B15 5050 - Ind.S - EN

GROUPE PSA
Vehicle Standards
B15 5050
PAINT COATINGS
FINISHED VEHICLES
General Access
Author(s) Auditor(s) Approver(s)
Cyril CONESA Rodolphe ANQUETIL

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DI/PME/PPE/MPA DI/PME/PPE/MPA
© 2020 PSA Automobile

Index S: February 2020 01446_18_00601 NON SENSITIVE (C1)
Date of translation: February 2020
Publication department: RD2/DAPF/RHN
normespsa@mpsa.com
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Vehicle Standards B15 5050
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Purpose and Scope 3
2 References 3
Standards 3
2.1.1 PSA Internal Standards 3
2.1.2 External Standards 4
Regulations 4
Other Documents 5
Expression on Documents 5
3 Terminology 5
Definitions 5
Acronyms 6
4 General Requirements 6
5 Requirements 6
Levels of requirements 6
5.1.1 Appearance Requirements 6
5.1.2 Protection Requirements 7
Specific Requirements 7
5.2.1 Complementary Requirements 7
5.2.2 Special Requirements 8
6 Connection to "Painting" Standards 8
7 Quality Control 8
8 Characteristics 8
Corrosion Resistance 9
8.1.1 Salt spray 9
8.1.2 Filiform Corrosion (4) 9
8.1.3 Copper Chloride-Acetic Acid Salt Spray Test (Cass test) (3) 9
8.1.4 Cyclic Accelerated Corrosion 9
8.1.5 Corrosion with a Constant Salt Natural Atmosphere 9
Water Resistance 10
8.2.1 Water Immersion Resistance 10
8.2.2 Blistering at the Humidity 10
Stone-Chip Resistance 10
Visual Properties (Appearance) 11
8.4.1 Conformity and Colour Matching 11
8.4.2 Sharpness and Orange Peel Measurement 11
8.4.3 Specular Gloss (Measuring Angle: 60°) 11
8.4.4 Specular gloss (Measuring Angle: 20°) 11
Weathering Resistance 12
8.5.1 Artificial Ageing with Weather-O-Meter (Arc Xenon) 12
8.5.2 Artificial ageing with UVB radiation 12
8.5.3 Artificial Ageing with UVB + Thermocycles (for topcoat with clearcoat) 13
8.5.4 Natural Ageing in Florida 13
Chemical Resistance 15
8.6.1 Solvent Resistance 15

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8.6.2 Staining by Chemical Products 15

8.6.3 Behaviour with the Diluted Sulphuric Acid 15
8.6.4 Gradient Oven Test 15
8.6.5 Bird Droppings Resistance (Biological Attacks) 15
Mechanical Properties 16
8.7.1 Adhesion 16
8.7.2 Abrasion and Scratching 16
8.7.3 Deformation Resistance 17
1 Purpose and Scope

Note: In the event of a deviation between the English and domestic language, the English version of this standard
shall take precedence.
The present standard defines the requirements that are applicable to paint coatings such as they appear on painted
car-body (mono or multi-layer build-up).
These requirements are gathered according to 7 different functions. Each function is divided into up to 8 standard
levels.
It applies to all of the exterior and interior parts of the car-body, which are covered with a paint coating, including the
comparable parts that are not subject of a specific standard, and also the elements of body coated with paint.
It is valid whatever the substrate (metal or plastic), the products and the system defined for the concerned plants.
It does not apply to sealants, complementary protective products and other products that are subject of specific
standards.
To comply with the regulation in place or under implementation, the paints used in the paint build-up shall satisfy the
requirements of the B20 0250.
The paint requirements for each area of a vehicle (painted carbody) defined in this standard may be referenced in
carbody design plans or in other documents by a number to 7 figures represented in the form of a cartridge. Each
figure corresponds to the level of requirement for physical performance, see Figure 1.
Figure 1: Paint Requirements Cartridge Indicated on the Vehicle Design Plan
2 References
Standards
2.1.1 PSA Internal Standards
B15 5020 PAINT COATINGS DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC TERMS
B15 5056 TOPCOAT PAINTS – WHITE DIRECT GLOSS MONOCOAT
B15 5220 PAINT COATINGS APPLIED ON METALLIC MECHANICAL PARTS

