INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 21809-1

Second edition
2018-10

Petroleum and natural gas

industries — External coatings for
buried or submerged pipelines used
in pipeline transportation systems —
Part 1:
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Contents Page

Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vi
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Conformance.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.1 Rounding....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Compliance with this document............................................................................................................................................... 6
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms............................................................................................................................................................ 6
5.1 Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Abbreviations............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
6 Information supplied by the purchaser........................................................................................................................................ 7
6.1 General information............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
6.2 Additional information..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
7 Coating classification........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
7.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
7.2 Coating classes......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
7.3 Coating thickness classes................................................................................................................................................................ 9
8
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Qualification processes...............................................................................................................................................................................10
8.1 (standards.iteh.ai)
General — Qualification scheme........................................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 Application procedure specification.................................................................................................................................. 11
8.3 Pre-production trial (PPT)ISO ..........................................................................................................................................................
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8.4 Inspection and testing plan (ITP) .........................................................................................................................................
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8.5 Procedure qualification trial (PQT)
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9 Coating material qualification..............................................................................................................................................................13
9.1 Composition of the coating system..................................................................................................................................... 13
9.2 Qualification of the coating materials............................................................................................................................... 14
9.2.1 General requirements................................................................................................................................................ 14
9.2.2 Epoxy material................................................................................................................................................................. 14
9.2.3 Adhesive material......................................................................................................................................................... 15
9.2.4 PE/PP top layer material........................................................................................................................................ 15
9.3 Batch certificate................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.4 Storage and handling of coating materials................................................................................................................... 18
10 Coating system qualification..................................................................................................................................................................18
11 Application of the coating system.....................................................................................................................................................19
11.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
11.2 Surface preparation.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
11.2.1 Initial preparation........................................................................................................................................................ 20
11.2.2 Abrasive blast cleaning — Cleanliness and surface roughness............................................. 20
11.2.3 Surface dust contamination................................................................................................................................. 20
11.2.4 Surface pre-treatment and salt contamination................................................................................... 21
11.3 Coating application........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
11.3.1 General................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
11.3.2 Epoxy application.......................................................................................................................................................... 21
11.3.3 Adhesive application.................................................................................................................................................. 21
11.3.4 PE/PP application......................................................................................................................................................... 22
11.3.5 Rough coat application............................................................................................................................................. 22
11.4 Cutback........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
12 Inspection and testing..................................................................................................................................................................................22

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12.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
12.2 Re-testing................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
13 Coating repairs.....................................................................................................................................................................................................25
14 Marking........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
14.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
14.2 Required markings............................................................................................................................................................................ 26
15 Handling and storage in the applicator’s facilities.........................................................................................................26
15.1 Handling..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
15.2 Storage......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
16 Test reports and certificate of compliance..............................................................................................................................26
Annex A (normative) Inspection of thickness...........................................................................................................................................27
Annex B (normative) Holiday detection test..............................................................................................................................................29
Annex C (normative) Peel strength test...........................................................................................................................................................31
Annex D (normative) Thermal analysis of epoxy and cured epoxy coating film with Tg ≤ 115°C.......34
Annex E (normative) Impact test............................................................................................................................................................................39
Annex F (normative) Indentation test..............................................................................................................................................................41
Annex G (normative) UV ageing test and thermal ageing test.................................................................................................43
Annex H (normative) Cathodic disbondment test................................................................................................................................47
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Annex J (normative) Gel time of the epoxy powder............................................................................................................................54
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Annex K (normative) Total volatile/moisture content of the epoxy powder — Mass loss.........................56
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore
structures for petroleum, petrochemicalISOand natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 2, Pipeline
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This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 21809-1:2011), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— adoption of qualification processes (Clause 8);
— added prescriptions for coating application on pipes made by corrosion resistant alloys (CRA) or
lined/clad internally with a CRA;
— cathodic disbondment test conditions revised.
A list of all parts in the ISO 21809 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Introduction
It is necessary that users of this document be aware that further or differing requirements can be
required for individual applications. This document is not intended to inhibit a vendor from offering,
or the purchaser from accepting, alternative equipment or engineering solutions for the individual
application. This can be particularly applicable where there is innovative or developing technology.
Where an alternative is offered, it is the responsibility of the vendor to identify any variations from this
document and provide details.

