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BS EN ISO 8503-2:2012
BSI Standards Publication
Preparation of steel substrates

before application of paints
and related products — Surface
roughness characteristics of
blast-cleaned steel substrates
Part 2: Method for the grading of surface
profile of abrasive blast-cleaned steel —
Comparator procedure
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BS EN ISO 8503-2:2012 BRITISH STANDARD
National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of . It supersedes BS
EN ISO 8503-2:1995 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee STI/21, Surface preparation of steel.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be
obtained on request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary
provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct
application.
© The British Standards Institution 2012. Published by BSI Standards
Limited 2012
ISBN 978 0 580 63469 7
ICS 17.040.20; 25.220.10
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2012.
Amendments issued since publication
Date Text affected
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 8503-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2012
ICS 25.220.10 Supersedes EN ISO 8503-2:1995
English Version
Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and

related products - Surface roughness characteristics of blast-
cleaned steel substrates - Part 2: Method for the grading of
surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned steel - Comparator
procedure (ISO 8503-2:2012)
Préparation des subjectiles d'acier avant application de Vorbereitung von Stahloberflächen vor dem Auftragen von
peintures et de produits assimilés - Caractéristiques de Beschichtungsstoffen - Rauheitskenngrößen von
rugosité des subjectiles d'acier décapés - Partie 2: Méthode gestrahlten Stahloberflächen - Teil 2: Verfahren zur Prüfung
de classification d'un profil de surface en acier décapée par der Rauheit von gestrahltem Stahl;
projection d'abrasif - Utilisation des comparateurs viso- Vergleichsmusterverfahren (ISO 8503-2:2012)
tactiles (ISO 8503-2:2012)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 February 2012.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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BS EN ISO 8503-2:2012
EN ISO 8503-2:2012 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 8503-2:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 35 “Paints and
varnishes” in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 “Paints and varnishes” the secretariat of
which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2012.
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 8503-2:1995.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8503-2:2012 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 8503-2:2012 without any modification.

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ISO 8503-2:2012(E)
Contents Page
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................................
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................
1 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1

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4 Principle ................................................................................................................................................................. 2
5 Apparatus .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
6 Maintenance and re-calibration of comparators ......................................................................................... 2
7 Procedure .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
8 Test report ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
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Preparation of steel substrates

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raising standards worldwide™

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ICS 25.220.10 Supersedes EN ISO 8503-2:1995

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 February 2012.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels

Copyright British Standards Institution

This document supersedes EN ISO 8503-2:1995.

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