ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING | PERFORMANCE TESTING | SEA
WATER TESTING
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING
Polyguard is committed to fighting corrosion anywhere it can be found,
but we are just as committed to environmental responsibility.
For that reason,
we have tested RG-2400® to make sure it was nontoxic to the environment.
Here are the results of those tests:
96-Hour
Salt Water Toxicity (wildlife)
Closed-Bottle Salt Water
(wildlife)
The reports listed
here are PDF files that can be easily downloaded for printing on your
home or office printer. They require the use of the browser extension
Acrobat Reader to view and print. If you do not have Acrobat Reader,
click here to
download it for free.
PERFORMANCE TESTING
Polyguard has a number of anti-corrosion
products available. Before we market our products we test each
product to make sure it performs as expected. Below are links
to results
of the performance testing done on RG-2400®:
ASTM G43 T304 Pitting
AISI 304 Stress-Crack Corrosion
ASTM B117 Long-Term Salt Fog Exposure
365-Day Saltwater Submersion Test
Measurement of CUI and Protective Coatings
The reports
listed here are PDF files that can be easily downloaded for printing
on your home
or office printer. They require the use of the browser extension Acrobat
Reader to view and print. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click here to
download it for free.
SEA WATER TESTING
The most corrosive
environment is sea water, which is water with an approximate 5% salt
level.
To prove the true
effectiveness of the RG-2400 family of products, we decided to test
it using the most corrosive electrolyte there is, seawater. To make
the test even more difficult to pass, we introduced oxygen to the water
through aeration tubes. And, if that isn’t enough, we decided
to use a very porous, wicking insulation – and submerse it!
So, you have bead
blasted pipes, coated partially with RG-2400, insulated with fiberglass
insulation, submerged in a 5% aerated salt bath. This is the result
you get:
Before
showing how the RG-2400 faired in the test,
we will show you a pictorial walk through of the process.
A BEAD BLASTED PIPE (one of 15)
ORIGINAL WHITE FORM OF RG-2400 INSTALLED IN FIBERGLASS INSULATION
RG-2400 INSTALLED ONTO THE METAL SURFACE
PIPES PLACED ON A JIG FOR IMMERSION
PIPES PLACED IN AERATED SALT WATER BATH
AFTER ONE WEEK
AFTER 31 DAYS
AFTER 81 DAYS
AFTER 138 DAYS
AFTER 365 DAYS
AFTER 365 DAYS
AND,
THE ONE WE FORGOT WHEN WE ENDED THE TEST:
AFTER TWO YEARS ! ! !
SO
HOW DID WE PERFORM?
AFTER 10 DAYS – NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS
AFTER 31 DAYS – NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS
AFTER 81 DAYS – NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS
AFTER 138 DAYS – NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS
AFTER
365 DAYS – NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS:
EVEN
AFTER YEARS –
NO CORROSION ON TREATED AREAS:
Yes,
RG-2400 works!
