AS/NZS 2728:1997

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Prefinished/prepainted sheet metal

products for interior/exterior
building applications—Performance
requirements
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This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee MT/9, Metal Finishing. It was approved on behalf of the Council of
Standards Australia on 15 October 1997 and on behalf of the Council of Standards
New Zealand on 6 October 1997. It was published on 5 December 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee MT/9:

Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Department of Defence, Australia
Galvanising Association of New Zealand
Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
New Zealand Abrasive Blasting Association
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia
Telstra Corporation

Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:

Aluminium sheet and strip manufacturers
BHP Research and Technology
CSIRO, Division of Building, Construction and Engineering
Metal Building Products Manufacturers Association
Scientific Services Laboratory
Steel coil coating organizations (Australia and New Zealand)

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 AS/NZS 2728:1997

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Prefinished/prepainted sheet metal

products for interior/exterior
building applications—Performance
requirements

Originated in Australia as AS 2728— 1984.

Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 2728:1997.
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STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND
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ISBN 0 7337 1612 1
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee MT/9, Metal Finishing, at the request of industry, to supersede
AS 2728—1984, Prepainted and organic film/metal laminate products —Performance
requirements for interior/exterior applications in buildings .
The objective of this revision is to upgrade the requirements for prefinished sheet and
strip intended for further fabrication into products for use in the building industry.
No international (ISO) Standards are available on this subject.
In this edition the requirements have been upgraded to accommodate products recently
developed and to include information to categorize corrosion and sunshine test sites in
Australia and New Zealand.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral
part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
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CONTENTS

Page

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. 4
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. ...... ... .. 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ... . .. .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. 5
1.4 PRODUCT TYPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . 6
1.5 PRODUCT FINISHES . . . . . . . . . .. ... . ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 6

SECTION 2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PREFINISHED METAL

PRODUCTS
2.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 APPEARANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 SPECULAR GLOSS (PRODUCT SPECIFICATION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 DRY FILM THICKNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 REVERSE IMPACT RESISTANCE OF PREPAINTED PRODUCTS . . . . . . 9
2.6 ADHESION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.7 SCRATCH RESISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.8 DURABILITY OF THE ORGANIC FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.9 HUMIDITY RESISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.10 SALT SPRAY RESISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.11 PENCIL HARDNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

APPENDICES
A PURCHASING GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
B ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEST PANELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
D ADVICE ON SURFACE CONDITION OF METALLIC SUBSTRATES
FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIC COATING . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E REVERSE IMPACT TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
F T-BEND ADHESION TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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G BALL ADHESION TEST FOR ORGANIC FILM/METAL LAMINATE . . . . . 22

H PROCEDURES FOR TESTING DURABILITY AND
SALT SPRAY RESISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
I NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN CORROSION TEST SITES . . . . . . . 27
J ADVICE ON WEATHERING PERFORMANCE OF FABRICATED
PREPAINTED AND ORGANIC FILM/METAL LAMINATE PRODUCTS . . . 30
K STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA / STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Prefinished/prepainted sheet metal products for
interior/exterior building applications— Performance requirements

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies performance requirements for prepainted and
organic film/metal laminate products in sheet and strip form that are coated on one or
both sides with an organic film, and that are intended for fabrication into products for use
in the construction or finishing of buildings.
The Standard classifies prefinished/prepainted metal products into six types according to
their performance, in respect to durability and aesthetics, in environments of varying
severity. It specifies three levels of coating finish.
NOTES:
1 Advice and recommendations on information to be supplied by the purchaser at the time of
enquiry or order are contained in the purchasing guidelines set out in Appendix A.
2 The performance of a coating will be dependent on the corrosion resistance of the substrate
in the particular environment and on climatic influences that directly affect the coating.
Such influences include solar radiation and the presence of water vapour (see Appendix B).

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1397 Steel sheet and strip — Hot-dipped zinc-coated or aluminium/zinc-coated
1580 Paints and related
materials—Methods of test
1580.403.1 Method 403.1: Scratch resistance
1580.408.4 Method 408.4: Adhesion (cross-cut)
1580.481.1.1 Method 481.1.1: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—General appearance
1580.481.1.2 Method 481.1.2: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Discolouration
(including bronzing)
1580.481.1.5 Method 481.1.5: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Change in gloss
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1580.481.1.7 Method 481.1.7: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of checking

1580.481.1.8 Method 481.1.8: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of cracking
1580.481.1.9 Method 481.1.9: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of blistering
1580.481.1.10 Method 481.1.10: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of flaking
and peeling
1580.481.1.11 Method 481.1.11: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of chalking
1580.481.1.12 Method 481.1.12: Coatings—Exposed to weathering—Degree of colour
change
1580.481.3 Method 481.3: Coatings — Exposed to w eather ing — D egr ee of
corrosion of coated metal substrates
1635 Methods of test for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape
1635.3.1 Method 1635.3.1: Adhesion strength
1734 Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Flat sheet, coiled sheet and plate

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