|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10240:1998TheEuropeanStandardEN10240:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.10;25.220.40;77.140.75NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWInternaland/orexternalprotectivecoatingsforsteeltubesÐSpecificationforhotdipgalvanizedcoatingsappliedinautomaticplantsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul3112:37:57BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15April1998©BSI1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceISE/16Draftforcomment94/340829DCISBN0580295257BSEN10240:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN10240:1997.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/16,Protectivecoatingsandliningsofmetalpipesandfittings,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Whilstthisstandardreferstohotdipgalvanizedcoatingsappliedinautomaticplantsthedefinitiongivenin3.9doesnotexcludehotdipgalvanizingproducedinplantswheretubesarehotdipgalvanizedandhandledindividuallyatwithdrawalfromthehotdipgalvanizingbathusingmechanicaldevicessuchastongs.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to9andabackcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul3112:37:57BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10240:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN10240NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMDecember1997ICS23.040.10;25.220.40;77.140.75Descriptors:Metalcoatings,galvanizing,hotdipgalvanizing,steeltubes,specifications,quality,thickness,adhesion,area,inspection,tests,markingEnglishversionInternaland/orexternalprotectivecoatingsforsteeltubesÐSpecificationforhotdipgalvanizedcoatingsappliedinautomaticplantsReveÃtementsinteÂrieuret/ouexteÂrieurdestubesenacierÐSpeÂcificationspourreveÃtementsdegalvanisationaÁchaudsurdeslignesautomatiquesInnereund/oderaÈuûereSchutzuÈberzuÈgefuÈrStahlrohreÐFestlegungenfuÈrdurchSchmelztauchverzinkeninautomatisiertenAnlagenhergestellteUÈberzuÈgeThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon9August1997.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonJul3112:37:57BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN10240:1997©BSI1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeECISS/TC29,Steeltubesandfittingsforsteeltubes,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyUNI.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJune1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJune1998.TheEuropeanCommitteeforIronandSteelStandardization(ECISS)instructedtheTechnicalCommitteeECISS/TC29todrawupaEuropeanStandardforhotdipgalvanizedcoatingsforsteeltubes.ThistaskhasbeenundertakenbythesubcommitteeECISS/TC29/SC4,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbytheAssociationFranõaisedeNormalisation(AFNOR).Thesubcommitteehasrecognizedthatthequalityrequiredofahotdipgalvanizedcoatingdependsonthe