PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)
Georg Fischer IR63 Bonder Qualification Pressure Test Criteria
ASME B31.3 Section A328.2 (A328.2.5 c)
Welding Machine Specification: Georg Fischer IR63 Machine
Specimen Material: Georg Fischer PVDF 63 mm Pipe and Fittings
Part Numbers: 175480208, 735991656, 735991484
Test Pump: RIGID TOOLS (Catalog No. 50557, Model No. 1450)
Test Media: clean water
Qualification Range: 16 mm OD to 63 mm OD
Ss = 8437 psi
Sh = 2300 psi
Tw = 0.118 inches
D = 2.480 inches
Pt = 0.8 (Tw) × {Ss + 2 ( Sh)] / [ D – Tw ] }
Pt = 0.8 (0.118) × {8437 + 2 (2300)] / [ 2.48 – 0.118] }
Pt = 0.0944 × {5519.475}
Pt = 521.04 psi
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