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  • BS EN 12373-1:2001

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    ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - METHOD FOR SPECIFYING DECORATIVE AND PROTECTIVE ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the
        anodizer
    5 Tests
    6 Coating thickness
    7 Quality of sealing
    8 Quality of cold impregnation
    9 Appearance and colour
    10 Corrosion resistance
    11 Abrasion resistance
    12 Resistance to cracking by deformation
    13 Fastness to light and light to ultraviolet radiation
    14 Light reflection properties
    15 Electric breakdown potential
    16 Continuity of the coating
    17 Mass per unit area (surface density) of the coating
    Annex A (informative) Guide to grades of aluminium for
            anodizing
    Annex B (informative) Guidance on surface preparation
    Annex C (normative) Interpretation of average and local
            thickness requirements
    Annex D (informative) Guidance on the choice of coating
            thickness class
    Annex E (informative) Guidance on cleaning materials for
            external architectural applications
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    Refers to the method for specifying decorative and protective anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium.

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    Committee STI/32
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1615(1987). (06/2001) Supersedes 97/121101 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, May 2007. (04/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    EN 12373-9:1998 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 9: Measurement of wear resistance and wear index of anodic oxidation coatings using an abrasive wheel wear test apparatus
    EN 12373-13 : 2000 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 13: MEASUREMENT OF REFLECTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ALUMINIUM SURFACES USING A GONIOPHOTOMETER OR AN ABRIDGED GONIOPHOTOMETER
    EN 12373-15 : 2000 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 15: ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE OF ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS TO CRACKING BY DEFORMATION
    EN 12373-6 : 1998 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 6: ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF SEALED ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS BY MEASUREMENT OF THE LOSS OF MASS AFTER IMMERSION IN PHOSPHORIC ACID/CHROMIC ACID SOLUTION WITHOUT PRIOR ACID TREATMENT
    EN 12373-2:1998 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 2: Determination of mass per unit area (surface density) of anodic oxidation coatings - Gravimetric method
    EN ISO 2360:2017 Non-conductive coatings on non-magnetic electrically conductive base metals - Measurement of coating thickness - Amplitude-sensitive eddy-current method (ISO 2360:2017)
    ISO 10074:2010 Anodizing of aluminium and its alloys Specification for hard anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium and its alloys
    EN 12373-19:2001 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 19: Rating system for the evaluation of pitting corrosion - Grid method
    ISO 1463:2003 Metallic and oxide coatings Measurement of coating thickness Microscopical method
    EN ISO 2064 : 2000 METALLIC AND OTHER INORGANIC COATINGS - DEFINITIONS AND CONVENTIONS COVERING THE MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS
    EN 12373-3 : 1998 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 3: DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS OF ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS - NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT BY SPLIT-BEAM MICROSCOPE
    EN 12373-18 : 2001 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 18: RATING SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF PITTING CORROSION - CHART METHOD
    EN 12373-4 : 1998 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 4: ESTIMATION OF LOSS OF ABSORPTIVE POWER OF ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS AFTER SEALING BY DYE SPOT TEST WITH PRIOR ACID TREATMENT
    EN 12373-7 : 2002 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 7: ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF SEALED ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS BY MEASUREMENT OF THE LOSS OF MASS AFTER IMMERSION IN PHOSPHORIC ACID/CHROMIC ACID SOLUTION WITH PRIOR ACID TREATMENT
    EN 12373-17 : 2001 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 17: DETERMINATION OF ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL
    EN 12373-16 : 2001 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 16: CHECK FOR CONTINUITY OF THIN ANODIC OXYDATION COATINGS - COPPER SULFATE TEST
    EN 12373-12:2000 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 12: Measurement of reflectance characteristics of aluminium surfaces using integrating-sphere instruments
    ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
    EN 12373-14 : 2000 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 14: VISUAL DETERMINATION OF IMAGE CLARITY OF ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS - CHART SCALE METHOD
    EN 12373-10:1998 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 10: Measurement of mean specific abrasion resistance of anodic oxidation coatings using an abrasive jet test apparatus
    ISO 2064:1996 Metallic and other inorganic coatings Definitions and conventions concerning the measurement of thickness
    EN 12373-5 : 1998 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - ANODIZING - PART 5: ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF SEALED ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS BY MEASUREMENT OF ADMITTANCE
    EN 12373-11:2000 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Anodizing - Part 11: Measurement of specular reflectance and specular gloss of anodic oxidation coatings at angles of 20°, 45°, 60° or 85°
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