AS 1580.481.3-2002

1 - AS 1580.481.3-2002 PAINTS AND RELATED MATERIALS-METHODS OF TEST - COATINGS-EXPOSED TO WEATHERING-DEGREE OF CORROSION OF...
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1 - 3 DEFINITIONS
1 - 3.1 Type 1 corrosion
1 - 3.2 Type 2 corrosion
1 - 4 PRINCIPLE
1 - 5 APPARATUS AND MATERIALS
1 - 5.1 Reference standards
1 - 5.2 Test panel
1 - 5.3 Scraper
2 - 5.4 Paint remover
2 - 6 VIEWING ENVIRONMENT
2 - 7 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE
2 - 8 PROCEDURE
2 - 8.1 General
2 - 8.2 Assessment of unscribed panels
3 - 8.3 Assessment of scribed test panel
4 - 9 TEST REPORT

This Standard describes the assessment of the degree of deterioration of a metal substrate that has been coated by a paint system and exposed to weathering. It is intended as a measure of the ability of a paint system to provide corrosion protection for a metal that has been exposed to an aggressive environment.

This method describes the assessment of the degree of deterioration of a metal substrate that has been coated by a paint system and exposed to weathering. It is intended as a measure of the ability of a paint system to provide corrosion protection for a metal that has been exposed to an aggressive environment.

First published in part as AS K41.481.3-1962.
AS K41.481.4 first published 1962.
AS K41.481.3 redesignated AS 1580.481.3-1975.
AS K41.481.4 redesignated AS 1580.481.4-1975.
AS 1580.481.3-1975 and AS 1580.481.4-1975 revised, amalgamated and issued as AS 1580.481.3-1992.
Third edition 2002.
Reconfirmed 2013.