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Petroleum and natural gas industries — External coatings

for buried or submerged pipelines used in pipeline
transportation systems —
Part 1:
Polyolefin coatings (3-layer PE and 3-layer PP)

1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for plant-applied external three-layer polyethylene and
polypropylene based coatings for corrosion protection of welded and seamless steel pipes for pipeline
transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries in accordance with ISO 13623.
NOTE Pipes coated in accordance with this document are considered suitable for further protection by
means of cathodic protection.

2 Normative references
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The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
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undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 179-1, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test
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ISO 179-2, Plastics — Determination of Charpy impact properties — Part 2: Instrumented impact test
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ISO 306, Plastics — Thermoplastic materials — Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST)
ISO 527-1, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 1: General principles
ISO 527-2, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and
extrusion plastics
ISO 868, Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore
hardness)
ISO 1133-1, Plastics — Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR)
of thermoplastics — Part 1: Standard method
ISO 1183 (all parts), Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics
ISO 2808, Paints and varnishes — Determination of film thickness
ISO 2811 (all parts), Paint and varnishes — Determination of density
ISO 3183, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems
ISO 3251, Paints, varnishes and plastics — Determination of non-volatile-matter content
ISO 4892-2:2013, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
ISO 6964, Polyolefin pipes and fittings — Determination of carbon black content by calcination and
pyrolysis — Test method and basic specification

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ISO 8130-2, Coating powders — Part 2: Determination of density by gas comparison pyknometer
(referee method)
ISO 8130-3, Coating powders — Part 3: Determination of density by liquid displacement pyknometer
ISO 8130-7, Coating powders — Part 7: Determination of loss of mass on stoving
ISO 8501-1:2007, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products —
Visual assessment of surface cleanliness — Part 1: Rust grades and preparation grades of uncoated steel
substrates and of steel substrates after overall removal of previous coatings
ISO 8502-3, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Tests for
the assessment of surface cleanliness — Part 3: Assessment of dust on steel surfaces prepared for painting
(pressure-sensitive tape method)
ISO 8502-6, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Tests for
the assessment of surface cleanliness — Part 6: Extraction of soluble contaminants for analysis — The
Bresle method
ISO 8502-9, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Tests for
the assessment of surface cleanliness — Part 9: Field method for the conductometric determination of
water-soluble salts
ISO 8503-4, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Surface
roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates — Part 4: Method for the calibration of ISO
surface profile comparators and for the determination of surface profile — Stylus instrument procedure
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ISO 8503-5, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Surface
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roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates — Part 5: Replica tape method for the
determination of the surface profile
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ISO 10350-1, Plastics — Acquisition and presentation of comparable single-point data — Part 1: Moulding
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ISO 10474:2013, Steel and steel products — Inspection documents
ISO 11124 (all parts), Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products —
Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives
ISO 11126 (all parts), Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products —
Specifications for non-metallic blast-cleaning abrasives
ISO 11357-2, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 2: Determination of glass transition
temperature and glass transition step height
ISO 11357-6, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 6: Determination of oxidation
induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT)OIT) and oxidation
induction temperature (dynamic OIT)
ISO 15512, Plastics — Determination of water content
ISO 17855-2, Plastics — Polyethylene (PE) moulding and extrusion materials — Part 2: Preparation of test
specimens and determination of properties
ISO 18553, Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefin
pipes, fittings and compounds
ISO 19069-2, Plastics — Polypropylene (PP) moulding and extrusion materials — Part 2: Preparation of
test specimens and determination of properties
ISO 21809-2, Petroleum and natural gas industries — External coatings for buried or submerged pipelines
used in pipeline transportation systems — Part 2: Single layer fusion-bonded epoxy coatings

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ISO 80000-1, Quantities and units – Part 1: General

EN 10204:2004, Metallic materials — Types of inspection documents
ASTM D792, Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by
Displacement
ASTM D1505, Standard Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
ASTM D1693, Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics
ASTM D4940, Standard Test Method for Conductimetric Analysis of Water Soluble Ionic Contamination of
Blast Cleaning Abrasives
SSPC-AB 1,1)Mineral and Slag Abrasives
SSPC-AB 2, Cleanliness of Recycled Ferrous Metallic Abrasives
SSPC-AB 3, Ferrous Metallic Abrasive
SSPC-SP 1, Solvent Cleaning
SSPC-Guide 15, Field Methods for Extraction and Analysis of Soluble Salts on Steel and Other Nonporous
Substrates

3 Terms and definitions

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3.1
adhesion
bond between coating and substrate
3.2
applicator
company that undertakes the coating application in accordance with the provisions of this document
Note 1 to entry: If the compounding of the top layer is done prior to or during the application process by the
applicator, then the applicator is regarded as the manufacturer (see 3.16).

