February 1998

D EUTSCHE NORM

Internal and/or external protective coatings for steel tubes

Specification for hot dip galvanized coatings applied
in automatic plants
English version of DIN EN 10240
ICS 23.040.10; 25.220.40; 77.140.75

EN 10240
Supersedes DIN 2444,
January 1984 edition.

Descriptors: Coatings, steel pipes.

Innere und/oder uere Schutzberzge fr Stahlrohre
Festlegungen fr durch Schmelztauchverzinken in automatisierten
Anlagen hergestellte berzge

European Standard EN 10240 : 1997 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been prepared by ECISS/TC 29.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschu Rohre, Rohrverbindungen
und Rohrleitungen (Pipes, Pipe Joints and Pipelines Standards Committee).
Amendments
DIN 2444, January 1984 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN 10240.
Previous editions
DIN 2444: 1963-03, 1972-08, 1978-07, 1984-01.

EN comprises 17 pages.

No part of this standard may be reproduced without the prior permission of

DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin.
Beuth Verlag GmbH, D-10772 Berlin, has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).

Ref. No. DIN EN 10240 : 1998-02

English price group 11

Sales No. 1111

07.98

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December 1997

ICS 23.040.10; 25.220.40; 77.140.75

Descriptors: Coatings, steel pipes.

English version

Internal and/or external protective coatings for steel tubes

Specification for hot dip galvanized coatings applied in automatic plants
Revtements intrieurs et/ou
extrieurs des tubes en acier
Spcifications pour revtements
chaud sur des lignes automatiques

Innere und/oder uere Schutzberzge fr Stahlrohre Festlegungen

fr durch Schmelztauchverzinken in
automatisierten Anlagen hergestellte
berzge

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-08-09.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
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1997. CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means
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