Qualification of Metallic Coating for
Use With High-Strength Structural Bolts
by: DACROMET? approved for use on A490 and
‘Andrew R. Preifer
Metal Co
and
Sali Brahimi
IBECA Technologies Corp.
wivwabeca.ca
Since the 1970s, ASTM A490 prohibited the application
‘of metalic coatings on high-strength structural bolts. At the
hieart of the prohibition was the desire to institute a measure
that would eliminate the risk of hydrogen embrittlement.
‘Anresearch report investigating the use of metallic coat
ings on high-strength structural fasteners was generated for
review by the ASTM Committee F16 on Fasteners and the
Research Council on Structural Connestions. The inves:
tigation, begun in 2001 and completed in December 2006,
ad the long-term objective of making a case for allowing the
application of a “safe” metallic coating on high-strength struc-
{ural fasteners. To achieve this, the methodology prescribed
in the 1F1-144 standard was applied in order to qualify the
DACROMET® coating system available from Metal Coat-
ings International Inc, Chardon, OH, USA, for use with
ASTM A490 bolts.
DACROMET satisfied all of the performance criteria
specified in JF7-144, Cominuous salt-spray and cyclic expo
sure demonstrated that DACROMET offered significantly
prior corrosion protection capabilities in comparison with
hot-