Defects conditioned by the product surface quality or design
Structural defect Possible coating defect
Insufficient bend radius Structural failure along the radius Minimum bend radii should be: For sheets: -R S for materials with thickness S up to 1, 5 mm; -R 2S for materials with thickness over 1, 5 mm (where S is sheet thickness) For pipes: -for pipes with OD up to 20 mm, minimum 2,5D -for pipes with OD over 20 mm, minimum 3,5D (where D is pipe OD). Laser, plasma or oxygen cutting Structural changes occur and solidifications form on the cut face, which require grinding or abrasive blasting Crevices with less than 4 mm distance between Crevice corrosion planes
Surface defect Possible coating defect
Certain zones with rolled-in scale, slag or other Coating holidays metallic inclusions, paint
Carbon deposition on steel surface during heat
treatment Accumulation of non-metallic inclusions on steel Blistering surface formed during continuous steel casting. Deseaming defects Abrupt change of shape, for example, at the edges; Coating with fir-tree structure significant roughness with frequent change of bulges (beard, broom) and cavities (shot blasting), plastic deformation (cold Fir-tree structure increases the hardening) coating adhesion strength, but impairs its appearance. Surfaces with very deep roughness, for example, after Thicker coatings than usually. shot blasting
Weld joint defect Possible coating defect
High stress of weld joint Product deformation, weld joint cracking Pores, undercuts, discontinuous joint, socket welding Formation of hollows filled with acid during pickling (which cannot be washed away by rinsing) and /or flux. In the course of operation condensate appears in hollows causing corrosion with rusty runs formation. Weld slags, splatters, separating agents (sprays) Coating holidays High silicon content in electrodes, and consequently, Thicker coating on weld joints in weld joints than on other surface