Plascoat PPA 571 ES Electrostatic Spray 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                    
                     
Chemical: (1) P4- P8 P4- P8 P4- P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8  
                     
Min. thickness 200 m 200 m 220 m 250 m 250 m 250 m 250 m 250 m 250 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
and exclusions: 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
(1)  Note: P4 Specific amorphous phosphate
P5 Specific amorphous phosphate plus passivation
P6 Zn-Ni crystaline phosphate plus passivation
P7 Chromate
P8 Tri-cation phosphate