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B20 0250 REGULATED SUBSTANCES / MATERIALS AND RESTRICTIONS OF USE WITHIN THE
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B53 3020 STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS DESIGNATIONS - SYMBOLS
B72 0100 SUPPLY OF PAINTS - ALL TYPES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
B72 0200 PAINT COATINGS FOR EXTERNAL PAINTED FIXED PARTS - SPECIFICATIONS
D13 5109 MATERIALS AND COATING - STATIC CORROSION IN NATURAL ATMOSPHERE -
(RURAL, INDUSTRIAL, SALINE, ETC…)
D13 5486 MATERIALS AND COATINGS - TEST OF CYCLIC ACCELERATED CORROSION (TCAC)
D15 5084 OPAQUE OR TRANSPARENT COLOURED PRODUCTS CALCULATIONS OF
COLORIMETRIC VARIATIONS (CIE LAB 1976 SYSTEM)
D15 5362 PLASTICS AND PAINT COATINGS CRACKING AND CHIPPING PHENOMENA
REFERENCE STANDARD
D15 5504 PAINT COATINGS - VISUAL COMPARISON OF THE COLOURS IN A LIGHT CABIN
D24 1312 PAINT COATINGS – STONE IMPACT RESISTANCE
D24 5010 PAINT COATINGS - DRY ABRASION RESISTANCE CROCKMETER METHOD
D24 5359 PAINT COATINGS RESISTANCE TO THE ACTION OF MECHANICAL WASH BRUSHES
D25 1075 PAINT COATINGS CROSS HATCH TEST
D25 1298 PAINT AND VARNISH COATINGS HARDNESS (PERSOZ PENDULUM)
D25 1342 PAINT COATINGS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS ERICHSEN PRESSING
D25 1413 PAINT COATINGS RUBBERS AND PLASTICS MEASUREMENT OF GLOSS
D25 5376 PAINT COATINGS RESISTANCE TO WASHING WITH HIGH PRESSURE CLEANERS
D25 5479 PAINT COATINGS MEASUREMENT OF THE OFF SHADE (MUTLI-ANGLE
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY)
D25 5526 PAINTS COATINGS CHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF VARNISHES GRADIENT OVEN TEST
D25 5540 COATINGS OF PAINTINGS MEASURE OF GOOSE FLESH AND CLEARNESS OF IMAGE
ASPECT MEASUREMENT DUAL WAVE SCAN
D27 1327 PAINT COATINGS WATER RESISTANCE (FORD TANK)
D27 1389 PAINT COATINGS RUBBERS AND PLASTICS ARTIFICIAL AGEING BY WEATHER-
OMETER
D27 1433 PAINT COATINGS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS RESISTANCE TO DILUTED SULPHURIC
ACID
D27 1526 PLASTICS - PAINTS - VARNISHES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS - RUBBERS - NATURAL
AGEING TEST
D27 1571 PAINT COATINGS HUMIDITY (BLISTERING)
D27 5144 PAINT COATINGS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS STAINING
D27 5377 PAINT COATINGS STAINING BY CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
D27 5415 PAINT COATINGS RESISTANCE TO BIOLOGICAL ATTACKS
D27 5437 PAINT COATINGS - SOLVENT THINNING
D27 5438 PAINT COATINGS - FINISHED FILM RESISTANCE TO AGEING IN AN AUTOCLAVE
D27 5439 PAINT COATINGS ARTIFICIAL AGEING TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
2.1.2 External Standards

