Extend the Service Life of

Water Storage Tanks

Reflecting the Revised AWWA D102 Standard

17 September 2012 Protective & Marine Coatings

Agenda:
• Discuss AWWA D102

• Discuss OCS changes

• Discuss ICS changes

 AWWA D102 Purpose:

• Sec. 1.1: “The purpose of this standard

is to provide the minimum requirements
for coating steel water-storage tanks
including materials, coating systems,
surface preparation, application, and
inspection and testing.”
 AWWA D102
Revision Task Force (RTF)
• Revise and Update • Added 2 new coating
Existing Standard systems in 2006 (ICS
No. 4 & OCS No. 4) and
Preconstruction Primer
• Discuss changes to
improve the • Added new Exterior
Standard System in 2011: OCS
No. 7 and revised
Interior System in 2011:
• Have a “3 year ICS No. 3
revision” goal
 Preconstruction Primer (2006)
• Section 4.4.1.2
“… a fully compatible preconstruction primer may
be shop applied. Most of these primers are
formulated and tested for compatibility with the weld
processes so that they may be applied edge to edge
without weld margins … Preconstruction primers
used on interior surfaces … shall have been tested
and certified for potable water contact in accordance
with NSF / ANSI 61, Drinking Water System
Components-Health Effects, by an ANSI-accredited
laboratory.”
Performance Based Examples
of Revisions
– All proposed 2k exterior Polyurethanes
meet minimum SSPC Guidelines (Paint 36
Level 1) for performance-based Aliphatic
Polyurethanes in Accelerated Weathering &
Change of Color testing
OCS No. 4 - Z / U / Fl-Ur System
• In 2006 AWWA D102 Revision Task
Force has added a fluorourethane
exterior coating system to the D102
Standard

• OCS No. 4:
Organic Zinc-Rich Primer 2.0 mils
Aliphatic Urethane Intermediate 3.0 mils
Fluoro-Urethane Topcoat 2.0 mils
 Fluoro-Urethane
• “This system provides gloss and color
retention exceeding that of aliphatic
polyurethane finish coats.”
• “Applicators should be specifically
trained in the application of the Fluoro-
urethane topcoat.”
Good News:
(same OZ & Ur)
 Z/ U / Fl-Ur System:
• OZ / Ur / Fl Ur
FluoroUrethane
Gloss Retention
FluoroUrethane
Color Retention
 Steel Tank Exterior Service Life
OCS No. 5 OCS No. 6
E/E/U Z/E/U
Primer Epoxy Zinc

Intermediate E E

Topcoat U U

Service Life 14 yrs* 20 yrs*

*NACE Corrosion 2008 paper No. 08279

“Moderate” exterior environments
 FluoroUrethanes
• “Look good for a long, long time”.
How long? Up to 30 years, depending upon
application and tank location

• Why?
The resins they
contain have very
high bond strength
(internal) and resist
deterioration from
UV light sources
Interior Steel Tank Lining Service Life
ICS No. 1 ICS No. 2
E / E = 8.0 mils E / E / E = 12
mils
Primer E E

Intermediate E

Topcoat E E

Service Life 12 yrs* 18 yrs*

*NACE Corrosion 2008 paper No. 08279
in potable water @ AWWA DFT
 ICS No.3
• In 2011 AWWA D102 Revision Task Group
has changed ICS No. 3 to include a 100%
solids epoxy with or without a primer!

• ICS No. 3:
Primer (Optional) 1.0 mil
100% Solids Epoxy 20.0 mils

22+ year service life NACE Corrosion

2008 paper No. 08279“Moderate” exterior
environments
 ICS No. 3
• “This is a one or two-coat system,
consisting of an optional two-component
epoxy primer, inorganic zinc rich primer,
or organic zinc-rich primer and a high
solids two-component epoxy topcoat. ”
 Edge-Retentive Benefits
• Edge-Retentive
(Mil-PRF-23236)
ICS No. 4 - Urea / Urethane System
• In 2006 AWWA D102 Revision Task
Group has added an “elastomeric”
interior coating system to the D102
(Tank) Standard

• ICS No. 4:
Primer (Optional)
P / PU / Hybrid 25.0 mils
 ICS No. 4
• “This is a single coat, thick film, 100 percent
solids coating based on urea/ urethane
chemistry. This material provides increased
film build, particularly designed to handle
pitted or deteriorated steel. The thick film
properties allow flexing over bolted or
irregular weld seams.”

• “Applicators should be specifically trained in

the application of this system.”
Eliminate Rusting on Weld Seams:
100% Polyurea/Polyurethane
• “Remain durable for a long, long time”.
How long? Up to 30 years, depending upon
application and tank location

• Why?
The resins from which they are made remain
flexible and resist impact and “ice-gouging”
Other Coating Enhancements
to Achieve Longer Service Life
Common Areas of Corrosion
What can be done to
help stop this from
happening again?
 Traditional
LV Holiday Detection
Equipment
HV

After Coating is Cured & Solvent Free

Cannot Detect Low Film Build

Fluorescing Pigment Technology
Fluorescing Pigment Technology
Fluorescing Pigment Technology
Areas highlighted
show incomplete
coverage of topcoat
Questions?
Troy Fraebel
Sherwin-Williams Company
859.552.7027
troy.e.fraebel@sherwin.com
www.sherwin-williams.com/protective