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StandardSpegificationfor
Zinc (Hot-DipGalvanized)Coatingson lron and Steel
Productsr
Thit dondad is irsucd utr&r ihc 6xcd dAignation A 123;thc numter immcdiately folowiDg rhc dcsisrstion ildicat s lhe v.ar of
origilrl qdoprionor, jo r!- cas! ofr.v'5loq thc yt5r of I!s! rwilioD, A rutnbq iD patlorn.lb iruiotcs [l'e
rtar ot t*r ,*ppr&"1 a
super!.riF .gilotr (.) lrdlcrrca an .ditorial changciDc! th! la$ rcvisionor rap!|Iovd.
hzt P, apyovedloruse.byogenciec
oI theDelqfta4n!olDqalse.CotrulttheDOD Indarof Spo'ifio,tlo,.qrd
Tlk tfilll?t'
Statdar&for
the3peqftcyear di$ue vhidr hat beatadoptdbf theDeparned ofDdente
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l...Scope
.1.1 This specificationcoversthc rcquircmentsfor zitrc
coatilg(galEnizing)by the hotdip processon iron andstisl
productsmade from rolled pressdand forgd sbaps,
plate+barq,and strips,
castings,
. 1.2 this specifcalioncove$ botb unfabricatedproducts
pmductqfor example,assembled
and.fabricated
stelproducts,structuralsteelfabrications,lsrggtubes.skeildybent or
weldedbcforegslvanizitr&aad wire work .fabdcatedtbm
uncoaledsteel.wi!e. This spciricationalso covti sleel
forgingcandiron castings
iacorporatedinto piecesfabricatcd
beforegalvanizingor which arc too largeto bc cenfrifugFd
(or otherwisehandledto rrtroveer(cessgalviinizing,bath
ndal).
NorE l-This spcclficatioq @ve6 tbose FodEca prcviousiy addresscdia Specif,cati,ons
A 123-78ard A 38678.
A l_{5 Pggc1igc
fo1 ProvidinsHigh{uality Zinc Coatings
(Hot-Dip)'
iq'780 Practiccfo"rRepair of DamagedHot-Dip calva:
nrzeoLoaEDgS"
B 6 Specificationfor Zinc (StabZinc).
B 602TstMethodfor AttributeSamoliry of Metaf&cand
. InqrganicCoatingss
E 376Practicefor MasuringCoatingThicknessby Magor Eddy-Curhnt (Electroma$etic) Tesr
l*gFgj
Methodf,
3. ordering Infornadon
3.1 Odn for co,rings providedundel this specification
shallincltrdethe following:
3.1.1 Quantity(number of piecesto be galvanized)atd
iotal wighl
3.1.f Descriplioa(1yprs
and sizof pmducts)atd yrigt
3.1.3 ASTM speciicationdesignationand yearofissra
3,1.4 Material idenb'fication(see4,1) and surfacecondition or contsmination
3,1.5 Semplingplan,ifdilferent from 6.3,
3.1,6 Specialtestrcquircments(se8?.1).
3.1.7 Special rEqufuem,eDts
Gpecial stacking, bavief
coatiDgrryeight,
etc,).
3.1.8 :taggingor pieceidentiication method.
4. lvtaterialsard ntemfacture
4.1 Sleelor non-'the specificatibn,grade,or des{gnation
andtype ard degreofsurfaceconlaminalionofthe iron or
steelin articlesto be galvaaizedshall be suppliedby the
putEhascr
to the hotdp galvadzerprior to galvanizing.
pcrwttNorEz-Thc pnscncr
in steels
aarlrrel<tmeta!i[ certaio
2.1 ASTMSmndads:
A 47 Specificatio!for MalleableIron Casliry*
A 90 TestMethodfor Weightof Coatilg on Znc-Coated
Iron or Sieel&ticlef
{Galvaniz.ed)
A 143Pradicefor Safeguardiag
AgainstEmbrittlementof
Hot-Dip GalvanizedSlructuralStelkoducis and?rG,
cedurcfor DtectitrgEmbrittlement3
aA aA A@kofASfMSuadadt,voloz.0,5Annual
vol 92,05.
