Designation:C537−87(Reapproved2014)´1StandardTestMethodforReliabilityofGlassCoatingsonGlassedSteelReactionEquipmentbyHighVoltage1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC537;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—IntroductionaddedandunitabbreviationcorrectionsmadeeditoriallyinJune2014.INTRODUCTIONThistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthereliabilityofglasscoatingonmetalusinghighvoltage.Itisintendedforusebymanufacturersofequipmentthatisdesignedtowithstandhighlycorrosiveconditionswhereafailureofthecoatinginservicewouldcauseextremedamagetotheexposedmetal.Thetestmethoddetectsnotonlyexistingdiscontinuitiesintheglasscoating,butalsoareaswheretheglasscoatingmaybethinenoughtobelikelytoresultinprematurefailureinservice.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthereli-abilityofglasscoatingonmetalandisintendedforusebymanufacturersofequipmentthatisdesignedtowithstandhighlycorrosiveconditionswhereafailureofthecoatinginservicewouldcauseextremedamagetotheexposedmetal.Itsuseoutsidethemanufacturer’splantisdiscouragedbecauseimproperorindiscriminatetestingcancausepuncturesthataredifficulttorepairwithoutreturningtheequipmenttothemanufacturer’splant.Thistestmethoddetectsnotonlyexist-ingdiscontinuitiesintheglasscoating,butalsoareaswheretheglassmaybethinenoughtobelikelytoresultinprematurefailureinservice.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificprecautionarystatements,seeSection7.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1glassedsteel,glass-linedstee...
