1、Designation:D362378a(Reapproved 2020)Standard Test Method for TestingAntifouling Panels in Shallow Submergence1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3623;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last
2、 revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers a procedure for te
3、sting antifoul-ing compositions in shallow marine environments and astandard antifouling panel of known performance to serve as acontrol in antifouling studies.NOTE1Subcommittee D01.45 has a revised rating procedure nowbeing evaluated by round robin.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regard
4、ed as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices an
5、d deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-m
6、endations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A569/A569M SpecificationforSteel,Carbon(0.15Maximum,Percent),Hot-Rolled Sheet and Strip Commer-cial(Withdrawn 2000)3D2200 Practice for Use of Pictorial Surface Preparat
7、ionStandards and Guides for Painting Steel Surfaces2.2 U.S.Military Specifications(See also Annex A1):MIL-P-15328D Primer Pretreatment(Formula 117 for Met-als)4MIL-P-15929C Primer Coating,Shipboard,Vinyl-Red Lead(Formula 119For Hot Spray)4MIL-P-15931BPaint,Antifouling,Vinyl,Red(Formula121/63)4MIL-S-
8、22698A Steel Plate,Carbon,Structural43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 shallow submergencean immersion to depths be-tween 0.3 and 3.0 m(1 and 10 ft).3.2 Abbreviations:3.2.1 The following abbreviations are used in reporting testresults:AlalgaeBarnbarnaclesE.B.encrusting bryozoansHydhydroidsSlslimeTu
9、ntunicatesC.F.completely fouledF.R.fouling resistance ratingA.F.antifouling ratingA.C.anticorrosive ratingO.P.overall performance ratingCOcoelenteratesF.B.filamentous bryozoansMolmolluscsPCpolychaetes3.2.2 Algal Mups may be delineated by classification nota-tion by phyllum as follows:Al-bPhaeophyta(
10、brown)Al-bgCyanophyta(blue-green)Al-gChlorophyta(green)Al-rRhodophyta(red)4.Significance and Use4.1 This method is designed as a screening test in evaluatingantifouling coating systems.Results of the standard system in1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paintand Rela
11、ted Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.45 on Marine Coatings.Current edition approved Aug.1,2020.Published August 2020.Originallyapproved in 1978.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D3623 78a(2012).DOI:10.1520/D3623-78AR20.2For referenced AS
12、TM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.
13、4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in acco
14、rdance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1a specific marine environment are
15、included to assist in inter-preting results(see Annex A2).4.2 Antifouling systems providing positive comparisonswith the standard system should be considered acceptable foruse in protecting underwater marine structures.4.3 The degree and type of fouling will vary depending onthe environment.Hence,di
16、fferences in geographic location oftest sites,in time of year when panels are exposed,and inweather conditions from 1 year to the next can affect results.Therefore,a fouling census on a nontoxic surface is taken.Forthe exposure to be valid the nontoxic surface should showheavy fouling,and the standard system should show signifi-cantly less fouling than the nontoxic surface(see Annex A3and Annex A4).5.Apparatus5.1 Blast Cleaning Apparatus capable of preparing panels incompliance with 8.1.5.2 Appl
