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Indian Standard
METHODS FOR
DETERMINATION OF MASS OF ZINC
COATING ON ZINC COATED IRON
AND STEEL ARTICLES
Seventh Reprint JULY 1998
(Inco,rporating Amendment No.1)

UDC 669.58 : 669.1-4 : 531.753

Copyright 1979
B IJ REA U 0.... I N D I A N S TAN DAR D S
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

Gr 3

Marcil 1973

_Ill.

JANUARY 1987

TO

15:6745-1972

METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF MASS

OF ZINC COATING ON ZINC COATED IRON AND STEEL

ARTICLES
(Page 8, clause 5.2.3, last sentence) - Delete
and incorporate the following Note thereunder:
'Note

The

time

required for stripping

wlll vary with the

coating thickness and
generally should not exceed 1 minute.
The
time of 1 minute maximum 1s to ensure that no

dissolution of iron takes place.'

(SMDC 28)
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at

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 MAY 1989

TO

IS : 6745 -1972 METHODS FOR DETFRMINATION

OF MASS OF Z.INC COATING ON ZINC COATED
IRON AND STEEL ARTICLES
(Page 5, clause 3.3, line 2 ) -

Substitute '50 mm' for 4300 mm',

(SMDC 28)

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AMENDl\JIEN1' NO.4

OCTOBER 1996

TO
IS 6745 : 1972 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION Of"
MASS OF ZINC COATING ON ZINC COl\TED IRON AND
STEEL ARTICLES
( Page 5, clause 3.2.2 ) -Insert the following note It the end of the clause:
'Non- -

The wire shall also include the formed wires as per . 1. .2 of IS 397S : 19R5.'

(Page 7, clause 5.2.2.1 ) ._.'-' Substitute the following for the existing:
'S.1.Z.1 Calculation

M=

Mt- M2

xK

M2,
where

=1113SS of zinc coating in g/n12 of surface,

M; = 1l1aSS of the original test piece in g,

M2

=1l13SS of the stripped test piece in g, and

The value of the constant K for different sections shall be as under:

Type oflVire
Round

Constant

All Sizes

d x 1965

4.0 3.4

0.8

10

2571

5.3

1.4

27.5

4383

Formed"

Dimensionis)

6.1

"For further details of the dimensions refer 3.2 of IS 3975 : 1985.'

(MTD 20)

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15: 6745-1J72.

Indian Standard
METHODS FOR
DETERMINATION OF MASS OF ZINC
COATING ON ZINC COATED IRON
AND STEEL ARTICLES
Ifot-Dip Metallic Coatings Sectional Committee, SMI)C 28
Chairman
PROF

V. A.

SHRI

v', K. AGRAWAL

ALTEKAR

RL'p,esenling
National
Metallurgical
Laboratory
Jamshcdpur

(CSIR ),

!Y1embers
SHRI

SURJ
SURf

N. C. BAGCHI
B. D. BALI
S. K. IhIATTACHA1~ YVA

SIIRI ~\.

c.

Hirrdust an Aluminium Corporation Ltd, Rcnukoot

National 'rest House, Calcutta
Hvdel Design Directorate, Chandigarh
Directorate General of Po~~ and Telegraphs Depart-

