ISO 11845:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ISO 11845:2021
01-julij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST ISO 11845:1999
Korozija kovin in zlitin - Splošna načela preskušanja korozije
Corrosion of metals and alloys -- General principles for corrosion testing
Corrosion des métaux et alliages -- Principes généraux des essais de corrosion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO 11845:2020
ICS:
77.060 Korozija kovin Corrosion of metals
SIST ISO 11845:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11845
Second edition
2020-03
Corrosion of metals and alloys —
General principles for corrosion testing
Corrosion des métaux et alliages — Principes généraux des essais de
corrosion
Reference number
ISO 11845:2020(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General principles . 1
5 Materials . 2
6 Corrosive medium . 3
7 Test procedure . 3
8 Test report . 5
Annex A (informative) General requirements for corrosion tests under constant immersion
for a specific purpose . 7
Bibliography .10
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 156, Corrosion of metals and alloys.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 11845:1995), which has been technically
revised. The main changes compared with the previous edition are as follows:
— the format has been changed;
— Annex A has been added with general requirements for corrosion tests under constant immersion.
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Introduction
The existence of a wide range of corrosion tests, partly as a function of the various materials and
corrosive media in existence, calls for guidance in the general procedures that should be used. Corrosion
tests, if they are to evaluate and give comparable results, are carried out in accordance with established
conditions. Conditions deviating from these conditions are precisely quoted, taking into account all the
details given in this document. The most relevant results on corrosion behaviour of metals can normally
be obtained from long-term tests under conditions close to those obtained in practice.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 11845:2020(E)
Corrosion of metals and alloys — General principles for
corrosion testing
1 Scope
This document specifies general principles for carrying out corrosion tests under conditions of constant
immersion. Some of these general principles are applicable to other types of corrosion testing.
This document does not cover important procedures for stress corrosion testing, such as those given in
ISO 7539 (all parts).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 8044, Corrosion of metals and alloys — Vocabulary
ISO 8407, Corrosion of metals and alloys — Removal of corrosion products from corrosion test specimens
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8044 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
4 General principles
4.1 Corrosion tests are generally carried out as comparative tests, i.e. a number of materials or corrosive
media are compared under the given test conditions. It is, however, also advisable to include reference
materials or reference solutions in which the behaviour under practical conditions of attack are known.
It is important to have a clear understanding of the objectives of any corrosion testing programme and to
make a judicious choice of the most practical methods in order to evaluate corrosion damage.
4.2 During the tests, the degree of attack as a function of time is observed and, as far as possible,
quantitatively recorded. The objective of most types of testing should be to determine the state of the
specimens on more than three separate occasions apart from the start of the test. The duration of tests
should be such that, on completion of the test, a clear result is obtained concerning the behaviour of
the material and, where applicable, the reference material under the given test conditions. If necessary,
additional tests extending beyond the time originally planned should be required.
4.3 Because results often exhibit considerable scatter, a single value provides little useful information.
For this reason, whenever possible, every test result should be verified by taking the mean of at least
three tests per measurement point. For this purpose, each specimen should be used only once.
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4.4 The test conditions should, as far as possible, be matched to the practical conditions under which
the material and the corrosive media will be used, except for short-duration tests as detailed in 4.5. This
applies:
a) to the material, in relation to its shape, surface condition, grain structure, etc., for details see
Clause 5;
b) to the corrosive medium, in relation to concentration, temperatures, etc., for details see Clause 7.
4.5 In the case of short-duration corrosion tests, the object is to achieve usable results in the shortest
possible time by intensifying the attack conditions. However, intensification of the attack conditions, e.g.
by increasing the temperature or concentration of the corrosive medium, often gives results that do not
correspond to behaviour under practical conditions. Care shall therefore be exercised when applying
such results in practice.
4.6 Particular care is necessary when applying the results of accelerated corrosion tests to practical
conditions since, with this type of corrosion test, corrosion media differing from those occurring in
practice are often used.
4.7 For the specific purpose, the material, the corrosive medium, the ratio of solution volume to surface
area, the surface area, the temperature, the agitation, the test duration, the evaluation, and the corrosion
form should be in accordance with the International Standards given in Annex A.
5 Materials
5.1 Test specimens shall be clearly identified. The following information should be given, when
applicable:
a) chemical composition of the material and the appropriate designation, according to the relevant
international, regional or national standards;
b) condition of the material and fabrication details (e.g. presence of welds, sand cast, gravity die
cast, pressure die cast, hot rolled, cold rolled, forged, heat-treatment, whether naturally or
artificially aged);
c) form of material (sheet, wire, tube, solid bars or similar);
d) position and orientation of the specimens in the original material (with a sketch if necessary);
e) dimensions (exact size, shape, area) and mass of specimens;
f) condition of the surface of the material (with or without rolling skin, thickness of rolling skin,
pickled, ground, polished, or other pretreatment);
g) mechanical properties of the material;
h) structure of the material, including any chemical or mechanical pretreatment;
i) protective layers and coatings (type, composition and thickness).
5.2 The method of producing the specimens from the test piece should be documented. Specimens
should preferably be taken from the test piece in such a manner as to exclude the effect of any significant
additional mechanical cold working and any substantial temperature rise at the cut edges during
machining. Any burr at the cut edges produced when the specimen is obtained should be removed. In
general, it is necessary to protect the edges where it is likely that unwanted effects on the corrosion
behaviour of the material being tested should originate at the edges (e.g. in the case of coated specimens).
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5.3 In the case of corrosion tests under conditions close to those obtained in practice, the surface
condition of the specimens should be the same as that found in practical application.
5.4 In general, specimens should be cleaned and degreased. The choice of suitable cleaning or
degreasing agents depends on the material being tested. Only products that do not alter the surface of
the part being tested should be used. In most cases, organic solvents are used. The cleaning agent used
should be reported.
5.5 If the specimen surface has to be mechanically pretreated, this should preferably be done by
grinding, with each step removing damage from the previous step. The grade of the final abrasive used
should be reported. Machining is preferable to grinding for soft metals.
5.6 Specimens should be clearly marked, for example by stamping with numbers or letters. Since the
mechanical stress resulting from stamping with numbers or
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