Rust Grip Certifications-Lab Tests

RUST GRIP: LAB TESTS, CERTIFICATIONS, REGISTRATIONS, AND APPROVALS

Rust Grip has a been extensively tested both in the lab and in the field.  It has a long track record of success over a wide range of industrial and commercial applications around the world.  Feel free to contact us if you need more detailed information.

USDA Approved

US Coast Guard Approval

ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) Approval

IMO (International Marine Organization) Approval

FM (Factory Mutual) Approval

Louisiana Department of Transportation

Approved for use on Qualified Products List.

Passed 1500 hour Salt Fog Test

Mississippi Department of Transportation

Approved for use on Qualified Products List.

Tennessee Department of Transportation

Acceptable for encapsulation of galvanized Guardrails.

University of Kentucky

Acceptable for encapsulation of steel bridges for Kentucky Department of Highways.

Georgia Department of Transportation

Field tested by applying RUST GRIP directly over the steel structure and concrete support columns to fill and seal the voids and gaps in the surface tying the structure together.

The bridge when new was built and tested to a 10 ton load capacity. After years in service, it dropped to only a 3 ton capacity caused by deterioration. Surface and structural repairs were made and RUST GRIP was applied to the entire surface of the metal and concrete surfaces.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Meets EPA Guidelines

Ecopetrol Oil Certification

Specifications into tanks, pipes, facilities, and equipment uses

Engineer – Henry Lizcano Paez,

Ingerioro do Corrosion

ASTM TEST LISTINGS:

B 117 – 15,000 Hour Salt Spray (fog)

RUST GRIP over black steel

C 411 – 96 Hour Hot Surface Performance

Tested at 147 C / 297 F for 96 Hours. No ignition, smoking, smoldering, or color change.

D 257-99 D-C Resistance of Insulating Materials

Volume Resistance – Average – 2.683E+12

Volume Resistivity – Average – 5.263E+15

D 1308 Chemical Resistance

D 1653Water Vapor Transmission

D 2794 Direct Impact Resistance

D 3273 Mildew Resistance

D 3359 – Adhesion and Penetration. Penetrates 18 layers of lead-based paint. Rated 5A = Excellent

D 4060 – 1000 Cycles Tabor Abrasion

1000 Cycles with a CS 17 Wheel, 1000 gram load 18 milligrams loss per 1000 cycles, rated Excellent.

D 4541 – Pull-off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Testers

Average of 10 pull tests was 1467 psi.

D 6904 Resistance to Wind-Driven Rain for Exterior Coatings Applied to Masonry

Test Procedure: Testing was conducted in accordance with ASTM D 6904 except no block filler was used. The coating was applied in two coats. Each coat was approximately 4 mils wet film thickness with a minute dry between coats. The coating was allowed to cure for twenty-one days before testing was conducted.

Conclusion: The coating conforms to the requirements of the superseded Federal Specification TT-C-555B, as tested.

G 85 Prohesion

– 1500 Hours Salt Fog

– Rated 9 (out of possible 10 rating)

– State of Louisiana Department of Transportation

D 7088 Resistance to Hydrostatic Pressure for Coatings Used in Below Grade Applications Applied to Masonry

Objective: To evaluate the hydrostatic pressure resistance of a submitted water-proof coating.

Procedure: RUST GRIP applied to exterior of 8” masonry cube having 1˝ thick walls. Allowed to dry for 21 days. Testing was conducted at 4 psi. as outlined in the method.

Conclusion: The sample of RUST GRIP does not exhibit any water droplets or blistering when tested. The sample conforms to the requirements as stated in the Federal Specification TT-P-1411A Paint, Copolymer-Resin, Cementitious for Waterproofing and Masonry Walls.

Test Requirement Results:

Blistering None None

Adhesion Loss None None

Softening None None

Discoloration None None

Water Droplets droplet size 6 maximum Passed

E 84 Surface Burn – “5” Spread

E 108-00 Spread of Flame on Pitched Roofs

– Class “A” Non-Combustible

E 903-96 Spectral Reflectance

– Average of 3 Tests = 44.6 Solar Reflectance

E 1795 – Encapsulation of Leaded Paint

– Direct Impact Resistance (ASTM D 2794)

– Adhesion (ASTM D 3359, D 4541)

– Dry Abrasion Resistance (ASTM D 4060)

– Water Vapor Transmission (ASTM D 1653)

– Flexibility – Mandrel Bend (ASTM D 522)

– Distilled Water Resistance – Immersion 24 Hours

– .010” Tinplated Steel (ASTM D 1308, D 3359)

– Steel or Aluminum (ASTM D 1308, D 4541)

– Chemical Resistance – 24 Hours-12 Reagents

– Spot Test on Glass (ASTM D 1308)

– Surface Burning Characteristics (E 84)

– Volatile Organic Content (VOC)

– (ASTM D 2369, D 4017, D 3960, D 1475)

– Weathering (1000 Hours)

– Aging (Interior and Exterior)

– Scrub Resistance (ASTM D 2486)

– Black Plastic – No Break through after 12 cycles

– Mildew Resistance (ASTM D 3273, 3274)

– Tensile Properties (6780 psi. after 3 weeks)

– Visco-Elastic Properties (ASTM D 2370)

OTHER LABORATORY TESTING:

Window Cycling Test – VTEC

Laboratories – New York

Preparation: RUST GRIP was used to encapsulate a double-hung window removed because of having LBP (leadbased paint.) A machine was devised to use an electronic opening and closing rotary wheel with a digital counter specifically for this test. This allowed the window to be opened and closed at two second intervals.

Procedure: The test was designed to measure friction wear of a coating over LBP to find the failure point of friction wear that would expose the hazardous LBP. The tested window completed 20,000 cycles of opening and closing, which is equal to the opening and closing of a window once a day, every day for 54 years.

Conclusion: A visual inspection showed no wear or friction burn through, and no LBP exposed after 20,000 cycles. Wiping test with a sterile gauze pad proved no LBP.

Testing for ABS (American Bureau of Shipping), IMO (International Maritime Organization and US Coast Guard Approval:

IMO A. 653 (16) Flame Spread

MSC 41 Smoke Toxicity

ASTM B 117, D 1653, D 522,

D 3359, & E 1795

China Center for Technical Testing:

National Measurement M0729

GB/T 1771-91

Resistance to Salt Fog (2000 hours)

GB/T 1866-88

Manuel Aging (2000 hours)

GB/T 10834-88

Resistance to Salt Water (1000 hours)

GB/T 5219-85

Adhesion (pulling apart method)

GB/T 1733-93

8 Hours Boiling Water

Thermal Analysis:

NETZ SCH STA 409 PC/PG DSC Rating:

resin burnout, 303c, 404c and 521c