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Corrosion protection: General information

Table 5: Yearly erosion values for zinc
(for at surface corrosion)

Table 6:

Service conditions/Layer thicknesses

for zinc plated steel

k d s of zinc
k bcoating [m]
s
thickness

Service condition
(areas of application)

try

s
dus

Ind

air

ir
a as
Se
ir
ya
Citd
ir
dtry a
Coun
Indoors

"very mild"
(Decorative use
without strain)

"mild"
(Indoor conditions
in warm, dry
atmosphere)

"moderate"
(Indoor conditions
in rooms in which
condensation may occur)

"strong"
(Outdoor weathering under
moderate conditions)

"very strong"
(Outdoor weathering under difficult
corrosive conditions
e.g. sea/industry environment)

Protection
d time [years]-(meanvalue)

Service condition
Indoors
Country air*
City air*
Industry air*
Sea air*

m/year
1.0 2.0
1.3 2.5
1.9 5.6
6.4 19
2.2 7.2




* In practice, a mixed climate is to be reckoned with.

Allocation of
zinc layer
thickness in m

Description
examples

3-5

"zinc plated"
A1A/B/F
A2A/B/F
Fe / Zn 3 / 5

5-8

"zinc plated"
A2C/D
A3A/B/F
Fe / Zn 5 / 8

8 - 12

A3C/D
Fe / Zn 12 A / F
Fe / Zn 8 / 12

12 - 25

A4C/D
A 5-6 / B-G
A7A/F
Fe / Zn 12-25

25

A7C/D
Fe / Zn 25 c 2 C / D

Corresponds to general standard stock type

Observe maximum layer thicknesses according to Table 8.
Thread size/oversize required, choose hot dip galvanization if necessary
Extract from EN 1403, 12329 (protective effects differ in practice)

Table 7: Reference values for corrosion and temperature resistance of galvanizing on steel
Coating

Cr(VI)-free

zinc plated
colourless/blue passivated 1
zinc plated
yellow chromated 1
zinc plated
olive chromated 1
zinc plated
black chromated 1
zinc plated colourless/blue
passivated with sealing 2
zinc plated thicklayer passivated
(TLP) without sealing 2
zinc plated thicklayer passivated
with sealing 2
zinc plated black passivated
with sealing 2
ZnFe black
without sealing 23
ZnFe black
with sealing 2
ZnNi black
without sealing 23
ZnNi black
with sealing 2
ZnNi transparent
without sealing 2
ZnNi transparent
with sealing 2
Zinc ake coating
with chromate (Cr-(VI))
Zinc ake coating
without chromate

yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes

Coat
thickness [m]
3
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
5
8
6
8

Saltspray test according to ISO 9227

White rust [h]
Red rust [h]
2
12
12
36
24
72
48
72
72
120
72
96
96
144
12
24
72
72
96
72
120
48
72
72
120
96
168
96
240
24
72
24
96
24
48
24
72
120
196
120
240
24
360
24
480
120
600
120
720
120
360
120
600
144
480
144
720
480
720
240
480

Temperature resistance
Coating up to approx. C
60
60
60
60
60
120
120
60
100

180

180

150/180 4
150/180 4

1 Resistance according to ISO 4042 attachment B (informative)

2 Typical values for drum goods, before rst assembly and without thermal processing. All surfaces with sealant are only electrically conductive to a limited extent.
The friction coefcients vary and need to be inspected when undertaking actual installation work.
3 Limited abrasion resistance of the black surface
4 Temperature dependent on the product used

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