EN 3665 AEROSPACE SERIES. TEST METHODS FOR PAINTS AND VARNISHES. FILIFORM
CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST ON ALUMINIUM ALLOYS.
ISO 9227 CORROSION TESTS IN ARTIFICIAL ATMOSPHERES — SALT SPRAY TESTS
Regulations
Not applicable
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Other Documents
*MXP_PEI04_0071 ACCEPTATION EI TEINTES
*01379_18_00109 PROCEDURE DE SUIVI QUALITE DU FEUIL FINI EN USINE
01379_09_00513 REQUIREMENTS, MASTERY AND MONITORING FOR ALL PAINTING PROCESS -
THICKNESSES, CURING, APPEARANCE, COLOR AND FUNCTIONAL
01379_11_00721 GUIDELINE FOR OEM PAINT MATERIALS APPROVAL
(*) This document exists only in French.
Expression on Documents
This standard shall be referenced in other documents, drawings …as follows:
"B15 5050" (see paragraph 1).
3 Terminology
Definitions
Painting Fluid plastic material which forms an adherent and sustainable solid coating when applied in
thin layer on a substrate.
Paint coatings It builds of one or more painting layers.
The constitutive products of the different layers belong to the following categories:
Pre-treatment (for example: phosphating...),
Primary coating (for example: E-coat),
Intermediate paint (sealer, primer),
Topcoat paint (single coat, or basecoat + clearcoat).
These materials can be:
Solventborne or waterborne system, mono or bi-components (1K or 2K),
Sprayable or dip-coating,
Air-dryable or curable in oven.
Paint coatings A paint coating has to fill 7 physical performances resulting from 2 properties defined by the
performances functional analysis of painting.
Enhance the vehicle attractiveness to the eyes of customers.
physical performance: Appearance
Protect the vehicle from environmental aggressions.
physical services: Corrosion resistance.
Water resistance.
Mechanical characteristics (adhesion, scratches, deformation
resistance).
Stone-chip resistance.
Weathering resistance.
Chemical resistance.
Exterior and External areas: areas located out of the cabin, which are in contact with the ambient
interior part conditions. They are located outside the vehicle compared to the seals (doors, tailgate,
sunroof …) or inside some hinged panel (for example: inner parts of doors...).
Interior areas: areas located inside the cabin or inside the trunk compared to the seals.

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Acronyms
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
UB Unit of gloss
UVB Ultra-violet B
WOM Xenon Weather OMeter
4 General Requirements
This standard shall be accompanied by B72 0100. Its purpose is to define the general rules applicable between the
Group's Automotive Companies on the one hand, and suppliers on the other hand, for the supply of paints applied
to car-bodies or assembled accessories on vehicles (supplier's responsibility, approval of materials, control samples,
delivery and storage conditions...).
5 Requirements
Levels of requirements
5.1.1 Appearance Requirements
The appearance requirements are described in Table 1.
Table 1: Appearance Requirements Levels for Paint Supplies
Vehicle area service Functions : APPEARANCE
(for information) Location Expected benefit Requirement
- No No None
Interior compartment Visible Colourful only Basecoat
Trunk interiors Visible Colourful only Basecoat
Engine Compartment Hardly visible No None
Frame box section Not visible No None
Not visible
example.: under body except No None
PVC
Exterior
Visible Colourful and appearance Standard

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5.1.2 Protection Requirements

Several levels of requirement are defined for each physical capacity according to the needed performances for the
concerned vehicle.
A figure from 0 to 6 is selected according to the customer request of the concerned vehicle part, see Table 2.
Table 2: Protection Requirements for Paint Supplies
Vehicle area service Functions : PROTECTION

(information)
Concerned benefit Requirement
- No 0
Corrosion, mechanical endurance and weathering : low
Interior 1-2
level
compartment
Another characteristic : no 0
Chemical resistance and mechanical endurance: low level 2
Trunk Interiors Another characteristic : no 0
Corrosion : low level 2
Weathering, stone-ship , chemical and mechanical
Engine 3
resistance : low level
compartment
Corrosion : high level 4
Corrosion : high level 5
Frame box section
Another characteristic : no 0
Weathering and chemical resistance : no 0
Mechanical endurance : low 3
Stone-chip resistance : standard level 4
Corrosion and water resistance : enhanced high level 5
All functions of protection : standard level 4
Exterior Stone-ship resistance : high level

5
Weathering : high level
Enhanced sustainability :
Weathering,
Chemical resistance, 6
Scratch resistance,
Mechanical properties.
Specific Requirements
A different requirement level from those given in section paragraph 5.1. Levels of requirements shall be identified by
a letter and explained by a note.
5.2.1 Complementary Requirements

In case of a coating different from the list in section paragraph 3.1.2. Paint coatings, complementary requirements
shall be used.
In any case, the drawing shall specify the concerned standards as well as the required characteristics.
For example, about stone-chip-proof coating (PVC product), the function and the concerned standard shall be written.
In that case, the appearance requirement is decreased.

