HEAT TEST FOR ASPHALT

 

POSSIBLE HEAT MAINTENANCE PROPERTIES OF TOTAL SEAL 65HA SPRAY ON POLYUREA

PURPOSE OF TEST

TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE HEAT MAINTENANCE PROPERTIES OF TOTALSEAL 65HA POLYUREA SPRAY IN TRUCK BODY/TRAILER LINER WHEN HAULING HOT ASPHALT MIX FOR PAVING. HAVING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF UNIT SEALED WITH COATING. TEST DONE 12/6/04 AT R & D SALES & SERVICE, FREMONT, OHIO.

ELEMENTS OF TEST

  1. 3/16" ALUM PLATE PREPARED AND COATED ON ONE SIDE WITH ½" THICK 65HA POLYUREA COATING.
  2. CUTTING TORCH
  3. TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVISE
  4. TIMING DEVISE
  5. MEASURE DEVISE

TEST PROCEDURE AS CONDUCTED

LIVE FLAME FROM TORCH TIP HELD IN ONE SPOT 10 INCHES FROM COATED SURFACE. SURFACE TEMPERATURE REGISTERS 400 DEGREES F; FLAME SPIRAL OF 4 INCH DIAMETER. FLAME HELD IN CONSTANT POSITION TIMED AT 30 MINUTES.

 

 

 

 

TORCH ON 1/2 INCH COATING AT 400 DEGREES

 

 


 

NON-COATED (BARE SIDE) OF 3/16 INCH

ALUMINUM PLATE HEAT GUN

 

 

RESULTS OF TEST

TEST AS CONDUCTED RESULTED IN FACT THAT TEMPERATURE AS MEASURED ON UNCOATED SIDE OF ALUMINUM PLATE, DIRECTLY BEHIND AREA WHERE FLAME HELD ON COATED SIDE, REACHES A MAXIMUM OF 148 DEGREES F AFTER 30 MINUTES WITH A MINIMUM MIGRATION FACTOR.

TEST CONCLUSION

"TOTAL SEAL" 65HA COATING WHEN PROPERLY APPLIED IN ANY CONTAINED UNIT, IN PARTICULAR A TRUCK BODY/TRAILER, CAN AID IN CONTAINING AND MAINTAINING THE REQUIRED SPECIFIED HEAT OF HOT ASPHALT (OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT WHERE HEAT MAINTENANCE PROPERTIES ARE REQUIRED). DURING TRANSPORTATION OR SPECIFIED STORAGE OR HOLDING, POSSIBLY ELIMINATING OR REDUCING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HEAT MAINTAINING MATERIALS (SUCH AS PLYWOOD, ETC.) NECESSARY FOR HOT ASPHALT HEAT MAINTENANCE PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED PER LOCALE.

 

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