3.3
application procedure specification
APS
document describing procedures, methods, equipment and tools used for coating application
3.4
batch
quantity of material produced in a continuous manufacturing operation using raw materials of the
same source and grade
3.5
batch certificate
certificate of analysis issued by the manufacturer

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3.6
certificate of compliance
document issued in accordance with ISO 10474 or EN 10204, stating compliance with the purchase
order for coated pipes, but without mention of any test results, issued in accordance with the purchasing
requirements
3.7
coating material qualification
qualification of the coating materials properties carried out by the manufacturer before the coating
system qualification
3.8
coating system qualification
qualification of application method, applied coating system and subsequent inspection/testing of its
properties, to confirm that the APS is adequate to produce a coating with the specified properties
Note 1 to entry: The coating system qualification is not project dependent.

3.9
cutback
length of pipe left uncoated at each end for joining purposes
3.10
design temperature range
temperature range, including maximum and minimum temperatures, likely to be reached during
transport, storage, handling, installation and operation
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coated dummy pipes shall be representative of the production and shall be coated in accordance with
approved APS
3.12
end user
company (companies) that own(s) and/or operate(s) pipeline(s)
3.13
holiday
coating discontinuity that exhibits electrical conductivity when exposed to a specific voltage
3.14
inspection certificate 3.1
document in accordance with ISO 10474 or EN 10204 giving the results of the testing of coated pipes,
supplied and signed by a representative of the applicator authorized to issue such documents
3.15
inspection and testing plan
ITP
document providing an overview of the sequence of inspections and tests, including appropriate
resources and procedures
3.16
manufacturer
company responsible for the manufacture of coating material(s)

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3.17
manufacturer's specification
document that specifies the characteristics, test requirements and application recommendations for
the coating materials
3.18
operating temperature
temperature that can be endured by a pipeline (component) and/or pipeline system during operation,
within the design temperature range
3.19
peel strength
force required for peeling the coating from the substrate
3.20
pipe diameter length
length along the pipe axis equal to the specified outside diameter of the pipe
3.21
pipeline
components of a pipeline system connected together to convey fluids between stations and/or plants,
including pipe, pig traps, components, appurtenances, isolating valves, and sectionalizing valves
[SOURCE: ISO 13623:2017, 3.1.15, modified]
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pre-production trial
PPT
application of a coating and subsequent inspection/testing of its properties, to confirm that the APS is
adequate to produce a coating with the specified properties, carried out in the coating plant immediately
prior to start of production and to verify that the plant's equipment is adequate to consistently adhere
to the APS requirements
3.24
procedure qualification trial
PQT
application of a coating and subsequent inspection/testing of its properties, to confirm that the APS is
adequate to produce a coating with the specified properties, carried out in correlation to a specific project
3.25
purchaser
company responsible for providing the purchase order requirements
3.26
start up
coating application activities re-start in case of modification of production parameters or unplanned
stoppage or production interruption exceeding 12 h
3.27
test report
document that provides the quantitative test results for tests conducted in accordance with the
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3.28
total coating thickness
sum of all three layers, namely epoxy material, adhesive material and top layer, with the exclusion of
rough coat, if applicable

4 Conformance

4.1 Rounding
Unless otherwise stated in this document, to determine conformance with the specified requirements,
observed or calculated values shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figures
used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance with ISO 80000-1.
NOTE For the purpose of this provision, the rounding method of ASTM E29 is equivalent to ISO 80000-1.

4.2 Compliance with this document

A quality system and an environmental management system should be applied to assist compliance
with the requirements of this document.
NOTE ISO 9001 gives guidance on quality management systems and ISO 14001 gives guidance on the
selection and use of an environmental management system.

The applicator shall be responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of this document.
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applicator and to reject any material and/or coating that does not comply.
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C percentage conversion of FBE coating

d effective sample thickness, expressed in millimetres

D outside diameter of the pipe, expressed in millimetres

εb tensile strain at break, expressed in %

Δεb difference in tensile strain at break between 2 tests, expressed in %

ΔH exothermic heat of reaction, expressed in Joules per gram

M mass, expressed in kilograms or grams

ΔMFR difference in the MFR between two tests, expressed in %

Pm mass of bare pipe per metre length, expressed in kilograms per metre

dQ/dt differential heat flow, expressed in watts per square metre

r mandrel radius, expressed in millimetres

Tg glass transition temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius

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ΔTg difference in the glass transition temperature between two successive thermal analysis
scans, expressed in degrees Celsius

wm mass fraction of moisture, expressed as a percentage

ρp density of the epoxy powder, expressed in grams per cubic centimetre

5.2 Abbreviations

APS application procedure specification

Cr chromium

CRA corrosion resistant alloy

DSC differential scanning calorimetry

ESCR environmental stress cracking resistance

FBE fusion-bonded epoxy

HDPE high-density polyethylene

IR infrared

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NPS nominal pipe size

PDL pipe diameter length

PE polyethylene

PP polypropylene

PPT pre-production trial

PQT procedure qualification trial

SAW submerged arc welding

UV ultraviolet

6 Information supplied by the purchaser

6.1 General information

The purchase order shall include the following information:
a) number of this document and year of publication (ISO 21809-1:2018);

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b) pipe quantity, outside diameter, minimum wall thickness, minimum, maximum and nominal length,
grade of steel;
c) bare pipe standard or specification designation, e.g. ISO 3183;
d) design temperature range in accordance with 7.2;
e) operating temperature;
f) coating class and coating thickness class in accordance with 7.2 and 7.3;
g) qualification scheme as defined in 8.1;
h) minimum number of coated pipes to be used for PPT and PQT (if required);
i) cutback configuration and finish (length, angle, visible epoxy, temporary protection, etc.) (see 11.4);
j) type of certificate of compliance (see 16).

6.2 Additional information

The purchase order shall specify which of the following provisions apply for the specific item ordered:
a) pipe tracking and traceability of pipes to coating materials;
b) different requirements for coating materials out of classification systems in accordance with 7.2;
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g) documentation and schedule for supply of documentation;
h) purchaser approval of APS/ITP;
i) inspection and testing plan and/or daily log;
j) inspection of incoming pipes;
k) pipe end protection;
l) use of different test methods for soluble salt contamination measurements;
m) minimum thickness of epoxy layer and/or total coating thickness required, if exceeding those in
Table 9 and Table 2, respectively;
n) use of dummy pipe for destructive tests;
o) rough coat application (e.g. prior to concrete weight coating or special laying methods) and
acceptance criteria (see 11.3.5);
p) surface pre-treatment and method to evaluate its effectiveness (see 11.2.4);
q) special requirements relative to supply of coating materials (e.g. FBE or liquid, manufacturer-
specific products and certification);
r) methods, frequency and acceptance criteria for inspection and testing differing from this document;
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t) coating and cutback preservation and protection against adverse ambient conditions during
storage (e.g. UV protection, additional cutback preparation, end-caps) (see 15.2);
u) identification of pipes to be used for PPT (see 8.3).
If further installation processes (e.g. welding processes and field joint coating application) that
envisage the heating of the coated pipe are needed, further testing (e.g. adhesion) may be considered
by the purchaser in order to assess the compatibility of the line pipe coating against the application
parameters of the chosen field joint coating and vice-versa.

7 Coating classification

7.1 General
The coating class shall be selected based on the design temperature range and expected field duty.
The coating thickness class shall be selected based on transport, handling, laying conditions and the
expected operating and environmental conditions.

7.2 Coating classes

The coating shall be capable of withstanding the temperature range required, as shown in Table 1. The
coating class shall be specified in the purchase order.
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ISO 21809-1:2018
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b33759eab454/iso-21809-1-2018

Coating classes B or C can be selected because of higher mechanical properties for project or specific
laying purposes rather than maximum operating temperatures listed in Table 1.
The use of coating classes outside these guidelines is acceptable provided that the applied coating shall
be tested against the requirements specified in Table 7 for each relevant class (i.e. class B shall be tested
against requirements for class B in Table 7, class C shall be tested against requirements for class C in
Table 7).
Different requirements for coating materials outside these classification systems shall be agreed upon
by the applicator and purchaser.
Use of coating classes outside these guidelines shall be approved by the purchaser or end user.

7.3 Coating thickness classes

The coating thickness class shall be selected by the purchaser or end user based on installation and
service conditions and pipe dimensions. The coating thickness class, as shown in Table 2 as a function
of coating class and pipe weight, shall be specified in the purchase order.

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