prEN 1993-1-3 : 2004 (E)

Annex B [informative] – Durability of fasteners

B.1 Durability of fasteners

(1) In Construction Classes I, II and III table B.1 may be applied.

Table B.1: Fastener material with regard to corrosion environment (and sheeting material only for
information). Only the risk of corrosion is considered. Classification of environment according to
EN ISO 12944-2.
Material of fastener
Classifica
tion of Sheet Electro Stainless steel,
Hot-dip zinc coated Stainless steel, case hardened.
environm material Aluminiu galvanized steel.
steelb. Coat thickness 1.4301 d Monela
ent m Coat thickness > 1.4006 d
>45μm
7μm 1.4436 d
C1 A, B, C X X X X X X
D, E, S X X X X X X
C2 A X - X X X X
C, D, E X - X X X X
S X - X X X X
C3 A X - X - X X
C, E X - X (X)C (X)C -
C
D X - X - (X) X
S - - X X X X
C4 A X - (X)C - (X)C -
C
D - - X - (X) -
E X - X - (X)C -
S - - X - X X
C5-I A X - - - (X)C -
f C
D - - X - (X) -
S - - - - X -
C
C5-M A X - - - (X) -
f C
D - - X - (X) -
S - - - - X -

Anm. Fastener of steel without coating may be used in corrosion classification class C1.

A= Aluminium irrespective of surface finish - = Type of material not recommended from the corrosion
standpoint
B= Un-coated steel sheet
a Refers to rivets only
C= Hot-dip zinc coated (Z275) or aluzink coated (AZ150) steel sheet
b Refers to screws and nuts only
D= Hot-dip zinc coated steel sheet + coating of paint or plastics
c Insulating washer, of material resistant to ageing, between
E= Aluzink coated (AZ185) steel sheet
sheeting and fastener
S= Stainless steel
d Stainless steel EN 10 088
X= Type of material recommended from the corrosion standpoint
e Risk of discoloration.
(X) = Type of material recommended from the corrosion standpoint under the
f Always check with sheet supplier
specified condition only

(2) The environmental classification following EN-ISO 12944-2 is presented in table B.2.

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