A Simplified Guide To ISO28765 by United Industries Group Inc
A Simplified Guide To ISO28765 by United Industries Group Inc
A Simplified Guide To ISO28765 by United Industries Group Inc
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Contents
I Executive Summary 4
II Introduction 4
VIII Summary 11
I. Executive Summary
The ISO 28765 Standard offers a detailed guide to glass fused-to-steel (gf2s™) bolted tank quality
requirements for glass coatings. The tables provided in the ISO Standard Section 10 (Tables 2 and 3)
provide specific information regarding quality testing and the glass quality requirements for a variety of
applications. These tables, while comprehensive, become somewhat cumbersome when trying to
communicate, compare and/or specify the quality offerings of various bolted steel tank suppliers. In
reviewing and studying the Standard we found the information can be simplified into a format more
practical to both users and producers by providing a class name for the glass properties required for each
tank application. This paper explains our methodology and provides tables to guide the industry in
selecting and specifying glass fused-to-steel coatings. A further outcome is the resulting classification of
our own Everstore® glass fused-to-steel bolted tank offerings into the quality classes indicated by our study.
II. Introduction
The ISO Standard for glass fused-to-steel bolted tanks (ISO 28765 - Second Edition 2016-01-15 -
International Standard - Vitreous and porcelain enamels - Design of bolted steel tanks for the storage or
treatment of water or municipal or industrial effluents and sludges) was originally published in 2008. At the
time of its initial publication, it was the only standard issued specifically to accommodate the inherent
advantages of gf2s bolted steel tanks. The Standard addresses thoroughly the areas of applicable tank
design loads, tank design elements and processes, and vitreous enamel coatings. The purpose of this article
is to review the vitreous-enamel coatings information found in Section 10, specifically Tables 2 and 3, of the
Standard.
sets of requirements. Stated another way, the sixteen (16) listed tank applications can be grouped into four
categories, and within each of these categories the quality guidelines are the same for all the applications.
Hence, we have reorganized the information into a format that lists the requirements for each application
grouping. For ease of use, we have arbitrarily labeled the application groupings as Class AA, Class A, Class
B, and Class C with Class AA representing the highest quality glass, and Class A, B and C groupings offering
progressively lower quality requirements. Table 1 shows these four application groupings.
Utilizing this “Class AA/A/B/C” approach, it becomes readily apparent which gf2s quality level is being
specified or offered.
We want to reinforce that the overall quality designations we have used in the above chart (Class AA, Class
A, Class B, and Class C) use arbitrary nomenclature and are not related to any of the noted tests or testing
protocols. They are used simply to provide a Best - Better - Good - Fair relative position comparison.
Accordingly, please note the first three tests (items 1, 2 and 3 noted in the chart - resistance to citric acid,
sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid at room temperature) performed in accordance with the ISO 28706-
1:2008 Standard, use a similar relative nomenclature. The ISO 28706 Standard uses a progressive decision
process to classify the test results, briefly as follows:
• Visual Inspection
o Pass - Class AA Type of Examination Class
o Fail - Do Rubbing Test (dry) Visual examination - passed AA
§ Pass - Class A+ Rubbing test (dry) - passed A+
§ Fail - Do Rubbing Test (moist) Rubbing test (moist) - passed A
• Pass - Class A Rubbing test (moist) - failed Unclassified
• Fail - Unclassified
Each test is less stringent than the one before, and therefore Class AA is the most resistant to the tested
chemical attack, Class A+ is less resistant, Class A is even less resistant, with the Unclassified Class being the
least resistant.
any holidays are allowed). Further, the indicated holiday testing protocol is stated to be a low voltage wet
sponge test that has long been shown to be inferior to the high voltage methods specified in the ISO
standard.
