IS 2629 : Part 1 : 2025 Process, Design, Testing and Application of Hot Dip Galvanizing of Iron and Steel - Code of Practice - Part 1 Batch Process
(Amalgamation of IS 2629, IS 4759 and IS 6159)
1 SCOPE
This Standard (Part 1) recommends important guidelines for general hot-dip galvanizing of iron and steel which are hot dip galvanized by batch process. The revision specifies the general properties of coatings, specifications, process, design requirements, guidance on exposure condition of galvanized steel and test methods for coatings applied by dipping fabricated iron and steel articles (including certain castings) in molten zinc (containing 98.5 percent zinc and not more than 1.5 percent of other metals and elements). It does not apply to the following:
a) Articles hot dip galvanized by continuous process.
b) Hot dip galvanized products like nut, bolts and fasteners (done by centrifuge process) for which specific standards exist and which might include additional requirements or requirements that are different from those of this Standard.
2 REFERENCES
The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards.