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Salt Spray (Fog) Testing to ASTM B117-18

Report No.: TR02785.01-03R0

Prepared for: Ship-2-Shore
John Bower
Address: 109 – 7337 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC V5J 0G7
Coating
Manufacturer: Ship-2-Shore
Date Received: 12 August 2019
Date Tested: 16 August 2019 to 28 September 2019
Part Data: Coated and uncoated (control) specimens of the steel plates.
Equipment Used: Q-Fog Cyclic Corrosion Tester CCT-1100, Powertech asset 30853
Mettler Toledo pH meter F20, Powertech asset 34062
VWR Hydrometer, Powertech asset 33700

TEST CONDUCTED:

Salt spray testing was conducted using the Q-Fog CCT in accordance with the following
standard:
 ASTM standard B117-18, “Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog)
Apparatus”

SAMPLE DESCRIPTION & PREPARATION:

The client provided a specimen consisting of the substrate and coating listed in the
table, below.

Sample ID Substrate Coating

PLID HD Steel plate Ship-2-Shore PLID HD

The specimen substrate material and coating were supplied by the client and substrates
were not cleaned prior to coating. The coating was applied to the substrate sample by
brush by Ship-2-Shore representatives, Zoran Culin and Erik Bergvinson, who then
witnessed the samples’ placement inside the Q-fog chamber before commencing the salt
fog test.

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TEST SOLUTION PREPARATION:

The test solution was prepared using 5 ± 1 parts by mass of sodium chloride (NaCl) and
95 parts of water. Impurity content in the sodium chloride was confirmed to be below the
limits given in ASTM B117, Section 8. Adjustment to solution pH was made using analytical
grade sodium hydroxide and/or analytical grade hydrochloric acid.

TEST PROCEDURE:

The test specimen was loaded into the test chamber in the orientations shown in Figure
1. The specimen was supported on inert racks in the salt spray chamber; the flat panel
specimens were oriented at an angle of 20° ± 5° inclined from vertical.

The test parameters are shown below, in Table 1.

Table 1: Test parameters

Parameter Value
Duration 1000 hours
Start Date 16 August 2019
End Date 28 September 2019
Chamber Temperature 35°C ± 2°C
Collected Solution pH pH 6.5 to 7.2 (at 23°C ± 3°C)
Collected Solution Concentration 5 ± 1 part by mass NaCl to 95 ± 1 part
distilled water

Chamber temperature, collected solution specific gravity, collection rate, and collected
solution pH were measured every 24 hours, or up to a maximum of 96 hours when the
time period spanned a weekend or holiday.

The condition of specimen was documented by photograph at the following approximate

intervals: 100, 336, 500, and 1000 hours.

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PLID HD

Figure 1: Inside the Q-fog chamber before starting the test

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TEST DATA:

See Appendix A for the test record.

All parameters except for collected solution pH were within the standard specification
for the duration of the test. Collected solution pH remained near-neutral, but particular
daily measurements were marginally below the specified pH range (minimum values of
6.0-6.3 versus 6.5-7.2). As per ASTM B117, reservoir pH adjustments were made to
compensate when the collected solution pH was found to be out of specified range.

TEST RESULTS:

Test results relate only to the items tested. No acceptance criteria were provided by the
client. Photographs of the specimens before, during, and after testing are provided below
in Figures 2 through 18.

No evidence of corrosion was observed on PLID HD with the exception of isolated

locations of corrosion product bleeding from the edges of the plate (Figure 2). After 1000
hours of exposure, the coating at one test location was removed and the substrate was
examined. No evidence of corrosion was observed on the substrate on the substrate of
the PLID HD specimen (Figure 3).

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100 hours 336 hours

500 hours 1000 hours

Figure 2: PLID HD plate specimen, after exposure to salt spray testing for 100, 336,
500, and 1000 hours.

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Figure 3: No evidence of corrosion observed on substrate under coating of PLID HD

specimen.

Prepared and Tested By: Reviewed By:

Type text here

Shima Karimi Kristen Porter, P.Eng.

EIT, Materials Solutions Materials Engineer, Materials Solutions

Revision History

Revision 0
2019-10-21 New Document

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APPENDIX A.
SALT FOG (SPRAY) TEST RECORD

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