Name of the process | : | Cement polymer composite coating system for the corrosion protection of Reinforcing and prestressing steel. |
1. | Bond strength (The bond strength of the coated rebar in 7 days cured M20 concrete) |
: | 1.2 N/mm2 |
2. | Flexibility of the coating (The flexibility of the coated rebar under mandrel test) |
: | Not-affected |
3. | Thickness of the coating | : | 150 + 25 microns |
4. | Hardness of the coating (Pencil Hardness) |
: | Passed 7 H |
5. | Salt spray test | : | Passed 1000 hrs. |
6. | Impressed voltage test | : | Passed 1 hour critical test. |
7. | Resistance to sulphate | : | 10,000 ppm. |
8. | Resistance to chloride (by Anodic polarization test) |
: | 10,000 ppm. |
9. | Shelf-life of the coated bars | : | 6 months |
10. | Resistance to UV Rays (As per field exposure test on coated prestressing strand) |
: | Not-affected |
11. | Abrasion resistance (As per ASTMD 4060/84) Using CS10 wheel 1kg load for 1000 cycles |
: | weight loss 70mg (Allowable weight-loss 100 mg) |
12. | Stress corrosion cracking test (As per FIP-200 hrs test in 20% NH4CN Solution) |
: | Passes |