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5.2.2 Special Requirements

They shall be indicated on the drawing.
For example: “mat black” appearance given by a special finishing paint.
6 Connection to "Painting" Standards

Approved paintings used according to application and baking systems chosen for the concerned plant, shall satisfy
the requirement levels defined in section paragraph 5.1. “Levels of requirements”.
The present standard has to remain separate from materials and painting systems, there cannot be any univocal
correspondence between the various “Materials” standards and a given standard level.
However, it shall also be accepted in a conventional way that the paint systems “E-coat, primer (except 3 wet system)
high-gloss topcoat paint” have to meet the minimal requirement level “4” for whole of functionalities.
Note: About materials with non-compliances in accordance with the B15 5050, but nevertheless accepted knowingly
the requirement has to be replaced by the value that is in the approval report sent by PSA painting engineering in
accordance with the guideline 01379_11_00721 (for example: colours more sensitive in stone-chip...).
7 Quality Control
Mass-production quality control
Frequency, number and nature of elements taken on finished cars for the painting film control are defined in technical
guideline 01379_18_00109 and 01379_09_00513
Painted plastic parts requirements are given by B72 0200.
8 Characteristics
In order to assess paint coating performances, several characteristics have to be evaluated, and their measurements
have to be performed in accordance with the quoted test methods.
These characteristics are evaluated with parts sampled from painted carbodies or, in the case of new materials, from
test panels applied with the same substrate and a painting system close to the production.
Concerning the painting in first and second run (reworking), the tested parts have to cool at least 24 h to room
temperature after baking before starting the tests.
Concerning repair and refinish paints or another low-bake paint, the delay before testing is 7 days.

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Corrosion Resistance
These characteristics are valid only for metal substrates, such as steel plates and strip for example, see Table 3:
Table 3: Requirements of Characteristics Relating to Corrosion Resistance
Expression Requirements (1)
Documents Characteristics of results 1 2 3 4 5
8.1.1 Salt spray
Test period h 48 250 500
ISO 9227 Blistering Rating 0 0 0
Full steel plate oxidation Rating 0 0 0
Scratch adhesion (2) mm 3 3 3
D25 1075 Adhesion after test Rating a or b a or b a or b
8.1.2 Filiform Corrosion (4)

Test period h - - - 1000
Sanded:
Number of thread (5) Nb/cm - - -  3,5
Corrosion creepage (6) mm2/cm - - -  10
EN 3665
Maximum thread length mm - - - 5
Not sanded:
Number of thread (5) Nb/cm - - -  2,5
Corrosion creepage (6) mm2/cm - - - 5
Maximum thread length mm - - -  3,5
8.1.3 Copper Chloride-Acetic Acid Salt Spray Test (Cass test) (3)
ISO 9227 Test period h 8 32 72
Loss of adhesion after cutting mm 3 3 3
8.1.4 Cyclic Accelerated Corrosion

Test period Week 6 6
Blistering Rating 0 or 1 0
D13 5486 Full steel plate oxidation Rating 0 or 1 0
Loss of adhesion after cutting:
Galvanized steel substrates mm 3 3
Non-galvanized steel substrates mm - -
D25 1075 Loss of adhesion after test Rating a or b a or b
8.1.5 Corrosion with a Constant Salt Natural Atmosphere

Test period Month - - 12
D13 5109 Full steel plate oxidation Rating - - 0
Scratch corrosion (2) mm - - 5
Scratch corrosion (3) mm - - 2

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Note: (1) The level standard “1” corresponds to category 48 of B15 5220.
The level standard “2” corresponds to category 250 of B15 5220.
(2) Requirements valid for unfinished steel sheets only (B53 3020).
(3) Requirements valid for alloys of zinc, aluminium and zamak only.
(4) Requirement valid for aluminium substrates only.
Note: with green pre-treatment, contact the specialist if results are NOK.
(5) Manual quotation.
(6) Rating by image analysis (absent from EN 3665).
(-) An indent means "No requirements".
Water Resistance
Water resistance requirements are defined in Table 4.
Table 4: Requirements of Characteristics Relating to Water Resistance
Expression Requirements
Documents Characteristics
of results
1 2 3 4 5 6
8.2.1 Water Immersion Resistance
 Test period h - 72 240 240 240 240
D27 1327
 Blistering Rating - 0 0 0 0 0
 Colour deviation Rating - 0 0 0 0 0
D25 1075  Loss of adhesion Rating - a or b a or b a or b a or b a or b
8.2.2 Blistering at the Humidity

 Test period h - - 96 96 96 240(1)
D27 1571
 Blistering  Rating - - 0 0 0 0
 Colour deviation Rating - - 0 0 0 -
D25 1075  Loss of adhesion Rating - a or b a or b a or b a or b a or b
Note: (-) An indent means "No requirements".

