ICS 87.020; 91.080.10

Descriptors: Paint coatings, corrosion protection, structural steelwork,performance, testing.

Beschichtungsstoffe – Korrosionsschutz von Stahlbauten durchBeschichtungssysteme – Teil 6: Laborprüfungen zur Bewertung vonBeschichtungssystemen (ISO 12944-6 : 1998)

European Standard EN ISO 12944-6 : 1998 has the status of a DIN Standard.

National forewordThis standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 139 to adopt, withoutalteration, International Standard ISO 12944-6 as a European Standard.The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Anstrichstoffe undähnliche Beschichtungsstoffe (Paints and Varnishes Standards Committee), Technical CommitteeKorrosionsschutz von Stahlbauten.The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are asfollows:

ISO Standard DIN Standard

ISO 554 DIN 50014ISO 1512 DIN EN 21512ISO 1513 DIN EN ISO 1513ISO 2409 DIN EN ISO 2409ISO 2808 DIN ISO 2808 *)ISO 2812-1 DIN EN ISO 2812-1ISO 2812-2 DIN EN ISO 2812-2ISO 3231 DIN EN ISO 3231ISO 4624 DIN EN 24624ISO 4628-1 DIN ISO 4628-1 *)ISO 4628-2 DIN ISO 4628-2 *)ISO 4628-3 DIN ISO 4628-3 *)ISO 4628-4 DIN ISO 4628-4ISO 4628-5 DIN ISO 4628-5ISO 6270 DIN EN ISO 6270ISO 7384 DIN EN ISO 7384ISO 8503-1 DIN EN ISO 8503-1ISO 8503-2 DIN EN ISO 8503-2ISO 12944-1 DIN EN ISO 12944-1ISO 12944-2 DIN EN ISO 12944-2ISO 12944-4 DIN EN ISO 12944-4ISO 12944-5 DIN EN ISO 12944-5

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National Annex NAStandards referred to(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)

DIN 50014 Artificial climates in technical applications – Standard atmospheresDIN 53167 Salt spray testing of organic coatingsDIN 53209 Evaluation of degradation of paint coatings – Designation of intensity, quantity and size

of common types of defect – Designation of degree of blisteringDIN 53210 Designation of the degree of rusting of paints, varnishes and similar coatingsDIN 53230 Rating system for the evaluation of tests on paints, varnishes and similar coatingsDIN EN 21512 Paints and varnishes – Sampling of products in liquid or paste form (ISO 1512 : 1991)DIN EN 24624 Paints and varnishes – Pull-off test for adhesion (ISO 4624 : 1978)DIN EN ISO 1513 Paints and varnishes – Examination and preparation of samples (ISO 1513 : 1992)DIN EN ISO 2409 Paints and varnishes – Cross-cut test (ISO 2409 : 1992)DIN EN ISO 2812-1 Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to liquids – General methods

(ISO 2812-1 : 1993)DIN EN ISO 2812-2 Determination of resistance of paints and varnishes to liquids – Water immersion method

(ISO 2812-2 : 1993)DIN EN ISO 3231 Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to humid atmospheres containing

sulfur dioxide (ISO 3231 : 1993)DIN EN ISO 6270 Paints and varnishes – Determination of resistance to humidity (continuous condensa-

tion) (ISO 6270 : 1980)DIN EN ISO 7384 Corrosion test in artificial atmosphere – General requirements (ISO 7384 : 1986)DIN EN ISO 8503-1 Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Specifications

and definitions for ISO surface profile comparators for the assessment of abrasive blast-cleaned surfaces (ISO 8503-1 : 1988)

DIN EN ISO 8503-2 Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Method for thegrading of surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned substrates using a comparator(ISO 8503-2 : 1988)

DIN EN ISO 12944-1 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 1: Generalintroduction (ISO 12944-1 : 1998)

DIN EN ISO 12944-2 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 2: Classifi-cation of environments (ISO 12944-2 : 1998)

DIN EN ISO 12944-4 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 4: Types ofsurface and surface preparation (ISO 12944-4 : 1998)

DIN EN ISO 12944-5 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 5: Protectivepaint systems (ISO 12944-5 : 1998)

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Peintures et vernis – Anticorrosiondes structures en acier par systèmesde peinture – Partie 6: Essais deperformance en laboratoire(ISO 12944-6 : 1998)

Beschichtungsstoffe – Korrosions-schutz von Stahlbauten durchBeschichtungssysteme –Teil 6: Laborprüfungen zur Bewertungvon Beschichtungssystemen(ISO 12944-5 : 1998)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-06-16.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of anational standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national stand-ards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENmember.The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of aCEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has thesame status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the CzechRepublic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,and the United Kingdom.

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ForewordInternational StandardISO 12944-6 : 1998 Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint sys-

tems – Part 6: Laboratory performance test methods,which was prepared by ISO/TC 35 ‘Paints and varnishes’ of the International Organization for Standardization,has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 ‘Paints and varnishes’, the Secretariat of which is heldby DIN, as a European Standard.This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identicaltext or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by November 1998 at the latest.In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement noticeThe text of the International Standard ISO 12944-6 : 1998 was approved by CEN as a European Standardwithout any modification.NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).

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