mcnt, Calcutta

CUATI'ERJ~E (
CHAKRAVARTY

Alternate)
SURI P. K.
The Tata Iron and Sled Co Ltd, Jarnsht'dpur
~1AJ.(;RN M. G. DEWAN
The Tinplate Co of India Ltd, Jarnshedpur
SHRr S. BALASANKAR ( AllernaU)
SHRI A. J. FINNEY
Devidayal Cable Industries Ltd, Bombay
SURI N. K. SEN ( Alternate )
Zenith Steel Pipes Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. P. GUPTA
SHRI M. K. SONI ( Alternate)
SHRr VJJAY.KAPUR
Guest, Keen. Williams Ltd, Howrah
DR V. C. KASIIYAP
Special Steels Ltd, Bombay
SIiRI S. S. MURANJAN ( Alternate )
SURI D. L. KRIPAl.ANEY
Krips Consultants, Bombay
DR R. C. MAI-IAJAN
TIle Indian Steel and Wirt~ Products Ltd, Jarnshedpur
DR S. S. M,.. . J,HOTRA
The Metal Box Company of India Ltd, Calcutta
Saar K. R. NARASIMHAN ( Alt,rna!e)
Snal MOHAN PRASAD
Hindustan Steel Ltd (Rourkela Steel Plant)
Rourkela
SHRI S. R. RAKSHIT ( Alternale)
SIIIU B. K. MURTHY
Indian Aluminium Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRt"'. K. CAPRIHAN ( Alternate ) .
SURf C. N. T. NAIR
The Indian Tube Co Ltd, Jal'lllhedpur
SHRI V. VI::NKATARAMAN (Alternate)
.
Indian Hot Dip Galvanizers' Association,
DR M. N. PARTIIASAR'fIJl
SIIRI N. SRINIVASAN ( Alte'TllJle)
National
Metallurgical
Laboratory
Sl-IRI C. ADINARESH RAO

New Delli

(CSIR)

Jamshedpur
SURI

P. B. RAo

Minist~ of

Defence ( DCl )
( Contint,'d on page 2 )

BUREAU OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARO

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1S.:.6745 1972
( C,nlinUldfrom PtJIl 1 )
Members
R,pr,sl1Iting
SaRI R. K. SENGUPTA
Electrical Manufacturing Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. N. SJNGH ( Alternate)
.
SURI K. F. SHROFF
Kamani Engineering Corporation Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. R. VARMA
Hindustan Kokoku Wires Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI D. D. AJOOANKAR ( Alternate)
MANAGER, CHJTTARANJAN Ministry of Railways
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, CHITTARANJAN
CHEMIST & METALLURGIST. I I,
RESEARCH,
DESIGNS
AND
STANDARDS
ORGANIZATION,
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WORKS

(Exoffieio Member)

Deputy Director (Strue &t Met)

S,erllary
SHal

S. L.

BALI

Deputy Director (Met), lSI

IS : 6745 - 1972

Indian Standard
METHODS
FOR
.
DETERMINATION OF MASS OF ZINC
COATING ON ZINC COATED IRON
AND STEEL ARTICLES

o.

FOREW ORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 20 December 1972, after the draft finalized by the Hot-Dip Metallic
Coatings Sectional Committee had been approved by the Structural and
Metals Division Council.
0.2 For determining the mass of zinc coating, stripping method has been
prescribed for ~alvanizcd articles, such as sheet and strip, wire, tube, rolled
steels, bolts and nuts, castings, fi)rgin~s etc. Dirept method of determining
the mass of zinc coating by weighing the articles before and after galvanizing and subtracting the first mass from the second and dividing the
resul t by surface area has not been inc! udcd in the standard as it gives a
slight.ly lower results. Volumetric method has been included fordetcrmining
the mass of zinc coating on steel wir e as this method gives reasonably
accurate results for routine testing.

0.3 The test' methods have been based on the test procedures generally
followed in the country in this field. Assistance has abo bceu derived from
the following publications:
BS 443 : 1969 Specification for galvanized coatings on wire. British
Standards Institution. UK.
~\S"rNl Part 3 1970 Steel sheet, strip, bar, rod, wire, metallic coated
products. American Society for Testing and Materials, USA.

0.4 For the purpose or deciding whether a particular requirement of this

.uaudurd is complied wit h , the final value, observed or calculated, expressirur the results of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
vvi~h IS: 21960*. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off val ue should be the same as that of the specified value in this
st.uidard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the plocedurc~ for determination of mass of
coating (In

Ztl\C

coated sheet, wire and other iron and ~t('~~l articles.

*Rules fur rouudiug off numerical values ( revised ).

IS I 6745 1972

2. Q,UALITY OF REAGENTS
2.1 Unless otherwise specified, pure chemicals shall be employed in tests
and distilled water (see IS: 1070.1960*) shall be used when the use of
water as a reagent is intended.
NOT. - C Pure chemicals' shan mean chemicall that do Dot contain impuritiea which
afFect the results of analysis.

3. SAMPLING
3.0 Sampling of the material shall be done in accordance with the relevant
material specification. This clause relates only to the preparation of test
pieces from the samples thus taken.