(1) Test duration mainly used to assess the undercoats compliance (pre-treatment, E-coat ...).
Stone-Chip Resistance
Stone-Chip resistance requirements are described in Table 5
Table 5: Requirements of Characteristics Relating to Stone-Chip resistance
of results
1-2 3 4 5-6
Normal appearance stone-chip Rating - 5 3  2B
D24 1312
Reworked painted parts appearance stone-chip (1) Rating - 5 4  3B
Amount of impacts to substrate (2)
- Non-coated steel Rating - - 2 1

Coated steel, aluminium and zamak Rating - - 3 2
Plastics Rating - - - -

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Note: (1) This rating is a tolerance in case of repair. To be concerned: off-line repairs by refinish materials (carbody
color + 2K clearcoat) and the 2nd run in paintshop in OEM range.
(2) Value for information.
Visual Properties (Appearance)
The indicated requirements are exclusively valid for high-gloss “topcoat paint” applied to smooth substrate, see
table 6.
Table 6: Requirements of Characteristics Related to Aspect
Vehicle Expression
Documents Characteristics Requirements
part of results
- 8.4.1 Conformity and Colour Matching
Carbody +
Painted Colour conformity: colours visual Visual compliance with the
D15 5504 Rating
exterior comparison in light-booth colour master panel
plastic parts
Carbody + Maximum difference

Painted Colour matching between plastic between plastic part and
MXP_PEI04_0071 -
exterior parts and carbody carbody don't have to involve
plastic parts a criticisable defect
- 8.4.2 Sharpness and Orange Peel Measurement

Orange Peel - Highly visible areas
- ≤ 4
Horizontal on the bottom (Lw H b)
Orange Peel
- ≤7
Horizontal on the top (Lw H h)
Carbody
Orange Peel - Highly visible areas
- ≤8
Vertical on the top (Lw V h)
Orange Peel
D25 5540 - ≤ 12
Vertical on the bottom (LW V b)
Microstructure (Sw) - 10 ≤ Sw ≤ 25
Carbody + Dark colour < 95
Painted
Distinctness of Image (DOI) (1)  - Medium colour < 90
exterior
plastic parts Light colour < 85
" B " parameter - -10 ≤ B ≤ 10
- 8.4.3 Specular Gloss (Measuring Angle: 60°)

Compliance with the master
D25 1413 - Matt or semi-gloss paint UB
panel
- 8.4.4 Specular gloss (Measuring Angle: 20°)

- High-gloss paint with clearcoat UB ≥ 85
D25 1413
- High-gloss single-layer topcoat UB ≥ 80
(1) Value for information.
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Weathering Resistance
Weathering Resistance requirements are defined in Table 7.
Table 7: Requirements of Characteristics Related to Weathering Resistance
of results 1 2 3 4 5 6
D27 1389 8.5.1 Artificial Ageing with Weather-O-Meter (Arc Xenon)
- 8.5.1.1 Colour Control
- 8.5.1.1.1 High-Gloss Paint with Clearcoat (multi-layer topcoat)
- Test period h - 504 504
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 (measurement angle: UB -  20  10
20°)
- 8.5.1.1.2 High-Gloss Monocoat (single-layer topcoat)
- Test period h - - c.f. B15 5056
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 (measurement angle: UB - - c.f. B15 5056
20°)
- 8.5.1.1.3 All Topcoat Paints
D25 1075 Adhesion Rating - a ou b
Colour deviation (2)   
E - 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 3
D25 5479 Class of chroma (1)S 1,5 1,5 1,5
- - a b c a c a c a c
b b b
Colour devition
   
D25 5479 intermediate measures E - - - - - - - - -
0,8 0,6 0,6 0,6
after 100 h
- 8.5.1.2 High-gloss clearcoat control (3)
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 (measurement angle: UB -  10
20°)
B15 5020 Surface defects - - No defects
D15 5362 Crazing (cracking) Notation - No cracking
D25 1075 Adhesion Rating - a or b
D27 5439
8.5.2 Artificial ageing with UVB radiation
Procedure A
- 8.5.2.1 Colour control
- 8.5.2.1.1 High-Gloss Paint with Clearcoat (multi-layer topcoat)
- Test period h - - 504
Gloss change
D25 1413 (measurement angle UB - -  10
20°)

