Plastic Pipe Aging Tests 1

[Materials12345]

Hi,

Can anyone provide information on standards or test methods related to againg tests for plastic water pipes such as PP, CPVC, HDPE, ect. Our goal is to evaluate long-term performance of water pipes based on shorter testing time through accelerated aging methods.

Would appreciate your recommendations.

Thanks,

Jon.

 

[Demon3]

There are standard methods, the main one being hydrostatic pressure testing. There are only a few places in the world set up to do it. Read this for more information:

http://www.polymer.exova.com/

Chris DeArmitt PhD FRSC CChem

 

[gao7857]

Try to contact an agency like UL or IEC, they will have better suggestions.