Designation:A972/A972M–00AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforFusionBondedEpoxy-CoatedPipePiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA972/A972M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspipepileswithprotectivefusion-bondedepoxypowdercoatingappliedbytheelectro-staticspray,flocking,orfluidizedbedprocess.NOTE1—Thecoatingapplicatorisidentifiedthroughoutthisspecifica-tionasthemanufacturer.1.2Otherorganiccoatingsmaybeusedprovidedtheymeettherequirementsofthisspecification.1.3RequirementsforthepowdercoatingarecontainedinAnnexA1.1.4ThisspecificationisapplicableforordersineitherSIunits(asSpecificationA972M)orinch-poundunits[asSpeci-ficationA972].ThevaluesstatedineitherSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninbrackets.1.5Thefollowingprecautionarystatementreferstothetestmethodportiononly,Section8,ofthisstandard:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:A252SpecificationforWeldedandSeamlessSteelPipePiles2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)Apparatus3D4060TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofOrganicCoatingsbytheTaberAbraser4G8TestMethodforCathodicDisbondingofPipelineCoatings5G12TestMethodforNondestructiveMeasurementofFilmThicknessofPipelineCoatingsonSteel5G14TestMethodforImpactResistanceofPipelineCoat-ings(FallingWeightTest)5G20TestMethodforChemicalResistanceofPipelineCoatings52.2AmericanPetroleumInstituteSpecification:APIRP5L7RecommendedPracticeforInternalFusion-BondedEpoxyCoatingofLinePipe62.3NationalAssociationofCorrosionEngineersStan-dar...
