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High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)

Product training Polybrasil 2002
Requirements on HMW-PP

TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

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High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)
The primarily requirements are
given by the application
* Pipes and fittings for hot and cold water supply (inside buildings)
is covered by ISO DIS 15874
* Semi finished products for industrial applications is covered
by ISO DIS 15 493 and -494

TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

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High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)
General requirements for pressure systems
* Semi finished products for industrial applications
* Pipes and fittings for hot and cold water supply (inside buildings)

- drinking water approval of the recipe (FDA, NSF)

- organoleptics (odor, taste)
- high resistance to internal pressure at elevated temperatures
- life time of the system > 50 years at 60/70C and 10 bar pressure
- weldability
- chemical resistance
- certification and registration of the Piping-system
- governmental registration (DIBt, DVGW, WRc, DWI etc.)
TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

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High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)
General requirements for non pressure systems
* Corrugated and solid pipes for conduit / sewage/ drainage
(Inside and outside buildings)

- good correlation of stiffness and toughness

- life time > 50 years at max. 40C
- weldability
- chemical resistance
- governmental registration (DIBt, DVGW, WRc, DWI etc.)

TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

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High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)

What are the necessary tests and approvals you

have to do, if you want to be in pipe business ?
Only coloured materials for pressure applications are allowed
- PP natural + colour master batch = new material = new tests
- Basell is not responsible for such a material
1 Creep rupture curves
The new material (change in polymerisation and compounding plant) has to be tested according to
ISO TR 9080. That means that about 100 pipe samples have to be tested at different temperatures
and pressure levels by an external test laboratory.
Time for testing: more than 1 Year
Costs for testing: about 100 TDM for every colour
Only with these test results the market can be entered.
Note
From every production lot two control points of the creep rupture curves are checked in internal
pressure tests.
Necessary equipement: pipe extrusion line for PP (pipe diameter e.g. 32 mm) / testing equipment
for internal pressure testing at least at 95 and 120C.
critical: experience of lab staff
TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

Hostalen PP
High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)

What are the necessary tests and approvals you

have to do if you want to be in pipe business ?
2 Processibility
The PP is quite critical in creating rough surface.
The surface quality of the pipes with high speed extrusion has to be tested.
Necessary equipment: Pipe extrusion line with output of > 200kg/h

3 Organoleptics
Odor and taste level of granules and pipes has to be tested according to the international
standards. Test has to be done in production control lab, because the odor level is certified
on a lot by lot base on the certificate of analysis.
Critical: training of the lab staff
Four times a year the organoleptic test is done by an external institute.

4 Impact resistance of the pipes

Test according to ISO 9854. The specimen are cut from the pipe and tested at 23 and 0C.
Necessary equipment:: - Pipe extrusion line with at least 2 different sets of dies to produce pipes
with different outer diameters
- Test equipment to do the impact test at lower temperature.
TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

Hostalen PP
High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)

What are the necessary tests and approvals you

have to do if you want to be in pipe business ?
5 Choice of pigments and dispersion
The choice of pigments is critical. There can be a detrimental drop in the hydrostatic pressure
resistance.
The dispersion of the pigments has to be inspected by optical microscopy. No agglomerates of
pigments are allowed.

6 Physical properties
Due to the fact, that the life/service time or piping systems are usually more that 1 year, the raw
material supplyer should have product informations about the
- weldability (determination of short and long term welding factors / also in connection
with other PP-grades)
- short and long term creep properties at different temperatures
- change in mechanical properties as a function of temperature
- aging
- chemical resistance (minimum tests with 3 different chemicals according ISO 4433)
Time for testing: more than 1 year
Note
Tests should be done parallel on external testing institutes to show independent test results.
TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02

Hostalen PP
High molecular weight materials (HMW-PP)

What are the necessary tests and approvals you

have to do if you want to be in pipe business ?
7 Technical service
The introduction of the material needs a high level of technical support, regarding processing and
design of the fittings and injection moulding tools and approvals by local authorities.
Regulations for drinking water contact in the different countries have to be fulfilled.

TB Requirements PP Pipes-May-02