Curiously, as the following chart displays, the AWWA D103 Standard as it relates to gf2s coatings is
essentially unchanged since the Standard’s introduction in 1980, and the changes that were made were
either for simple clarification or, with the exception of the 2009 change stipulating the interior coating wet
sponge test, resulted in the Standard becoming less stringent rather than more so.
gf2s Coating
AWWA D103-1980 AWWA D103-1989 AWWA D103-1997 AWWA D103-2009 AWWA D103-2019
Feature
7 - 11 mils 6 - 19 mils
Interior Thickness Same as 1980 Same as 1997 Same as 1997
(178 - 280 µm) (150 - 483 µm)
7 - 11 mils 6 - 19 mils
Exterior Thickness Same as 1980 Same as 1997 Same as 1997
(178 - 280 µm) (150 - 483 µm)
Changed to
include inspection
Visible defects - if on both interior
Changed to apply
severe conditions and exterior
the wet-pad test
Inspection encountered a Same as 1980 surfaces, and the Same as 2009
on interior
wet-pad test inclusion of a
surfaces only
should be used holiday detection
test on interior
coating only
Wet pad Wet pad Wet sponge test
Holiday Test Same as 1997 Same as 1997
resistance test resistance test maximum 67.5 v
Referencing back to the AWWA D103 standard for water storage, we observe that the AWWA quality
standard for the gf2s coating compares to ISO 28765 quality standards in the two following ways:
1. The AWWA coating thickness range corresponds to the ISO exterior requirement, and AWWA
allows much thinner interior coatings than ISO 28765 Classes AA, A and B. In other words, the
AWWA standard corresponds to the lowest quality class of ISO 28765.
2. The AWWA holiday test compares only to the ISO Class C requirement - the lowest level and the
level ISO reserves for agricultural waste slurry where the material stored effectively seals off any
gf2s defects.
In comparing ISO 28765 to the quality requirements of the European Enamel Authority (EEA), we also find
the ISO 28765 requirements to be more stringent. EEA Section 7.20 addresses industrial tanks, Section 7.24
addresses silos for animal feed, and Section 7.25 addresses silos (tanks) for dung storage applications.
Similar to ISO 28765, the EEA lists various tests for some of the same categories, but the EEA quality
requirements overall are less demanding than ISO 28765. A summarization of the EEA quality requirements
is shown in the following table:
EEA # Test Description EEA 7.20 EEA 7.24 EEA 7.25 ISO 28765 Comparison to EEA 7.20
Industrial Tanks Animal Feed Dung Tanks
Silos
3.5 Visual Assessment Internal 0 defects Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 Visual assessment only used on external
External max 5 surface, on every panel, with maximum 3
defects/m2 defects per m2 and maximum size 1 mm
3.9.3 Hardness Mohs = or > 5 Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 EEA and ISO use the same hardness criteria
4.3 Thickness enamel 180 - 500 µm Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 Exterior thickness range is the same;
coating Interior minimum thickness varies with
application. Class C minimum is 160 µm, all
others thicker
4.4 Cold citric acid Min. Class A Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 Comparable to ISO Class C. ISO Class AA, A
and B are more stringent.