3.1 Galvaaized Sheet

3.1.1 The test piece shall be taken by one of the following methods subject to purchaser's requirements:
a) Triple Spot Test - Three test pieces either square or circular to
size 50 X 50 mm or 50 mm dia shall be taken one from the centre
and two from the opposite ends of the diagonal line, at least
100 mm away from the top or the bottom and at least 50 mm
away from the side. For sheets galvanized by the continuous
method, three test pieces shall be taken at the end part of the
coil, one from the centre and two from the location at least
50 rom away from each side.
b) Single Spot Test - In this test, one test piece out of the three test
pieces taken by the same method as for the triple spot test, showmg a minimum coating mass, shall be selected, or the test piece
shall be taken from an arbitrary place within at least 100 mm
away from the top or bottom and at least 50 rom away from the
side.

3.1.2 When it is not possible to obtain a test piece of measurable area,

such as described in 3.1.1, from corrugated sheet, the following formula
may be used to calculate the mass of coating:
M

==

M 1 ; ; M. X t X 7 860
I

where

M =-mass of zinc coating in g/m l of sheet,

J,f1 == mass in g of galvanized test piece,
M s == mass in g of stripped test piece, and
t == thickness of stripped sheet in mm.

Specification for water, distilled quality ( "l1is,d).

IS : 6745 - 1972
3.2 Galvanized Wire
.3.2.1' The sample length of the wire shall be cut from one or both ends
of the coil under test. Portions of wire which arc obviously damaged shall
not be used for sample. I n the case of stranded or armoured wire, or wire
which has undergone any other similar process, care should be taken to
avoid damage in preparing- the sample, If desired by the purchaser,
sample may be cut from each selected coil or reel of strand or cable or
from any portion of such wires.

3.2.2 The test piece of galvanized wire may be of any length over
300 mm but preferably 600 III In. Where continuous length is not avail.
able, shorter tt~lOit piece totalling over 300 mrn but preferably 600 turn shall
he used. Since the specific ~ravity of steel is known, it is not necessary to
use a specific length.
3.3 Galvanized Tube - A tubular test piece of 100 mrn in length shall be
tukc.i from each end of product. Before cutting- the test piece, 300 nun in
length from both ends of the product shall be discarded.

3.4 Galvanized Articles Other than Sheet, Wire and Tube - These
iucludc the following:
a) Rolled Steel --_.- plates, fabricated structures, bars, flats, etc.
h) Bolts and Nuts washers.

holts and threaded articles including nuts and

c) Casting and Forging-- cast steels, cast iron and malleable cast iron
products, pipe fittings, structural shapes, assembled products, etc.

3.4.1 Galvanized Rolled L~teel- The test piece shall be cut from the
galvanized prod !_lct by one of the following methods, subject to the
purchaser's requirements:
a) The test piece shall be of the size and the coated area of 100 ern",

and
b) The test piece may be taken from the original material cut to a
sui table size and galvanized in the same manner as the -product.
1) Triple 8/)01 Test - For steel plate, three test pieces, as in the
case of steel sheet, shall be taken, one from the centre of the
plate and the other two from opposite locations of the
diagonal line, at least 100 Bun away from top or bottom and
at least 50 rnm away [r,)O'1 the side.
For steel shapes, three test pieces shall he taken from centre
and both ends, eliminating 50 mm from both ends,
For steel bars and flats, three test pieces shall he taken from
centre and both ends, eliminating 50 nun from both ends.

IS I 6745 1972
2) Single Spot Test - One test piece presenting a minimum zinc
coating out of the test pieces taken for triple spot test or one
taken arbitrary from place other than close to both ends shall
be selected.

3.5 Galvanized Bolts aDd Nats - A product as manufactured shall be

used as the test piece but the determination shall be made on the portion
of the article that does not include any thread. When the product is too
large or inconvenient in handling, a suitable piece shall be cut off from the
product to make a test piece.

3.6 CastlDg_ and Forgings - Actual product may be used as a test

piece or the test piece may be taken by one of the following methods with
the consent of purchaser:
a) Should the material happen to be too large, too. heavy or inconvenient in handling, a suitable piece shall be cut off from the
original product to make a test piece.
b) Alternatively, shorter piece of the same section and of the same
steel composition not less than 90 em long may be used as test
piece, after it has been galvanized in the same bath along with
the material it represents. This method of pre.pnring test piece
is also applicable in case of articles whose surfa
area may be
difficult to determine.