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- 8.5.2.1.2 High-Gloss Monocoat (single-layer topcoat)
- Test period h - - c.f. B15 5056
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 (measurement angle: UB - - c.f. B15 5056
20°)
- 8.5.2.1.3 All topcoat paints
E - 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 3
D25 5479 Class of chroma (1) 1,5 1,5 1,5
b b b
- 8.5.2.2 High-Gloss Clearcoat Control (3)
D27 5439 8.5.3 Artificial Ageing with UVB + Thermocycles (for topcoat with clearcoat)
Procedure B
- Number of cycles - - - 2 4
Gloss deviation (3)
D25 1413 UB - -  15  15
(measurement 20°)
D27 1526 8.5.4 Natural Ageing in Florida

- 8.5.4.1 Colour control
- 8.5.4.1.1 High-Gloss Paint with Clearcoat (Multi-Layer Topcoat)
- Test period Month - 12 12
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 UB -  20  10
(measurement at 20°)
- 8.5.4.1.2 High-Gloss Monocoat (Single-Layer Topcoat)
- Test period Month - 12 12
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 UB -  30  15
(measurement at 20°)
- 8.5.4.1.3 All Topcoat Paints
E - 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 3
D25 5479 Class of chroma (1) 1,5 1,5 1,5
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- 8.5.4.2 High-Gloss Clearcoat Control (3)
- Test period Month - 12 18 36
Gloss deviation
D25 1413 (measurement angle UB -  20  10
20°)
Note: (1) Class of chroma: a for C*  7, b for 7 < C*  30 and c for C* > 30, the value C* (chroma) being defined in
accordance with test method D15 5084. About solod color black topcoat paints (colour code: EXY), apply the
requirement of chroma category C.
For paragraph 7.5.1.1. and paragraph 7.5.2.1., weathering test with UVB radiation, in accordance with the
D27 5439 - Procedure A, can be used as a replacement for the artificial weathering with WOM, following the
D27 1389 however, in the event of litigation, the testing with the WOM is taken as the reference.
(2) Measurement shall be carried out on polished area.
(3) About matt or semi-gloss clearcoats: take the requirements for the concerned project, defined during
material development.

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Chemical Resistance
Chemical resistance requirements are defined in Table 8.
Table 8: Requirements of Characteristics Related to Chemical Resistance.
Requirements
Expressing of
result
1 2 3 4 5 6
8.6.1 Solvent Resistance

Xylene - - - - - - -
Paint with clearcoat or monocoat min - 

D27 5437
E-coat min -  - - -
Basecoat only (inner parts) s -  90
Ethanol min - 
8.6.2 Staining by Chemical Products

Test period h - - - 24
D27 5377 Iso-octane/toluene mix Rating - - - 0
Hexadecane / Alpha-methyl-
Rating - - - 0
naphthalene
Windshield washer liquid Rating - - - 0
- 8.6.3 Behaviour with the Diluted Sulphuric Acid

Visual appearance after 16 h in
D27 1433 H2SO4 solution (30% w/v and Rating - -  
25 °C)
- 8.6.4 Gradient Oven Test

Temperature from which a spot
D25 5526 °C - - - -  
start to build up (1)
8.6.5 Bird Droppings Resistance (Biological Attacks)

D27 5415
- Rating - - - 

(1) Paint with clearcoat only.
Note: In cases where Products are in contact with the paint coating accidentally (brake fluids, lubricants, antifreezes,
further protective products, adhesives...), they shall not lead to a deterioration above and beyond rating 2,
according to D27 5144. The test is carried out on one or several reference paintings, in conformity with level
of requirement “4” described above.

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Mechanical Properties
The mechanical characteristics of the Adhesion and Abrasion tests are described in Table 9.
Table 9: Requirements of Characteristics Related to Adhesion and Abrasion tests
8.7.1 Adhesion
D25 1075 8.7.1.1 Adhesion (Crosscut Test)
- Rating a or b
D27 5438 8.7.1.2 Autoclave Ageing
D25 1075  Adhesion Rating - - - a or b
8.7.1.3 Resistance to High Pressure Washer
D25 5376  Metallic substrate Rating - - - -
 Plastic substrate Rating - - - 0-0
- 8.7.2 Abrasion and Scratching

- 8.7.2.1 Resistance Against the Mechanical Action of Washing Brushes (1)
D24 5359 Initial
 Gloss deviation UB - - -  20
 Gloss retention (at 20°) :
D25 1413
 Paint with clearcoat UB - - -  70
 Single-layer monocoat UB - - -  65
- 8.7.2.2 Scratch Resistance – Dry Abrasion (1)
Deviation with the initial gloss (measuring angle 60 °):
D24 5010  Topcoat with1K clearcoat ∆UB - - - - -  15
 Topcoat with 2K clearcoat ∆UB - - - - -  25
Note: (1) About matt or semi-gloss clearcoats: take the requirements for the concerned project, defined during
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8.7.3 Deformation Resistance

