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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee MT/9, Metal Finishing. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 5 July 1989 and published
on 7 August 1989.

The following interests are represented on Committee MT/9:

Aluminium Development Council
Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Confederation of Australian Industry
Department of Defence
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Telecom 'Australia
University of Queensland
Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:
Australian Zinc Development Association
Galvanizers Association of Australia
Tubemaking organizations
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 AS 1650-1989

Australian Standard®

Hot-dipped galvanized coatings on

ferrous articles

First published in part as AS 1(53-1942

Second edition 1960
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AS 1650 first published 1914.

AS 1(53-1960 and AS 1650-1974 revised, amalgamated
and redesignated AS 1650-1981.
Third edition 1989.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
STANDARDS HOUSE, 80 ARTHUR ST, NORTH SYDNEY NSW
ISBN 0 7262 5849 0
 AS 1659-1989 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by Standards Australia's Committee on Metal Finishing

to supersede AS 1650-1981, Galvanized coatings.
In this edition the section on fasteners has been deleted. It is conidered that this
is adequately covered by AS 1214, Hot-dip galvanized coatings on threaded fasten ers
(ISO metric coarse thread series).
The Preece Test for uniformity of coating is not included in the Standard since it
is recognized, both in Australia and overseas, that it has many drawbacks which make
it highly suspect in a pass/fail situation.
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 3 AS 1650-1989

CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE 4
1.2 REJibRENCED DOCUMENTS 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS ............ 4
1.4 BASIS METAL .................... 5
1.5 GALVANIZING PROCESS 5
1.6 APPEARANCE 5
1.7 TEST REQUIREMENTS 5

SECTION 2. SHEET
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION 6
2.2 CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF COATI 6
2.3 SELECTION OF TEST SPECIMENS 6
2.4 COATING MASS REQUIREMENTS
2.5 ADHERENCE OF COATING ................ 6
6

SECTION 3. HOLLOW SECTIONS

3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION ............................ 8
3.2 SELECTION OF TEST SPECIMENS &
3.3 COATING MASS REQUIREMENTS ................ 8
3.4 ADHERENCE OF COATING 8

SECTION 4. WIRE QF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION

4.1 SCOPE OF SECTION 9
4.2 SELECTION OF TEST SPECIMENS 9
4.3 COATING MASS REQUIREMENTS 9
4.4 ADHERENCE OF COATING 9

SECTION 5. GENERAL ARTICLES

5.1 SCOPE OF SECTION 10
5.2 COATING MASS REQUIREMENTS .... 10
5.3 ADHERENCE OF COATING .... 10

APPENDICES
A PURCHASING GUIDELINES 11
B DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE OF A BATCH ........ 12
C RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR DESIGN AND PREPA-
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RATION OF MATERIALS PRIOR TO GALVANIZING 14

D DIMENSIONAL STABILITY ........................ 16
E EMBRITTLEMENT OF STEEL 17
F RENOVATION OF DAMAGED OR UNCOATED AREAS 19
G TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF GALVANIZED ARTICLES 20
H DETERMINATION OF COATING MASS ................ 21
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Hot-dipped galvanized coatings on ferrous articles

SECTION L SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE. This Standard specifies requirements 2331.1.5 Method 1.5: Local thickness tests-
for the mass, quality and testing of the hot-dip zinc Beta-backscatter method
(galvanized) coating on ferrous articles, of the 2331.2.1 Method 2.1: Average thickness tests
following product types: Dissolution methodsStrip
and weigh, and analytical
Sheet. 2331.2,3 Method 2.3: Average thickness tests
Hollow sections (circular and non-circular). Hydrogen evolution method
for zinc coatings
Wire of circular cross-section.
2483 Metal finishingRecommended sampling
General articles (forgings, fabricated steelwork, plans for the inspection and testing of
castings, centrifuged work, bar and wire coatings
products).
Matters relating to the quality, properties, or 2490 Sampling procedures and charts for
dimensional requirements of the iron or steel base inspection by variables for percent
material are outside the scope of this Standard. defective
NOTES: 2505 Methods for bend and related testing of
I. Appendix A contains advice and recommendations on metals
information which should be supplied by the purchaser at the 2505.1 Part 1: Sheet, strip and plate
time of enquiry or order.
2706 Numerical values--Rounding and
2. Advisory information on methods of determining compliance
of a lot with this Standard is given in Appendix B. interpretation of limiting values
3900 Quality systemsGuide to selection and
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. The follow- use
ing documents are referred to in this Standard:
3901 Quality systems for design/development,
AS production, installation and servicing
1074 Steel tubes and tubulars threaded or
suitable for threading with pipe threads of 3902 Quality systems for production and
Whitworth form installation
1199 Sampling procedures and tables for 3903 Quality systems for final inspection and
inspection by attributes test
em
1250 SAA Steel Structures Code 3904 Quality systemsGuide to quality
management and quality system elements
1397 Steel sheet and stripHot-dipped
zinc-coated or aluminium/zinc coated BS
Specification for testing zinc coatings on
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1399 Guide to AS 1199, Sampling procedures steel wire and for quality requirements
and tables for inspection by attributes ASTM
15 I SAA High-strength Structural Bolting A 143 Recommended practice for safeguarding
Code against embrittlement of hot-dip gal-
vanized structural steel products and
1791 Chromate conversion coatingsZinc and procedure for detecting embrittlement
cadmium
1.3 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this
1821-1823 Suppliers Quality Systems Standard, the definitions below apply.
2000 Guide to AS 1821-1823Suppliers quality 1.3.1 Coating massmass of the zinc coating per
systems unit area expressed in grams per square metre.
2204 Zinc-rich organic priming paint NOTE: The mass of the coating for sheet is expressed as the total
amount on both surfaces of the steel base (see also AS 1397).
2331 Methods of test for metallic and related
coatings 1.3.2 Galvanized coatinga coating obtained by
2331.1.3 Method 1.3: Local thickness tests dipping prepared ferrous articles in molten zinc.
Magnetic method
2331.1.4 Method 1.4: Local thickness tests 1.3.3 Galvanizera person, persons, or organization
Magnetic induction and responsible for the coating of the article with molten
eddy current methods zinc.
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