D EUTSCHE NORM March 1999

Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron

and steel articles {
Specifications and test methods (ISO 1461 : 1999)
English version of DIN EN ISO 1461 EN ISO 1461

ICS 25.220.40 This standard, together with

Supplement 1 to DIN EN ISO 1461,
Descriptors: Metal coatings, steel products, hot dip galvanizing, March 1999 edition, supersedes
requirements, testing. DIN 50976, May 1989 edition.

Durch Feuerverzinken auf Stahl aufgebrachte Zinküberzüge

(Stückverzinken) – Anforderungen und Prüfungen (ISO 1461 : 1999)

European Standard EN ISO 1461 : 1999 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 262 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 1461 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Materialprüfung (Mate-
rials Testing Standards Committee), Technical Committee Schmelztauchüberzüge.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard
ISO 1460 DIN EN ISO 1460
ISO 2064 DIN EN ISO 2064
ISO 2178 DIN EN ISO 2178
ISO 10474 DIN EN 10204

Amendments
DIN 50976, May 1989 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN ISO 1461, which is identical
to ISO 1461.

Previous editions
DIN 50975: 1967-10; DIN 50976: 1970-08, 1980-03, 1989-05.

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references)
DIN EN 10204 Inspection documents for metallic products (includes Amendment A1 : 1995)
DIN EN ISO 1460 Hot dip galvanized coatings on ferrous materials – Gravimetric determination of the mass
per unit area (ISO 1460 : 1992)
DIN EN ISO 2064 Metallic and other non-organic coatings – Definitions and conventions concerning the
measurement of thickness (ISO 2064 : 1980)
DIN EN ISO 2178 Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates – Measurement of coating thickness by
the magnetic method (ISO 2178 : 1982)

EN comprises 15 pages.

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February 1999

ICS 25.220.40
Descriptors: Metal coatings, steel products, hot dip galvanizing, requirements, testing.

English version

Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron

and steel articles
Specifications and test methods
(ISO 1461 : 1999)

Revêtements par galvanisation à Durch Feuerverzinken auf Stahl

chaud sur produits finis ferreux – aufgebrachte Zinküberzüge (Stück-
Spécifications et méthodes d’essai verzinken) – Anforderungen und
(ISO 1461 : 1999) Prüfungen (ISO 1461 : 1999)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1998-11-08.

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 stand-
ards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
member.
The European Standards exist 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 Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 1461 : 1999 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles – Specifications and test
methods,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 107 ‘Metallic and other inorganic coatings’ of the International Organization for
Standardization, has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 262 ‘Metallic and other inorganic coat-
ings’, the Secretariat of which is held by BSI, as a European Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard either by publication of an identical text
or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by August 1999 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 1461 : 1999 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without
any modification.

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