Development of Powder coatings for fire pipeline

Ordinary fire galvanized steel pipe and fittings, due to its own poor performance in corrosion
resistance, anti scaling and antibacterial, combined with the characteristic of fire water long-term
static resistance and sudden urgent need, therefore there are so many problems for practice use: at
first, because the galvanized steel pipe anti-corrosion performance is poor, long-term water
erosion, the inner surface of the pipe is easy to rust, rust layer falling off easily plugging nozzle;
Secondly, after the pipe inner surface scaling, it is easy to make the inner diameter of the pipe or
congestion, reduce water and air base and even cannot transport, affecting the actual use effect;
Moreover, the key point is that if the above situation appear in the process of fire disaster relief,
once delay relief, consequence will be unimaginable. The existence of the above defects makes the
service life of galvanized steel pipe short, usually only for 7 to 8 years. In addition, in the process
of hot dip galvanized zinc vapour is easy to make the operation workers zinc poisoning, high
temperature hot dip galvanized zinc ash and zinc liquid splash also easy to burn the operator, and
hot dip galvanized is also bad for the environment.
In order to avoid the above situation, many fire pipeline manufacturers use coating plastic pipe
instead of common galvanized steel pipe, such as outside the steel pipe surface coated with a layer
of powder coatings.
After plastic coated steel pipe inner surface is smooth, fluid resistance is small, traffic increase,
and no scaling, not easy to breed microorganisms, can fully guarantee the flow and use effect,
energy conservation and environmental protection;
And coating plastic pipe is with excellent chemical corrosion resistance, water resistance and
alcohol resistance corrosion, high protein, high expansion foam extinguishing agent, can solve the
problem of corrosion for the fire pipeline by water, buried and acid, alkali and salt, and greatly
improve the service life of the fire fighting pipeline, reaching more than 50 years. In addition, the
model steel works powder coating on the coating production personnel and coating contains no
health hazard organic solvents; And powder coating is done in the closed system, spray from the
powder coating can be recycled, the utilization rate of coating is above 98%. Moreover, most
foreign building fire water supply system using copper tube and stainless steel tube, because of the
copper pipe and stainless steel tube high cost, less used in engineering practice in our country.
At present, the domestic fire sprinkler system feed pipe generally use galvanized steel pipe or
galvanized seamless steel pipe. But as a result of galvanized pipe in corrosion resistance, fouling
prevention and antimicrobial properties is poor, some fire fighting pipe manufacturers began to
produce plastic coated pipe.
Compare the price of galvanized pipe and coating plastic pipe, galvanized pipe is about 5000 ~
6000 yuan/ton; Black pipe price is about 3380 yuan/ton, plastic coating steel pipe powder coatings
are 35000 ~ 40000 yuan/ton, the coated plastic pipe price is about 5130 ~ 5380 yuan/ton.
Considering the cost, the galvanized steel pipe and coated plastic tube is similar, but because of
the service life of coating plastic pipe is 6 to 7 times the galvanized steel pipe, galvanized pipe and
cost price and the service life of the coated plastic tube can be seen much more cheaper than
galvanized pipe coated plastic pipe.
Added indicators of The automatic sprinkler system part 20: coated steel pipe
(1) vacuum resistance: section specimens (50050) mm in length, using the appropriate measures

to block pipeline import and export, import increase gradually from negative pressure to 660 mm
Hg, keep 1 min, check internal coating should not fall off after test.
(2) high temperature resistant performance: section specimens (100 + 10) mm in length, place the
specimen in the incubator, heating up to 300 + 5 , and constant temperature for 1 h, then take
out the natural cooling to room temperature. After the test, remove the specimen and check the
internal coating (allowing look dark, dark phenomenon) shall be no loss, uplift, cracking, stripping
and damage.
(3) the low temperature performance: the section length of specimen size (100 + 10) mm, place
the specimen in the low temperature box, cooled to - 30 + 2 , and constant temperature for 1 h,
then remove them placed it under the environment of a temperature of (20 + 5) for (4 ~ 7)h.
After the test period, remove the specimen examination inside coating should be no loss, damage,
and then press the CJ/T120-2008 stipulation 7.4.2 adhesion test, coating adhesion level should be
1 to 3.
(4) pressure cycle: section specimens (50050) mm in length, using the appropriate measures to
block pipeline import and export, and connected to water supply system, water filling out of the
air, and then from 3000 MPa (0.4 + 0.1) to the MPa alternating hydraulic pressure test, each test
cycle is not greater than 2 s. After the test check that the internal coating should be free of loss,
damage, and then press the CJ/T120-2008 stipulation 7.4.2 adhesion test, coating adhesion level
should be 1 to 3.
(5) temperature cycle: section specimens (500 50) mm in length, put in the following order in
each specimen temperature for 24 h.
502;
-102;
502;
-102;
502;
-102.
After the test, the specimen is placed in a temperature of (20 5) for 24 h, check that the
internal coating should be free of loss, damage, and then press the CJ/T120-2008 stipulation 7.4.2
adhesion test, the coating adhesion level should be 1 to 3.
(6) water of heat-resistant aging: section specimen size length is about 100 mm, section on both
ends of the bare place treatment should be accordingly, place the section in the distilled water (70
+ 2) for 30 d, remove the natural cooling to room temperature after test, check the inside of
the specimen coating should not fall off.
Since adding above six indicators in the standard of the automatic sprinkler system part 20: coated
steel pipe according to the fire fighting pipeline actual usage, the fire coated plastic pipe
production enterprises set out to do a lot of testing work screening of powder coating, but existing
powder coating on the market at present can not satisfy the automatic sprinkler system part 20:
coated steel pipe" such stringent requirements in the standard. As a result, many powder coatings
manufacturers started to develop new powder coating which can satisfy the automatic sprinkler
system part 20: coated steel pipe.