This document discusses ISO/EN 12944, a new international standard for corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. It received approval from international and European committees. Key points:
- It classifies corrosive environments based on weight loss tests and specifies coating thicknesses for each.
- It will replace existing national standards like BS5493 and DIN 55928 in countries that adopted the European standard.
- It covers topics like surface preparation, generic coating types for different environments and durabilities, testing methods, application and inspection.
- There is ongoing discussion around parts that specify protective paint systems and testing, which may see further changes.
- It provides guidance to engineers on selecting
This document discusses ISO/EN 12944, a new international standard for corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. It received approval from international and European committees. Key points:
- It classifies corrosive environments based on weight loss tests and specifies coating thicknesses for each.
- It will replace existing national standards like BS5493 and DIN 55928 in countries that adopted the European standard.
- It covers topics like surface preparation, generic coating types for different environments and durabilities, testing methods, application and inspection.
- There is ongoing discussion around parts that specify protective paint systems and testing, which may see further changes.
- It provides guidance to engineers on selecting
This document discusses ISO/EN 12944, a new international standard for corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. It received approval from international and European committees. Key points:
- It classifies corrosive environments based on weight loss tests and specifies coating thicknesses for each.
- It will replace existing national standards like BS5493 and DIN 55928 in countries that adopted the European standard.
- It covers topics like surface preparation, generic coating types for different environments and durabilities, testing methods, application and inspection.
- There is ongoing discussion around parts that specify protective paint systems and testing, which may see further changes.
- It provides guidance to engineers on selecting
This document discusses ISO/EN 12944, a new international standard for corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. It received approval from international and European committees. Key points:
- It classifies corrosive environments based on weight loss tests and specifies coating thicknesses for each.
- It will replace existing national standards like BS5493 and DIN 55928 in countries that adopted the European standard.
- It covers topics like surface preparation, generic coating types for different environments and durabilities, testing methods, application and inspection.
- There is ongoing discussion around parts that specify protective paint systems and testing, which may see further changes.
- It provides guidance to engineers on selecting
Standard, has been given positive the International and committees and can now proceed to being standard. It is unlikely that this will be the case for ru! parts until n;Jfd 1998 the earliest. ,
It should be noted, that because of the approval given by the European committee, this standard will replace existing national standards such as 8S5493 and DIN 55928. The main problem I see at the moment is that it appears unlikely that the US based specifying houses will use the specification, but will continue to use SSPC and NACE guidelines. ISO 12944 states that it is designed for use by engineers who have some technical knowledge in the area of corrosion protection. as well as knowledge of other relevant specifications. Many will find the durability ranges to be extremely useful - this is the estimated time to first major maintenance. This needs to be agreed between the interested parties with reference to ISO 4628/1 to ISO 4628/5. It should always be realised that much less effort is required to maintain a coating which has broken down to Ri2 than one which has broken down to Ri3, for example. considered are:- Low 2-5 Years Medium 5-15 Years High >15 Years and are assuming the coating has reached a breakdown level of Ri3. (It is emphasised that the durability range is not a guarantee time. It is purely present to help the owner of the structure estimate sensible maintenance times. The guarantee time is generally shorter than the durability range, and there is no simple relationship between the two,) MJM/19/07/97/GD Page No.1 ISO/EN 12944 IS 10":;;"1''''--'') ISO 1LO....... - ... ISO 1 ISO 12944-6 ISO 12944-7 ISO 12944-8 SUMMARYSECTIONS Covers the corrosivity ofvarious environments and how these can be measured. Various anti-corrosive systems can then be specified fortheseenvironments. Dealswith best practices in structural steel design from acorrosion prevention viewpoint. Covers surface preparation - reference to ISO 8501, ISO 8502, ISO 8503, ISO8504. Typical paint systems by generic type for a given durability in a given environment. Laboratory testing of paint systems, particularly intended for those , , - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - "" where sufficient practical experience is not yet available. Does not coverpowertoolcleaned steel specifically. Covers application at works or on site, inspection and follow up. Alsodealswith referenceareas. specifications for corrosion protection and ancillary issues. Describes how to ISO/EN 12944 ~ ~ PARt2 ) 4 __ ~ / CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTS Defined from weight loss of metallic (low carbon steel and zinc) specimens over a defined period of 1 year (not more and not less). There are obvious differences in this approach because of change of climate on a yearly basis, but this certainly helps quantify the corrosivity of an environment. Very low - low Medium High Very high industrial Very high marine Structures immersed Structures * Above thicknesses <10-200 g/m 2 (1.3-25IJm) 200-400 g/m2 (25-50lJm) 40-650 g/m 2 (50-80lJ m) 650-1500 g/m 2 Exterior pollution, dry. and industrial atmospheres Moderate S02 pollution Moderate coastal CI) Industrial and coastal. ndustry with high humidity atmosphere Heated buildings/neutral
