CAN/CSA Z245.20/-Z245.21-02 External Fusion Bond Epoxy Coating for Steel Pipe/External Polyethylene Coating for Pipe

standard by Canadian Standards Association / National Standard of Canada, 12/04/2002

Full Description

1. Scope

1.1
This Standard covers the qualification, application, inspection, testing, handling, and storage of materials required for plant-applied fusion bond epoxy (FBE) coating applied externally to bare steel pipe. The coated pipe is intended primarily for buried or submerged service for oil or gas pipeline systems.

1.2
This Standard does not cover dual powder FBE coating systems or high temperature (a glass transition temperature higher than 110 ?C) FBE coating systems.

1.3
In CSA Standards, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissiblewithin the limits of the standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Legends to equations and figures are considered requirements.

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Edition: 3 Published: 12/04/2002 File Size: 1 file , 1000 KB