Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 35 - RADIATION
Section 28-35-144 - Appendix B-Tests for special form licensed material
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) "Free Drop" means releasing material, without thrust, from a point 30 feet above a flat, essentially unyielding, horizontal surface, so that the material strikes the surface.
(b) "Percussion" means impacting material with the flat, circular end of a one inch diameter steel rod weighing three pounds, by releasing the steel rod a distance of forty inches above the surface of the material. The material shall be placed on a sheet of lead, of hardness number 3.5 to 4.5 on the Vickers scale, and not more than one inch thick, supported by a smooth, essentially unyielding surface.
(c) Heating: heating in air to a temperature of 1,475°F. and remaining at that temperature for a period of 10 minutes.
(d) Immersion: immersion for 24 hours in water at room temperature. The water shall be at pH 6 pH 8, with a maximum conductivity of 10 micromhos per centimeter.
