BS 7371-1:2009 PDF

1   Scope This Part of BS 7371 specifies general requirements that apply to coatings covered by all other Parts of BS 7371, including:

a) preparations before coating;

b) hydrogen embrittlement avoidance;

c) sampling for inspection;

d) thickness testing;

e) area tables for metric parallel threaded fasteners (area tables for imperial fasteners can be found in BS 7371‑12); and

f) selection of coatings (including the opportunity to select non-hexavalent chromium-containing coatings).

Specific requirements are given in each Part of BS 7371.