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IS 6009 (1970): Method for evaluation of results of

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( RePLTMled2006
( Reaffirmed 1992) )

Indian Standard
METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS
OF ACCELERATED CORROSION TESTS
( Fourth Reprht JANUARY 1998 )

UDC 620.197.6:620.199

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVXN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARC
NEW DELHI 110002

Cr 2
June 1971
 IS : 6009 - 1970
( RealIiiwd 1992 )

Indian Standard
METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS
OF ACCELERATED CORROSION TESTS

Metallic Finishes Sectional Committee, SMDC 23

Chairman Repenting
DR S. KRI~HNAMURTHY Indian Telephone Industries Ltd, Bangalore

Members
DR S. N. ANANT NARAYAN International Nickel ( India ) Pvt Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. K. BHIMAN~ S. Mitra and Company, Bombay
SHRI H. C. SAMPAT ( AIfernatc )
SHRI K. G. CHANDRASHEKARAPPA Indian Telephone Industries Ltd, Bangalore
SHRI AHINDRACHATTERJEE Canning Mitra Phoenix Ltd, Bombay
SHRI S. V. KULKARNI( Alternate )
SHRI D. K. CHAR’ERJEE Sen-Raleigh Ltd, Asansol
CHEMIST AND METALLURGIST, ICF, Ministry of Railways
PERAMBUR
CHEMISTAND METALLURGIST-II,
RDSO, LUCKNOW ( Alternate )
SHRI KANTILAL T. DALAL Kohinoor Electra-Gilders, Bombay
SHRI JAYENDRAK. DALAL ( Alternate )
SHRI DILIP PAUL Guest, Keen, Williams, Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI P. N. GANDHI The Indian Tube Company ( 1953 ) Ltd, Jamshedpur
SHRI P. MITRA ( Alternate )
GENERAL MANAGER, POSTS AND Directorate General of Posts & Telegraphs, Calcutta
TELEGRAPHS WORKSHOPS,
CALCWITA
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER ( Alternafe )
SHRI K. J. JACOB Trivandrum Rubber Works Ltd, Trivandrum
SHRI K. K. SAMUEL ( Alternate )
SHRI M. N. KE~ARI Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore
SWRI K. GURURAJA( Alternate )
SHRI U. G. K. MENON Ministry of Defence ( R & D )
SHRI S. L. N. ACWARYULU (~Altemate )
SHRI B. K. MURTHY Indian Aluminium Company Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI N. GOPALKRISHNAN ( Alternate )
SHRI J. C. NANCIA Arim Metals Industries Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. K. NANGIA ( Alternate )
SHRI S. PANCHPAKESAN T. I. Cycles of India., Madras
DR K. S. RAJAGOPALAN Central Electrochemtcal Research Institute ( CSIR ),
Karaikudi ’
SHRI B. A. SHENOI ( Alternate )
SHRI N. M. RAJU Hindustan Motors Ltd, Calcutta
( Continued on page 2 )

BUREAU OF INDfAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
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( Continued from page 1 )

Members Rcprescnting
&-IRIV.k'.~SWA~ Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
SHRI M. Y. BORKER( Alternate)
REPRESENTATIVE Grauer & Weil ( India ) Ltd, Bombay
&RI R. K. ROKADE The Premier Automobiles Ltd, Bombay
SHRIP. K. DE~HPANDE ( Al&mute)
SHRI N. c. ROY Geep Flashlight Industries Ltd, Allahabad
SHRI R. A. SHAH Ronuk Industries Ltd, Bombay
KUMARIMRIDULAA. SHAH( Alternate )
SHRI A. SOUNDRARAJ Directorate General Ordnance Factories ( Ministry
of Defence ), Calcutta
SHRIY. S. TRWEDI( Alternate )
( Bombay )
SHRIV. KRISHNAN ( Alternate )
( Calcutta )
SHRID. 5. TANDON National Metallurgical Laboratory ( CSIR ),
Jamshedpur
SHRI C. D. VARGH=% Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bangalore
SHRI R. K. SRWASTAVA, Director General, IISI ( Ex-&cio
_ Member )
Deputy Director ( Strut & Met )

Secretary
SHRI S. L. BALI
Deputy Director ( Met ), IS1

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Indian Standard
METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS
OF ACCELERATED CORROSION TESTS

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 22 December 1970, after the draft finalized by the Metallic Finishes
Sectional Committee had been approved by the Structural and Metals
Division Council.
0.2 In Indian Standards related to metallic coatings, accelerated corrosion
tests, such as CASS, Corrodkote and Acetic Acid Salt Spray Test have been
included. It has, therefore, become necessary to define acceptable levels of
performance of coatings, other than those anodic to the basis metal,
that have been subjected to accelerated corrosion tests.
0.3 This method is employed only on articles which have not already
been rejected on simple inspection on the ground of the size or grouping of
individual corrosion defects as required by the relevant Indian Standard.
0.4 For the purpose of rounding off, rules as described in IS : 2-1960*
shall be applicable.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard specifies a rating system that provides a means of defining
levels of performance of coatings, other than those anodic to the basis metal,
that have been subjected to accelerated corrosion tests. This method
takes into account only corrosion of the basis metal.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions shall apply.
2.1 Significant Surfacea - In general, significant surfaces are those
surfaces that are visible and subjected to wear or corrosion or
both, or surfaces on which the coating is otherwise functionally
necessary. The designation of the significant surfaces shall be agreed
upon by the manufacturer and the purchaser, and may be indicated

*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( rcviscd).

