TT-P-28 Paint, Aluminum, Heat ResistingThis specification covers aluminum pigmented, heat resisting paint that will withstand solvents and elevated temperatures.

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TT-P-28H

4.  QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

4.1  Responsibility for inspection.  Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein.  Except as otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the government.  The government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure that supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.

4.2  Classification of examinations and tests.  Examinations and tests shall be classified as follows:

a.    Qualification inspection (see 4.3).

b.    Acceptance testing of individual lots (see 4.3.2). c.    Inspection of preparation for delivery (see 4.6).

4.3  Qualification inspection.  Qualification testing shall consist of all the tests in Table IV except as modified to qualify powder coatings.  Items marked with a superscript 2 in Table IV shall not be conducted as qualification tests for Type II coatings.  Qualification inspection shall be conducted at a laboratory satisfactory to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) on sample units produced with equipment and procedures normally used in production.

4.3.1  Loss of qualification.  After qualified product list (QPL) approval, any subsequent change in product composition or rejection of lots in conformance testing may result in cancellation of QPL listing and require the manufacturer to apply for re-qualification.

4.3.2  Acceptance testing.  Acceptance testing of individual lots shall consist of testing for those requirements specified by the appropriate superscript following Table IV.

4.4  Quality conformance inspection sampling.  For the purposes of sampling and inspection, the unit of production is a lot.  A lot shall consist of all paint manufactured as one batch and offered for delivery at one time.  A batch may be one production batch or the resultant of the uniform blending or mixing of a number of smaller production batches.

TABLE IV.  Test methods.

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