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Non Metallic Piping Life and NDT With Paragraphs

The document outlines the expected design and in-service life of various non-metallic piping materials, including PVC, CPVC, uPVC, and FRP, along with their primary degradation mechanisms such as UV degradation and chemical attack. It also details suitable non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for each material, including visual inspection, ultrasonic testing, and acoustic emission. The expected design life ranges from 15 to 50 years depending on the material and conditions.

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Non Metallic Piping Life and NDT With Paragraphs

The document outlines the expected design and in-service life of various non-metallic piping materials, including PVC, CPVC, uPVC, and FRP, along with their primary degradation mechanisms such as UV degradation and chemical attack. It also details suitable non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for each material, including visual inspection, ultrasonic testing, and acoustic emission. The expected design life ranges from 15 to 50 years depending on the material and conditions.

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Non-Metallic Piping Materials - Design Life, Degradation Mechanisms, and

NDT Methods
Piping Material Expected Expected In- Primary Suitable NDT
Design Life Service Life Degradation Methods
Mechanisms
Polyvinyl 15–25 years 15–20 years - UV - Visual
Chloride (PVC) (ASTM D1785, (ISO 4435, degradation Inspection (VI)
Section 6.2) Clause 4.3) (ISO 4892-2, (API 570,
Part 3) Paragraph
- Stress 5.5.6)
cracking (ASTM - Ultrasonic
F1473, Clause Testing (UT)
5.4) (ISO 11666,
- Chemical Section 8.2)
attack (ASTM - Acoustic
D543, Section Emission (AE)
7.1) (ASTM E1067,
Section 9.3)
Chlorinated 20–30 years 20–25 years - Thermal - VI (API 570,
Polyvinyl (ASTM F441, (ISO 15493, degradation Paragraph
Chloride Clause 4.4) Clause 6.1) (ISO 9080, Part 5.5.6)
(CPVC) 7) - UT (ISO
- UV 11666, Section
degradation 8.2)
(ISO 4892-2, - Thermal
Part 3) Imaging (ASTM
- Chemical E1934, Section
attack (ASTM 10.2)
D543, Section
7.1)
Unplasticized 25–50 years 20–30 years - Chemical - VI (API 570,
PVC (uPVC) (ISO 1452, (ISO 4435, degradation Paragraph
Clause 5.2) Clause 4.3) (ASTM D543, 5.5.6)
Section 7.1) - UT (ISO
- UV 11666, Section
degradation 8.2)
(ISO 4892-2, - Hydrostatic
Part 3) Testing (ASME
B31.3, Clause
345.4)
Fiberglass 20–50 years 20–30 years - Chemical - AE (ASTM
Reinforced (ASME RTP-1, (API 579, Part attack (ASTM E1067, Section
Plastic (FRP) Section 6.1) 2, Paragraph C581, Section 9.3)
5.1.3) 8.4) - Infrared
- UV Thermography
degradation (IRT) (ASTM
(ISO 4892-2, E1934, Section
Part 3) 10.2)
- Mechanical - UT (ISO
wear (ASTM 11666, Section
D2583, Section 8.2)
5.5)

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