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on the drawings. The surfaces on which a controlled deposit ordinarily

cannot be obtained, such as holes, recesses, angular bases, are normally
exempt from the requirements for significant surfaces, unless they are
specifically designated as such. When such areas are designated as
significant surfaces and the thickness requirements are to be met, the manu-
facturer and the purchaser shall recognize the necessity for either thicker
deposits on the more accessible surfaces or special rackmg. Special racks
may involve the use of conforming, auxiliary, interior, or bipolar electrodes.
NOTE-Significant surfaces generally may be defined as those parts of the visible
surface that can be touched with a sphere of diameter either 20 mm or as agreed upon
by the manufacturer and the purchaser.

2.2 Corrosion Spot - A surface corrosion defect at which the coating is

penetrated as indicated by the appearance of basis metal, corrosion products
or lifting of the coating. Discolouration or other surface defects, which do
not penetrate the coating, do not count as corrosion spots. The size of a
corrosion spot is the area of the penetration through the coating and no
that of associated staining.

3. SAMPLING

3.1 The batch should be sampled in the manner required by the relevant
specification. The total significant surface area of the sample should be in
excess of 5 000 mm2.

3.2 If the individual articles forming the sample have a signilicant surface
area smaller than 5 000 mm2, the sample for assessment should comprise a
sufficient number of individual articles to obtain a total significant surface
area equal to or greater than this area.
3.3 If the rating number required by the relevant specification is > 8, the
total signiscant surface area of the sample should exceed 10 000 mm*.

4. EXAMINATION OF SAMPLE AFTER TEST

4.1 The sampIe should be examined in its condition at the end of the test
or after rinsing in running water, if i, is necessary to remove the residue of
the test medium. Corrosion products may be removed subsequently, to
enable the size of individual corrosion spots to be assessed.
4.2 For the purpose of evaluation, divide the area of the significant surface
of the sample hypothetically into squares of 5 mm size. This is easily done
by placing a graticule, made of fully flexible transparent pIastics material,
on the sample so as to give the most favourable result, that is, the highest
rating.
4.3 Count the number ( N) of 5 mm squares in the significant area of the
sample and the number ( n ) of such squares containing one or more

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corrosion spots. When evaluating the total area of sample, squares more
than half occupied should be counted as full squares and those less than
half occupied should be ignored.
4.4 If a spot appears to lie in more than one square, it should be counted
only once in the evaluation, but cracks traversing more than one square
should be counted for each square entered.

5. SUITABILITY OF.SAMPLES FOR EVALUATION

5.1 If ten or more corrosion spots can be included in any two adjacent
5 mm squares, or any spots are present of area greater than 2.5 mmz, the
sample shall be considered unsuitable for assessment. For long cracks
traversing more than one 5 mm square, the sample shall be considered
unsuitable for assessment if the area of the crack in any one square exceeds
2.5 mms.
5.2 If the sample consists of more than one individual article, and gross
differences in the degree of corrosion are evident between these- individual
articles, the sample shall be considered unsuitable for assessment.

6. INITIAL RATING NUMBER

6.1 Determine the frequency of the spots as a percentage from the
expression:
Frequency = 100 x + ( see 4.3 )

Allocate a rating number to the sample according to the following

table:
Frequency, Percent Rating .Number
0 (no corrosion spots) 10*
Over 0 up to 0.25 9*
Over O-25 ,, ,, 0’5 8*
Over @5 up to 1 7
Over 1 ,, ,, 2 6
Over 2 ,, ., 4 5
Over 4 ,, ,, 8 4
Over 8 ,, ,, 16 3
Over 16 ,, ,, 32 2
Over 32 ,, ,, 64 1
Over 64 0

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7. REDUCTION
CONCEWATIO? OF?%&O&T%OTSF% Lkii%i
ARTICLES
7.1 Samples Comprising Individual Articles with Areas for Assess-
ment Greater than 2 509 mm’ - Find the 50 x 50 mm area showing the
greatest number of corrosion spots. Count the number of 5 mm squares in
this area which are occupied by corrosion spots. Reduce the.initial rating
obtained by the method ,given in 6 by one unit for each ten squares thus
obtained.

8. EXAMPLES FOR THE RATING SYSTEM

Total number of 5 mm squares in sample area = 400

Number of squares containing corrosion spots -_ 48
Percentage of squares containing corrosion spots = 12
Rating number from table ( $886 ) = 3
Greatest number of squares with corrosion spots
in any area of 50 x 50 mm (see 7 ) = 17
Final rating number = 3 ‘- g
=3--(roundedoff)
-_ 1
Exam@ 2
Total number of 5 mm squares in sample area = 400
Number of squares containing corrosion spots = 1
Percentage of squares containing corrosion spots c 025
Rating number from table ( se8 6 ) e3 9
Greatest number of squares with corrosion spots
in any area of 50 X 50 mm ( $687 ) -_ 1
Final rating number =9-o= g

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