Designation:D3912−10StandardTestMethodforChemicalResistanceofCoatingsandLiningsforUseinNuclearPowerPlants1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3912;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodestablishesproceduresfortheevalua-tionofthechemicalresistanceofcoatingsandliningsforuseinCoatingServiceLevelIandIIapplicationsinnuclearpowerplants.1.2Thistestmethodisintendedtobeusedasascreeningtesttoevaluatecoatingsandliningsonsteelandconcretesubstrates.1.3Thistestmethodaddressestwoexposureintervals:(1)ShortTerm(Typically5days):Suchexposuresareprimarilyapplicableforcoatingsexposedtochemicalsplashorspill.(2)LongTerm(Typically180days):Suchexposuresareprimarilyapplicableforliningsexposedtocontinuousornear-continuouschemicalimmersion.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D714TestMethodforEvaluatingDegreeofBlisteringofPaintsD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD5139SpecificationforSamplePreparationforQualifica-tionTestingofCoatingstobeUsedinNuclearPowerPlantsD7230GuideforEvaluatingPolymericLiningSystemsforWaterImmersioninCoatingServiceLevelIIISafety-RelatedApplicationsonMetalSubstrates2.2NACEStandard:NACEStandardTM-01-74–2002LaboratoryMethodsfortheEvaluationofProtectiveCoatingsUsedasLiningMaterialsinImmersionService33.SignificanceandUse3.1Theliningtestdescribedin6.2maybeusedtoevaluatethechemicalresistancecharacteristicsof...
