BS 7873:1996

This standard BS 7873:1996 Code of practice for application and testing of hot enamel external and/or internal coating of iron and steel pipes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 25.220.50 Enamels
• 23.040.10 Iron and steel pipes

This British Standard gives recommendations for the procedures to be followed for the external and internal application of hot applied coal tar enamel or bitumen enamel coatings, including reinforcements, which are used to protect buried or submerged iron and steel pipes and fittings against corrosion.