4.4 Cold sulphuric acid Min. Class A --- --- EEA 7.20 probably comparable to ISO Class
B and C. ISO Classes AA and A are more
stringent
4.4 Cold hydrochloric Min. Class A --- --- EEA 7.20 probably comparable to ISO Class
acid B and C. ISO Classes AA and A are more
stringent
4.5 Boiling citric acid - 5 g/m2 7 g/m2 Same as 7.24 ISO Class C comparable to EEA 7.20. All
weight loss in 2.5 other ISO classes more stringent
hours
4.6 Boiling water - 10 g/m2 vapour phase Internal 7 g/m2 Same as 7.24 EEA 7.20 comparable to ISO Classes B and
weight loss in 48 5 g/m2 liquid phase liquid phase C. ISO Classes AA and A are more stringent
hours
4.7 Detergent solutions Weight loss 5 g/m2 in 24 --- --- EEA 7.20 comparable to ISO Class A
hours
4.8 Release of toxic --- Conform to --- ---
elements national laws
4.9 Impact resistance Max cracking at 20 N no Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 EEA comparable to ISO Classes B and C. ISO
damage > 2 mm dia. Classes AA and A are more stringent
after 24 hours
4.10 Adherence Minimum 2 - “Good” Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 EEA and ISO are the same
4.12 Porosity Internal 0 defects --- --- All ISO classes are internal 0 defects, and
ISO includes high voltage testing protocols
4.13 Defects --- Inner max 5 Same as 7.24 All ISO classes are 0 defects on interior
defects per m2 surfaces
and no defects >
1 mm diameter -
repairs allowed
4.25 Sodium hydroxide Max 8 g/m2 per 24 Same as 7.20 Same as 7.20 ISO classes AA and A allow 6 g/m2 loss,
80o C hours while classes B and C allow 7 g/m2 loss
Combining the information from the three standards reviewed in this study reveals the significant gap
between the AWWA D103 requirements compared to the ISO and EEA requirements. All four classes of ISO
28765 and all three classes of EEA meet or exceed AWWA requirements, and conversely AWWA D103
requirements to not meet (let alone exceed) any of the classes of the other two standards. Once more,
considering that after structural design the most critical part of the tank is the coating system, it is difficult
to comprehend the lack of quality requirements included in AWWA D103 and we hope that future releases
remedy this shortcoming. The following chart will allow for a simple comparison between the three
standards relative to the gf2s coatings.
Relative Comparison of the Glass Quality Requirements of the Three Standards Reviewed
AWWA D103-19 EEA - 4th Edition ISO 28765:2016
AWWA EEA EEA EEA ISO Class ISO Class ISO Class ISO Class
D103 7.20 7.24 7.25 AA A B C
Does AWWA D103 meet or exceed
--- No No No No No No No
the glass quality requirements of:
Does EEA 7.20 meet or exceed the
Yes --- Yes Yes No No No No
glass quality requirements of:
Does EEA 7.24 meet or exceed the
Yes No --- Yes No No No No
glass quality requirements of:
Does EEA 7.25 meet or exceed the
Yes No No --- No No No No
glass quality requirements of:
Does ISO Class AA meet or exceed
Yes Yes Yes Yes --- Yes Yes Yes
the glass quality requirements of:
Does ISO Class A meet or exceed
Yes Yes Yes Yes No --- Yes Yes
the glass quality requirements of:
Does ISO Class B meet or exceed the
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No --- Yes
glass quality requirements of:
Does ISO Class C meet or exceed the
Yes Probably Yes Yes No No No ---
glass quality requirements of:
Using this chart, buyers and specifiers can better distinguish the glass quality levels being offered. This
information also offers a reliable way to recognize and communicate the specific quality requirements of
the bolted tank project. The buyer/specifier now has a simple and consistent method to request specific
compliance information from vendors, and vendors have a simple and consistent way to provide conformity
information to buyers.
To better define gf2s quality requirements when using AWWA D103, we suggest that specifiers consider
referencing the ISO standard relative to the gf2s coatings. At a minimum a Class B coating should be
considered for AWWA water storage applications, and a Class A coating would certainly offer an enhanced
product for the municipal projects.
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VIII. Summary
The review of the three standards has exposed the differences in the technical approach to glass quality
and the recognition in ISO and EEA of the importance of the coating system in considering the overall
durability and appropriateness for service in the specification of the gf2s storage tank. Consequently, we
feel it is important for buyers and specifiers to solicit specific glass quality information on each tank project.
From the perspective United Industries Group, we feel the most comprehensive standard is ISO 28765,
therefore we are identifying our Everstore® glass coating offerings in accordance with the classes noted
above.
For the convenience of both buyers and sellers, the tables presented in this paper are available for
download at the United Industries Group website (www.unitedind.com).
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