BS EN 10240 : 1998

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Designation of coating quality
5 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
6 Hot dip galvanizing process
7 General requirements of the coating
8 Special requirements of the coating
9 Inspection
10 Sampling
11 Inspection and test methods
12 Post galvanizing treatment
13 Marking
Annex A (normative) Condition of the tube to be coated
Annex B (normative) Method of determination of the local
coating thickness using the magnetic method (ISO 2178)
Annex C (normative) Method of determination of the mass of the
coating per unit area using the gravimetric method
(EN ISO 1460)
Annex D (informative) Guidelines for the galvanizer's
procedure for non-specific inspection and testing of
coating quality A.1 in accordance with EN 10021 - Frequency
of inspection and testing

Defines the requirements and tests for hot dip galvanized coatings applied to steel tubes hot dip galvanized automatic plants for gas and water installations, including including water for human consumption, and other applications, such as scaffold tubes, structural hollow sections.