Plascoat PPA 571 ES Electrostatic Spray 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                              
                               
Chemical: (1) P4- P8 P4- P8 P4- P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P5-P8 P4- P8 P4- 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 250m 170 m 170 m 200 m 250 m 250 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
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