Norma ISO 12944

1. ICS 87.020; 91.080.10
Descriptors: Paint coatings, corrosion protection, structural steelwork.
Beschichtungsstoffe – Korrosionsschutz von Stahlbauten durch
Beschichtungssysteme – Teil 5: Beschichtungssysteme
(ISO 12944-5 : 1998)
European Standard EN ISO 12944-5 : 1998 has the status of a DIN Standard.
National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 139 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 12944-5 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Anstrichstoffe und
ähnliche Beschichtungsstoffe (Paints and Varnishes Standards Committee), Technical Committee
Korrosionsschutz von Stahlbauten.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard
ISO 2808 DIN ISO 2808*)
ISO 3549 DIN ISO 3549*)
ISO 4628-1 DIN ISO 4628-1*)
ISO 4628-2 DIN ISO 4628-2*)
ISO 4628-3 DIN ISO 4628-3*)
ISO 4628-4 DIN ISO 4628-4
ISO 4628-5 DIN ISO 4628-5
ISO 4628-6 DIN ISO 4628-6*)
ISO 8503-2 DIN EN ISO 8503-2
ISO 12944-1 DIN EN ISO 12944-1
ISO 12944-2 DIN EN ISO 12944-2
ISO 12944-4 DIN EN ISO 12944-4
ISO 12944-6 DIN EN ISO 12944-6
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DEUTSCHE NORM July 1998
EN ISO 12944-5
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Corrosion protection of steel structures by
protective paint systems
Part 5: Protective paint systems (ISO 12944-5 : 1998)
English version of DIN EN ISO 12944-5
Supersedes DIN 55928-5,
May 1991 edition.
*) At present at the stage of draft.

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DIN EN ISO 12944-5 : 1998-07
Amendments
DIN 55928-5, May 1991 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN ISO 12944-5, which is
identical to ISO 12944-5.
Previous edition
DIN 55928: 1956-11, 1959-06x; DIN 55928-5: 1980-03, 1991-05.
National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN EN ISO 8503-2 Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Method for the
grading of surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned substrates using a comparator
(ISO 8503-2 : 1988)
DIN EN ISO 12944-1 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 1: General
introduction (ISO 12944-1 : 1998)
DIN EN ISO 12944-2 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 2: Classifi-
cation of environments (ISO 12944-2 : 1998)
DIN EN ISO 12944-4 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 4: Types of
surface and surface preparation (ISO 12944-4 : 1998)
DIN EN ISO 12944-6 Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems – Part 6: Laboratory
performance test methods (ISO 12944-6 : 1998)

3. English version
ICS 87.020; 91.080.10
Descriptors: Paint coatings, corrosion protection, structural steelwork.
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Paints and varnishes
Corrosion protection of steel structures by
protective paint systems
Part 5: Protective paint systems
(ISO 12944-5 : 1998)
© 1998. CEN – All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.
Ref. No. EN ISO 12944-5 : 1998 E
Peintures et vernis – Anticorrosion
des structures en acier par systèmes
de peinture – Partie 5: Systèmes de
peinture (ISO 12944-5 : 1998)
Beschichtungsstoffe – Korrosions-
schutz von Stahlbauten durch
Beschichtungssysteme –
Teil 5: Beschichtungssysteme
(ISO 12944-5 : 1998)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-11-13.
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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EN ISO 12944-5
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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 12944-5 : 1998 Paints and varnishes – Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint sys-
tems – Part 5: Protective paint systems,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 35 ‘Paints and varnishes’ of the International Organization for Standardization,
has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 ‘Paints and varnishes’, the Secretariat of which is held
by DIN, 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 November 1998 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 12944-5 : 1998 was approved by CEN as a European Standard
without any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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