of the specified minimum thickness.8.1.4 Measurements shall be made

42、in accordance withSSPC-PA 2 following the instructions for calibration and userecommended by the thickness gauge manufacturer. Pull-off orfixed-probe gauges shall be used. Pencil-type pull-off gaugesthat require the operator to observe the reading at the instantthe magnet is pulled from the surface

43、shall not be used.8.2 Coating Continuity:8.2.1 There shall not be more than an average of one holidayper foot three holidays per metre on the coated dowel.8.2.2 Holiday checks to determine conformance with 8.2.1shall be made at the manufacturers plant with a 67.5-V, 80000-ohm, wet-sponge-type direct

44、 current holiday detector. Fordowels that are cut after the coating application, coatingcontinuity may be conducted prior to cutting, unless otherwisespecified by the purchaser.NOTE 4Holiday detection is generally intended for in-process use, butcan be used for outside testing for quality control pu

45、rposes.8.2.3 Place of TestingTesting of coated dowels shall bedone at the manufacturers plant prior to shipment or asspecified by the purchaser.8.3 Coating Adhesion:8.3.1 For Type 1 coatings, perform the cathodic disbond-ment test in accordance with Specification A775/A775M orSpecification A1055/A10

46、55M, Annex Section A1.3.2.8.3.2 For Type 2 coatings, perform the cathodic disbond-ment test in accordance with Specification A934/A934M,Section 9.4.NOTE 5It is recommended that the manufacturer retain test specimensfor 30 days of production and use a 30-day rolling average of coatingdisbondment test

47、 data as a basis for its statistical process control programfor the steel dowel coating operation.8.3.3 Data from testing pertaining to the coated dowelsbeing furnished shall be made available to the purchaser uponrequest.9. Number of Tests9.1 The purchaser shall have the option to specify thesampli

48、ng and test schedule for the number and frequency oftests for coating thickness, adhesion, and continuity.9.2 If the number and frequency of tests are not specified bythe purchaser, tests for coating thickness and continuity shallbe made on a minimum of one coated dowel of each diameterof dowels coa

49、ted during each hour of production.9.3 Coating adhesion tests as measured by cathodic dis-bondment testing shall be conducted on at least one dowelevery eight production hours.10. Retests10.1 If the specimen for coating thickness, continuity, orcoating adhesion test fails to meet the specified requirements,two retests on random specimens shall be conducted for eachfailed test. Both retest specimens shall meet the requirementsof this specification.11. Handling And Identification11.1 Handling:11.1.1 All systems for handling coated