4. CLEANING OF TEST PIECE

4.1 The test pieces shall be washed with solvent naphtha, trichloroethylene
or any other suitable organic solvent, then with alcohol and finally dried
thoroughly.

5. STRIPPING METHOD
5.1 Strippiag SoludoD
5.1.1 Dissolve 20 g of antimony trioxide (ShaO a ) or 32 g of antimony
trichloride (SbOI.) in 1 000 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid
( sp gr 1-16 ).
5.1.2 Immediately before test, prepare the stripping solution by adding
5 rnl of the solution prepared under 5.1.1 to 100 ml of concentrated
hydrochloric acid (sp gr 116). Mix well.

5.2 Procedure
5.2.1 Galvanized Sheet- For triple spot test, weigh three test pieces
together to 001 g. Immerse one test piece at a time in the test solution.
When the evolution of hydrogen ceases or a few bubbles are being evolved,
the test pieces shall be taken out, washed in water, wiped off well with

IS I 6745 .. 1972
clean soft cotton cloth, fully dried and weighed again. Calculate the
mass of zinc coating/unit area of the surface by dividing the difference
in mass in grams before and after stripping by the area of the test
specimen in square metres. When it is not possible to obtain a test piece
of measurable area, use formula given in 3.1.2 to calculate the mass.

5.2.1.1 Calculation

where

M =
Mt =
Ms =
A =

mass of zinc coating in g/ml of surface,

original mass in g of the test piece,
rnass in g of the stripped test piece, and
coated area of the original test piece in mml

NOTE 1 - In case of triple spot test, the average mass of zlnc coating aa obtained
from three test samples shall be reported.
NOTE 2 - During the test, the temperature of the test solution shall not exceed 38C.
NOTE 3 - The lame solution may be repeatedly used and without further addition
or antimony chloride solution, until the time for stripping becomes inconveniently long.

5.2.2 Galvanized Ht ... e - Weigh the clean test piece to 0'01 g. When the
test piece is too long for the container, it shall be either bent or coiled to
permit complete immersion in the test solution. When the evolution of
hydrogen ceases or a few bubbles are being evolved, take out the test piece,
wash in running water, wipe off well with clean soft cotton cloth, fully dry
and weigh again to within the nearest 0'01 g. Then measure the diameter
to 0'01 mm at two places at right angles to each other of the same location
to obtain the average value. Calculate the mass of coating in g/ro l as
in 5.2.2.1.
NOTE 1 - The time required for stripping will vary with the coating thickness but
should not exceed one minute. The number of specrmens immersed at anyone time
shall not exceed three per 100 ml of the solution.
NOTE 2 - The Same solution may be repeatedly used and without further addition of
antimony chloride solution, until the time for stripping becomes inconveniently long.

5.2.2.1 Calculation
M == Afl

M. X d X 1 965
M1

where

M = mass of zinc coating in g/ro l of surface,

M 1 = original mass in g of the test piece,
M" == mass in g of the stripped test piece, and
d = diameter of the stripped test piece in mm.

IS : 6745 1972
5.2.3 Article: Other than Sheet and Wire - Wei~h the cleaned test piece
whose mass is less than 200 g nearest to 0'01 g, for test : piece whose
mass is between 300 to 1 000 g, weigh. to the nearest 0'1 g and for
masses over 1 000 g, the accuracy of weighing shall be nearest to 0'5 g.
After ~ighing immerse each test piece singly in test solution prepared
in 5.1.1 .nd allow to remain there until the violent evolution of hydrogen
ceases, 'and only a few bubbles are being evolved. This requires about 15
to 30 seconds except in the case of sherardized coatings which require
somewhat longer time.

5.2.3.1 For test piece of uniform thickness of base metal, such as a

piece "of plate or pipe, determine the average thickness of the test piece to
the nearest 0'25 mm and calculate the mass of zinc coating as in 5.3.