Unheated buildings, possible condensation Production rooms with high humidity and air pollution Chemical processing plants D.F.T* 75IJm 200IJm 200IJm 240IJm (Zinc) 280IJm (Non-zinc) 320IJm 650-1 320IJm ISO/EN 12944 TABLE1- CORROSIVITYOFENVIRONMENTS (Refer to ISO 12944-2) Where single coats are applied higher film thicknesses will be required (see recommendec specifications) . MJM/19/07/97/GO Page No.4 07 May 1997 ISOIEN 12944 PART 3 STRUCTURALDESIGN ISO 12944-3, which covers basic design criteria, is really outside the scope of protective coatings manufacturers. This can only really be fully implemented at the New Construction stage or by major modification at a later date. Coatings are often expected to alleviate, or help alleviate, corrosion problems due to design errors. In this instance, it could well be that different coating specifications would be required for these areas which could be thicker/more corrosion resistant than those used elsewhere. Typically, if a certain area was subjected to frequent ponding of rain water because of design, then either modification would be required to prevent this or a different coating system could be needed. ISO/EN 12944 ISO 12944-5 PROTECTIVEPAINTSYSTEMS This section, and that on testing, are those most likely to be argued over and to providethe greatestareas ofcontention. In the areas ofgenericpaintsystems, almosteverytype which can be imagined has been covered, and whatappears to me aseries ofquite complicated matrices have been put together. This is possibly why this part ofthe specification is not due for completion until1998and will be the lastsectionfinalised. Atthistimetherecontinuesto be much discussionon this section. and modifications will certainly be made. Currently, for example, it is indicated that both solvent based alkyds and water based acrylics will dry at DoC, certainly we would not recommend this type of condition forwater based, and on conventional alkyds Iwould expect an extremely negativeeffect. Note, the proposed definition and rider regarding zinc rich coatings. This now becomes much closer to the SSPC SP20 definition than. for example, current British Standards. Minimumfilm thicknessshould be >80% specifiedd.f.t. Recommended that maximum d.f.t. is not greater than 3x nominal d.f.t. (this is much greater than we would specify and would certainly potentially create problems). Referenceto paintmanufacturer'stechnical data sheet. Note, all references areto airless spray application. ISO/EN 12944 THICKNESSES/LIFETIMESFORVARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS (Referto ISO 12944-5) C2 8Ol-lm - Low 150l-lm - Medium 2OOl-lm - High C3 120l-lm Low 160l-lm Medium Mediumcorrespondsto5-15years 200l-lm - High Highcorrespondsto >15years C4 16Ol-lm - Low 2OOl-lm - Medium 240l-lm High (Zinc) 28 0 l-lm High (NonZinc) C51 200l-lm _ Low C5M 280l-lm _ Medium Lowcorrespondsto2-5years High ISO/EN 12944 PAINTSYSTEMS Thoseshown areexamplesforseveralenvironments:- Othersystems having the same performance are possible. All paints forall systems shall be suitable for the highestcorrosion stress ofthe given corrosivityorimmersioncategory. Documentation or guarantee stating suitability or the durability ofa paintsystem in agivenenvironment- experienceorartificialageing testswhere necessary. Standard arranges systemsas follows:- A1 to AS Accordingto binderin the topcoat Others According to binderin the primercoat A1 All examplesofsystemsforC2, C3 and C4. A2 SystemsforC2 (system notshown ifithas high classification in A3, A4). A3 SystemsforC3 (system notshown ifithas high classification in A4). A4 SystemsforC4. Where a paint system cannot be allocated to one of the Tables A1 to A9, full information regarding:- Surfacepreparation Generictype Numberofcoats Nominaldryfilm thickness shall begiven in the samewayas indicated in thetables. ISO/EN 12944 There are an extremelywide range ofgenericcoatings included in the specification, and really these can only be considered as examples. Basically, paint types used by all participating members have been included. No reference or allowance appears to have been made to recognise the effectofthe introduction oflegislation to reduce solventemissions, and painttypeswhose use is being restricted for health and safety reasons are also included. Also, as in almost all specifications, there is no allowance or mention ofwhat are often perceived as key issues regarding coatingsystems, i.e. Drying times- handling times, overcoating times Maximum overcoatingtimes Effectofapplicationconditions In general, more problems are encountered due to poorinterpretation, ignorance of the above, orbyuseofcoatingswhich are notsufficientlytolerantoverawide range ofconditions. It is likely that most interestwill be with the "high" durability systems, i.e. thosewith an expected life to first major maintenance of 15 years plus. With these it is also likelythatthe following environmentswill be mostimportant:- C4 HighCorrosivity C5-1 Very High Industrial C5-M Very High Marine The C3 area ofmedium corrosivity will meet the 15 year requirements with most reasonable 2ormore coatschemes, giving minimumd.f.t'sof150-200microns. ..r _ _,F; W' ! ISO/EN 12944 When considering the actual schemes listed, the following points areworth noting:- 1. All coating systems, with the exception ofthose designed for immersion, are very multi-coat in type. This would almost certainly lead to a request from any contractor to reduce the number of coats and utilise higher solids coatingswith higherd.tfs. 2. Some of the mixtures of systems, for example, overcoating alkyds with chlorinated rubbers, are not normally utilised. 3. All specificationstend to be based on multiples of40 microns, whereasin UK and many countries the multiples are of 25 microns, probably due to the influenceofthe US and 1mil =25 microns. Hot dip Galvanized or Hot dip galvanized areas BS EN ISO 1461: 1999 Hot Dip Galvanized coatings on fabricated iron & steel articles - specifications & test methods! This standard specifies the thicknesses (minimum & average 80 Mic DFT zinc coat) that should be followed, sampling methods ,selection of reference areas for testing & renovation methods etc. Then use ISO 10747 to issue quality certificates when ever required by the customer. Note The durability of the galvanized coating depends on the type of environment as classified under ISO 129441 ISO 9223 ,& according to that in a rural environment the corrosion rate of Zn is less than 1 micron. (suitable for environment category C 1, C2) After galvanizing the total coating would be a combination of alloy layers (Fe & Zn) which is the maj ority & pure Zn. Surface Cleaning: Free of zinc salts, dirt, contaminations and fresh water wash down and by dry When viewed without magnification, the mild steel surfaces shall be free from visible Oil grease and dirt and from poorly adhering mill scales, rust paint coatings and foreign matter, moreover the metallic substrate shall give rise to a metallic sheen. Dampness with salty finger prints not Acceptable