EN ISO 13477 Thermoplastic Pipes for the Transport of Fluids, Determination of Resistance to Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP), Small Scale Steady State Test

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN ISO 13477 standard. EN ISO 13477 specifies a small-scale test method for determining the arrest or propagation of an initiated crack in a thermoplastic pipe at a given temperature and internal pressure.

EN ISO 13477 is applicable to evaluating the performance of thermoplastic pipes designed for gas or liquid supply. In the latter case, air may also be present in the pipe.

This test method was developed using single-layer thermoplastic pipes. Its applicability to multilayer pipes has not yet been fully validated and is being studied.

A section of thermoplastic test tube of specified length, conditioned to a specified test temperature and containing a liquid at a specified test pressure, is subjected to an impact near one end designed to initiate a rapidly propagating longitudinal crack. The crack initiation process itself is designed to disturb the test tube as little as possible.

The fluid or mixture of fluids is the same as that used in the intended application or is a substitute fluid that gives equivalent results. The temperature of the fluid is between the test temperature and the laboratory temperature.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN ISO 13477 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.