| Plascoat PPA 571 Fluidised Bed Coating onto mild steel | Date: | Aug-02 | |||||||||||||
| Environmental Classification to NF P 24-351 | |||||||||||||||
| Property | Environment - Exterior | Environment - Interior | Notes: | ||||||||||||
| E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | I1 | I2 | I3 | I4 | I5 | ||
| E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | |||||||
| Rural | Urban or | Urban or | Marine | Marine | Marine | Mixed | Mixed | Aggressive | |||||||
| Industrial | Industrial | ||||||||||||||
| Normal | Severe | 10-20 km | 3-10 km | < 3 km | Normal | Severe | Low | Medium | High | Very high | Aggressive | ||||
| from sea | from sea | from sea | humidity | humidity | humidity | humidity | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||||||||||||||