5.3 Calculation
M

M 1 - 1.1. X
== ------.M

X 3 930-

where

== mass of zinc coating in g/m 2 of surface,

M 1 = original mass in g of test piece,
M 2 == mass in g of stripped test piece, and
t == thickness of the stripped test piece in mm.
M

6. DETERMINATION OF MASS OF COATING

(BELOW 5 mm IN NOMINAL DIAMETER)
BY VOLUMETRIC METHOD

ON

WIRE

6.1 Outline of ~he Meth.od - The ~olumetric method. of determining

the mass of coating depends on the fact that a metal dissolved in acid
always releases a quantity of hydrogen in stxict proportion to the amount
of metal dissolved.

6.2 Reagents - same as in 5.1.

6.3 Apparatus - The apparatus should consist of a 100-ml glass
burette fitted with a stopcock at" the top and the bottom and connected at
the bottom with a rubber tube to a reservoir. The apparatus set up for
the commencement of a test is shown in Fig. 1.

6.4 PreparatioD of Tp8t Piece - Cut accurately a test piece of required

length from a sample of wire. The most suitable length of the test piece
8

15.6745.1972
dep~nds on. the size of the burette, diameter .of wire and expected mass
of zmc coating. The lengths given below will be found convenient.

Length of Test Piee .

Nominal
Diameter of Galvanized Wire
mm
Above 0-4 to 1-00
Above 1-00 to I-50
Above 150 to 3-00
Above 3-00

mm
300

150.
100
50

6.5 Cleamag of Te.t Piece - The test piece may be cleaned

al

described in 4.1.

6.6 Procedare
6.6.1 Pour the acid reagent into the reservoir so that it completely
fills the burette leaving a small portion in the reservoir when in the

elevated position,

6.6.2 To carry out a

':, adjust the height of the reservoir C so that the
acid reagent ju-t fills the burette up to the stopcock A with the bottom
stopcock B closed, Drop the sample of the specified length into the
burette and close the upper ~topcock A immediately,
6.6.3 The zinc coating rapidly dissolves and liberates hydrogen and the
test is continued until evolution of hydrogen, but for a few fine bubbles, has
ceased, Lift the reservoir C from its supporting ring and place alongside
the burette until the levels of the acid reagent in the burette and the
reservoir are equal as shown in Fig, 2, when the volume of hydrogen
is read off on the burc.te scale.
6.6.4 When the test is concluded; open the upper stopcock A and draw
all acid reagent from the burette by lowering the reservoir C 11> a position
below lower stopcock B- Open lower stopcock B to eject the ~st piece,

6.6.5 This method is usually limited to wires of maximum diameter.

5 rom as with larger diameters, problems of test piece preparation and
damage to the glass burette may b~ introduced. However, .~here long
test pieces are necessary, rapid entry Into the burette may be difficult and
it may be more convenient to drop the short piece simultaneously through
the stopcock.
6.6.6 Wash the stripped wire, wipe it dry and measure the diameter to
0-01 mm at right angle to each other of the same location to obtain
the average value.

11.1745 -1972

FIG. 2

ApPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC METHOD - READINO TAKEN

FlO. 1 ApPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC METHOD - READY I'OR TEST

10

lS: 674S. 1~2

6.7 CalculatioD
Mass of coating in g 1m. -=

1/ X

d X I

where

v = *corrected volume -~f hydrogen in ml that would be

displaced at OC and 760 mm mercury pressure,
f -= 929. It is a factor obtained on the basis that 343 ml of
hydrogen are liberated at OC and 760 rom mercury
pressure by one gram of zinc,
d = the diameter in mm of stripped wire, and
I c= the length of the test piece in mm.

Corrected volume should be calculated by using the

11

Baa equation '.

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AMENDMENT NO. 5 NOVEMBER 2010

TO
IS 6745 : 1972 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION
OF MASS OF ZINC COATING ON ZINC COATED
IRON AND STEEL ARTICLES
(Page 7, Note 1 under clause 5.2.2) Substitute the following for the existing note:
NOTE 1 The time required for stripping will vary with the coating thickness but normally it does not exceed 1 minute. The
number of specimens immersed at any one time shall not exceed three per 100 ml of the solution.

(MTD 24)
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India