BS EN 13523-1:2017

What is BS EN 13523-1- Film thickness of the coil coated metals about?  

BS EN 13523-1 series specifies the procedures for determining the dry-film thickness of an organic coating on a metallic substrate (coil coating). 

Four appropriate methods are given in BS EN 13523-1: 

• Magnetic induction 
• Eddy current 
• Micrometer 
• Optical 

The methods are applicable only to products with smooth and flat substrates but the coating itself may be textured. In that case, for methods a) and b) the average of a series of readings will represent an average of the thickness of the organic coating, while method c) will give the maximum thickness and method d) can provide the minimum, maximum and average thickness. 

Who is BS EN 13523-1- Film thickness of the coil coated metals for? 

BS EN 13523-1 on film thickness of the coil coated metals is useful for: 

• Coil coated metal industries 
• Metal coil product manufacturing companies 
• Metal coil transport companies 

Why should you use BS EN 13523-1- Film thickness of the coil coated metals?  

BS EN 13523-1 provides test methods and principles of Film thickness of the coil coated metals.

BS EN 13523-1 helps the users with the apt methods for assessing the film thickness.  

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 13523-1:2017 supersedes BS EN 13523-1:2009. BS EN 13523-1:2017 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 13523-1:2009. These include: 

• A reference to EN 13523-0 concerning conditioning of the test panels was added 
• The principle clause for methods A and B have been stated more precisely 
• The number of measurements has been added to methods C and D 
• The text has been editorially revised and the normative references have been updated