Plascoat PPA 571 Fluidised Bed Coating onto mild steel									Date:	Aug-02
Environmental Classification to EN ISO 12944-2
Property	Corrosivity Category						Water and Soil			Notes:
	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5 - I	C5 - M	Im1	Im2	Im3
		Rural	Urban or	Industrial	Aggressive	Coastal	Fresh	Sea	Soil
			Industrial	Coastal	Industrial	Offshore	water
	None	Low	Medium	High	Very high	Very high		Brackish
					Industrial	Marine		water
Pre-treatment
Shotblasting	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5	SA 2.5
Min. thickness	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m	300 m
Expected lifetime
ISO 12944 - 1:1998	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High: > 15 years
Designation after 15 years lifetime
Blistering: ISO 4628/2	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	None
Rust scale: ISO 4628/3	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	Ri 0	None
Cracking: ISO 4628/4	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Dens. 0	Not visible under 10X magn.
Flaking: ISO 4628/5	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Quant. 0	Not visible under 10X magn.
Chalking: ISO 4628/6	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0	0	0
Limitations:	Design should be in accordance with ISO 12944-3:1988
	The substrate is appropriately cleaned and is free of sharp edges or corners
	Initial  and outgoing quality control procedures are in line with Plascoat recommendations
	The coating is applied in accordance with Plascoat recommendations
	The coating is continuous and free from exposed edges and pinholes
	The coated item is installed on-site in accordance with Plascoat recommendations
	The coating has not been damaged through to the metal, for example during transport,
		site erection, fixing or subsequent use
	The metal substrate has not been deformed after coating
	The coated item has not been exposed to continuous temperatures in excess of 50 deg C
		or intermittent temperatures above 65 deg C
	The long term exposure to UV light is in accordance with recommendations given by Plascoat