M ofAgIMStandar&,
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TABLE2 CoatingTtrickte$eOradsConve'9iorsP
of cold *orking of lho goduct being galYoizd may also affec{ lhis
condition. Practic A385 provides gddalce on steel seleclion ald
discusstthc Gffectsof various elemenls in steet compositions(for
cxamplq siligen),that inlluerce coating lteigbt and appaBnc,
Thicl(rtess
Glade
a5
63
100
sftF
1.5
1,9
2.1
25
23
3.4
3.9
0.8
35
{5
66
65
75
&5
100
1.2
1.7
2.0
23
250
320
090
$0
515
a)5
710
sThE vEtrs fo' ottf, ,th, snd grlfif aro calcdated vslus.a.d ar tot
eonvaloncpurpo66oflly.
5. Coatfughoperties
5.1 Cutinc Thicknus--Tbc thickncs of thc coati!8'sha
.oto*'to ttt'" ttqoiremints of Table I for thicknes of the
rffherelveldedproducbcoosisting
urJaia Uog gatuani"eO'
gtegt CdrEgoty
TABLE 1 MlnimumCoaung Thhkne.e Grsdy' by
stel Thlclrness hanltd (MeaeuJed)'ln' {mm)
Ojr. 3i6 !i
ot orr
io uader
(8.41
;,r* *fl#";ffi
S ructuslShspe
SbiP
PipQ
--ffi".t.n
45
d5
65
6{i
45
45
'",f#"
E5
75
?5
65
85
86
75
85
-Too
r00
85
gradsto..t ry
coaurgurid(nefs
6!."t."* iesred.uininalm
vrlueol at hast5 3Fl.TTlgqF
oi compuld
indhuudeiecimen
ryil
glade
ls o'le cosung
(Inagt"d"ttr.idogsEdoasurcmetite)
;;;;;ivlth-t.fi
ln Tatig 1'
rssTaUsD bls $ai hEt |eqL|kd
Components
in
Assemblies-T\e
zillc
n.us
4$l}l
the materialwill not be perrnitted.AU bolesshall be clean
and reasonablyfur from excesszino, Marks in the zinc
coatingcau$d by longsor otheritemsusedin landling the
adicledudngthc 8tlvaniziogolxration shallnot becausefor
mjectionunles suohmarkshaveexpoEd
the basemetal or
havescrapedthe zinc from the surface.The piecesshallbe
hardledsothataftergalvanizirytheywiUnot fre29together
od cooling.
5.4 Adherence--:lhezinc coating sball withstaadha:rdling consislertwitb the naturesnd tbickbessofthe coatitrg
andthe normaluscof the adicle,without peoliogor flaking.
. NoIg 8= Altlougb someftatsrial Eey.bc formcd afte! gilva{izio8;
h lBcrsl the zils coatirg .o[ t[J adirles coycEd by this specifidariotris
too beevyto pelrdit seve*,bcodilg wlthout d.h,gi.g tre coatitrg,
6. Sanpling
6.1 Samplingofeachlot shal be ;erformedfor confoioearce witb tb tequirmentsofrhis specification.
6.2 A lot is a unit of productionor shipmentftom which
a .samplemaybetaken for testing.Unles otherwiseagreed
uponby galvanizerand purchaser,
or established
within this
spcciFcation,the lot shall bo as fouo : For testingat a
galvanizer's
facility,a lot is oneor moreadieles.ofthesame,
type ard sizecompdsinga singleorder or a siugleilelivery
load, whic.he9er
is the smauer,6r any number of articles
idetrtifiAl as a lot by the galvadiirer,sheD thesehavebeen
Cmnized within a singleproductionshift aud in the sami
bath.For testby purchasetaher delivery,lls lot cousistsof
the siagleorderor the single&livery'load, whichevdris the
srDaler,Edessthe lot identily, estabtMedia.acsordarce
with the above,js maintainedaod sleadyindicated.ir the
shipmentby.thegalvanizBr,
6.3 The me,thodof selectionand number of test specimensshallbe agreedupon-bythe galvanizerald purchaser.
Olhenvisg.the test spgimensshall be selectdat Endom
from each lot, In.this. casg' the oinimum number of
specimene
ftom eachlot shallbe asfollows:
Nutnb.rof PL.r. in Lot
3or lcss
4 to 50O
. 5ol ro 1200
. lmt b 32t0
3201to t0 000
l0 001ard oect
Numttt olSpdimenr
dl
fr
f, Tesil\rletlrodc
'.7,1 TestRequtemmt:r--The
folowingtestsshallbeconductedto eusur
thatrle zinccoatingis behgfignishedin
accordance
withrhisspocification,
oflestsfor
Thcspeci&ing
adhsiot and embrit0ement
shall be subjectto mutual
agrcementbetwen the gslvanizer and purcharr,
.7,2 Thicknessof Coating Test-T\s $tickuss of coating
20
NO]Bto-This nthoddostrotGkeiatoaccouat
tbevrcight
0firol
reactd&o!rthearticlcthatisincorporatd
infothccoatiutlt iay tbus
undcr.sEoate cgatilg ryeight by ss euch at apprximarcly l0 %. Eass
rntl t84tivit, will altect ihe xt trt of uEde!stiEatio!.
4J}la rzs
7,4.1D9lcr6ine adhgsionof the ziEc coating to the
ofthc basenetal by cuttingor pryiDgwith the point
surface
of a s!,outknife, appliedwirh considerablepressureiu a
mannerlendiugto Imoy a podion of tbe coating;The
inaalequate
ifthe coatiagflakes
shill beconsidered
adhsion
offin the form ofa tayerof the coatingso asto exposetbe
baseoetal in advaaccof the knife point, Do not usetestiug
cafiicd out at edgesor corners(points of lowestcoating
to determineadhesionofthe coatingLikewise,do
adbesiotr)
not tlseremovalof smaflpartitlesofthe coatingby paringor
whittlirg to detrminefailurE
maybe made
7,5 Embrittlentent--'t6afor embdtdement
with PracticeA 143.'
in acordauce
8, Irupectlon
8.1 Inspectionby the Galvanizet-lt is the respo$ibilily
of the Cva:rizer to ensureco:npliancewitb this qecificaby an in-plantinspertiosplogram
tion.Thiscanbeacbieved
desigtedio mahtain the coating thickness,fuish, ad
within the rquireEtrts oftbis staDdaril,
appearance
e2 Inspecttonby thz hrchaser-Tbe purcihasermay
accptor rsjectmaterialby inspectlo!.The inspectorreprernting &e purchasorshal baveaccessat all timestb those
areasof tuJgaf"anizefsfaciliry wbich conccmthe application df the zhc coiring to tlle miterial oderEdwhilework
on the cortralt of the purchaseris beiagpaformed. The
galvanizersh{itlafford the inspectotall reasona.ble
hcilities
to satis&him tbat the ziuc coatingis beine furlished i!
with this Wecification.
accordance
8.3 ficalion-::Fb material shall .b inspechd at the
dvanizet'$plantpdor lo ship&ent However,by agresment
the purchasermay qake the testswhic.hgowm tlro acceptanceor rcjectionof the naterials in bis ovE laboratoryor
elsgrYhere,
9. RejectioD
andRebst
.9,1 Whenin$potionof materiabto detnhineconform.
ity with yisualrrquiremeds of Section5 warrantsrejectioa
ofa lol the galyarizermay sort thc lot ald submitit once
"ga'. for. accegtancsafier he has removedany nonconforldiqgarticlili andreplacdtheml{ith conformilgarticlel
9.2 Thesamptingplsn tlat wasusedwhcnthelot wasfiIst
inspectedshallbe usedfor resampnngof a sortedlot,
9.3 If rhe fhiclmessof coatitrgdoesnot cotrforE.io th
rquitEmentsspeciFdio Table l, rstestsof a mutually
ageablenumbr of additional Eembcrs shall be mad,'
Failrrc of the rtestto meet the rcqui!menbof Table I
cotrstilutesgroundfor rejectionof the lot, udessth membelsareaccptdby tsst on an individualbasis.
9,4 Matsials that havs bn rejectcdfor reasonsother
thar embrittlementmay be strippdard regalvanized
ald
agisin$rbmittcdfor in$ection and t$t at trhich time they
sballcoDforEto tbe re4uirenentsofthis specifi.cation.
10, Certilicarior
l0.t Whenspecifiedit ths purchaseorderor contracLthe
puchasrsha|lbefurnishedcertifieationthat saEphsrepre
sentingeachlot have been eilher testedor inspectedaE
havebeen
directcdby this specifrcalion
andth6 rquirments
met. When specifiedilr the purcbaseorder or cofirast d
ffport gflha tstrsdls shallbe furnished