These characteristics are valid only for paint coatings applied to steel plates, covered or not, and of aluminium of
nominal thickness: 0,7 mm to 1,2 mm, see Table 10.
Table 10: Requirements of Characteristics Related to Deformation Resistance
of Result 1 2 3 4 5 6
P-Hardness test (1) s -  180  180  180
D25 1298
P-Hardness test after rework (2) s - - -  170
ERICHSEN stamping mm - 2 - 5
D25 1342 ERICHSEN stamping after
mm - - - 3
rework(2)
Note: (1) When the paint film includes waterborne basecoat and/or PU2K clearcoats, a deviation from the
requirement may be permitted with the agreement of PSA department in charge of paintings materials
approvals (Painting engineering department).
(2) This rating is a requirement in case of rework. The following are concerned: out-line repair in refinish system
(carbody color + 2K clearcoat) and the 2nd run in paintshop in OEM range.

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History
This standard was first approved and released in < July 1987 >.
Index Date Description
Updating of the standard:

Paragraph 7.4.2.: modification of requirements sw et b parameter.
Q OCT 2013 Paragraph 7.7.2.2.: updating of dry scratch resistance requirements. and gloss
measurement to 60°.
Paragraph 7.7.3.: changing conditions of exemption for non compliance with the
hardness test for waterborne basecoat and 2k clearcoat.
Modification of requirements:
Paragraph 5. and paragraph 8.4.: appearence requirements updating.
R JAN 2016 Paragraph 8.2.: water immersion resistance requirements updating.
Paragraph 8.3.: stonechip resistance requirements updating.
Paragraph 8.7.3.: erichsen stamping test requirements updating.
Paragraph 8.1 change of method reference for ss and cass : ISO 9227.
Paragraph 8.1.2 filiform corrosion precision.
Paragraph 8.2.2 addition of adhesion test after blistering.
S FEB 2020 Paragraph 8.4.2 modification of appearence requirements.
Paragraph 8.6.1 addition of solvent resistance requirement for basecoat only.
Paragraph 8.7.3 new requirements for stamping and hardness after second
painting run test.
Contributors
The following persons are additionally involved in drafting and/or reviewing this standard:
DI/PME/PPE/MPA Pascal LAMBERT, David GODEFROY
RD2/DCHM/MXPE/MAPM Claire CZECHOWSKI
RD2/DAPF/RHN Meriem AMRI (Segula company on behalf of Groupe PSA)

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1 Purpose and Scope

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2.1.2 External Standards

(*) This document exists only in French.

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Interior compartment Visible Colourful only Basecoat

Trunk interiors Visible Colourful only Basecoat

Engine Compartment Hardly visible No None

Frame box section Not visible No None

Visible Colourful and appearance Standard

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5.1.2 Protection Requirements

Vehicle area service Functions : PROTECTION

Exterior Stone-ship resistance : high level

5.2.1 Complementary Requirements

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5.2.2 Special Requirements

6 Connection to "Painting" Standards

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8.1.2 Filiform Corrosion (4)

8.1.4 Cyclic Accelerated Corrosion

8.1.5 Corrosion with a Constant Salt Natural Atmosphere

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8.2.2 Blistering at the Humidity

Note: (-) An indent means "No requirements".

- Non-coated steel Rating - - 2 1

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- 8.4.1 Conformity and Colour Matching

Carbody + Maximum difference

- 8.4.2 Sharpness and Orange Peel Measurement

- 8.4.3 Specular Gloss (Measuring Angle: 60°)

- 8.4.4 Specular gloss (Measuring Angle: 20°)

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D27 1526 8.5.4 Natural Ageing in Florida

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8.6.1 Solvent Resistance

Paint with clearcoat or monocoat min - 

8.6.2 Staining by Chemical Products

- 8.6.3 Behaviour with the Diluted Sulphuric Acid

- 8.6.4 Gradient Oven Test

8.6.5 Bird Droppings Resistance (Biological Attacks)

Note: (-) An indent means "No requirements".

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- 8.7.2 Abrasion and Scratching

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8.7.3 Deformation Resistance

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Index Date Description

Updating of the standard:

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