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This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard replaces GB 24409-2009 Limit of harmful substances of automobile coatings. In addition to editorial changes, the following main technical changes have been made with respect to GB 24409-2009:
——The scope of this standard is modified (see clause 1; clause 1 of Edition 2009);
——The normative reference GB/T 1250 is deleted; normative references GB/T 8170-2008, GB/T 9754-2007, GB/T 9758.5-1988, GB/T 9760-1988, GB/T 23985-2009, GB/T 23986-2009, GB/T 23990-2009, GB/T 23992-2009, GB/T 30647-2014 and GB/T 34675-2017 are added (see clause 2; clause 2 of Edition 2009);
——The definitions of "volatile organic compound" and "volatile organic compound content” are modified; the terms and definitions of "road vehicle", "rail transit vehicle", "power-driven vehicle", "passenger car", "bus(vehicle)", "goods vehicle", "powered car train-set", "railway vehicle", "passenger car (railway vehicle)", "urban rail transit vehicle", "wagon", "special motor vehicle", "low-speed vehicle", "trailer", "primer", "primer surfacer", "varnish", "effect pigment", "high decorative coatings including effect pigment" and "application condition” are added (see clause 3; clause 3 of Edition 2009);
——The product classification is modified (see clause 4; clause 4 of Edition 2009);
——The “variety of coating” of solvent-based coatings and the limit of VOC content are modified (see Table 2; Table 1 of Edition 2009);
——The limits of VOC contents in water-based coatings and radiation curable coatings are added (see Tables 1 and 3);
——The limit of the total content of toluene and xylene (including ethylbenzene) in solvent-based coatings is modified; the control items for the total content of halohydrocarbon in solvent-based coatings are added (see Table 4; Table 1 of Edition 2009);
——The control items for the total content of benzene series in water-based coatings and water-based radiation curable coatings are added (see Table 4);
——The control items for benzene content, total content of toluene and xylene (including ethylbenzene), total content of halohydrocarbon and total content of glycol ether and ester ether in non-water-based radiation curable coatings are added (see Table 4);
——The controlled varieties of glycol ether and ester ether are modified (see clause 5; clause 5 of Edition 2009);
——The test methods for “VOC content”, “benzene content”, “total content of toluene and xylene (including ethylbenzene)”, “total content of glycol ether and ester ether” and “content of heavy metal” are modified; the test methods for “total content of benzene series” and “total content of halohydrocarbon” are added (see 6.2; 6.2 of Edition 2009);
——Implementation of this standard is added (see clause 9).
This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.
The previous edition of this standard is as follows:
——GB 24409-2009.
Limit of harmful substances of vehicle coatings
1 Scope
This standard specifies the product classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marks for package and implementation of this standard involved in the allowable limit of harmful substances of various vehicle coatings to human body and environment.
This standard is applicable to, except for putties, various coatings of automobile manufacturer, automotive refinish coatings, as well as the coatings for rail transit vehicle, motorcycle (including electric motorcycles), bicycles (including electric bicycle) and other types of vehicles (including special motor vehicle, low-speed vehicle and trailer), and those for vehicle parts.
This standard is not applicable to coatings of tractor transport units, wheeled mobile machinery for special purpose and military vehicles.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 1725-2007 Paints, varnishes and plastics - Determination of non-volatile-matter content
GB/T 3186 Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes - Sampling
GB/T 6682-2008 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods
GB/T 6750-2007 Paints and varnishes - Determination of density - Pyknometer method
GB/T 8170-2008 Rules of rounding off for numerical values & expression and judgment of limiting values
GB/T 9750 Marks for package of coating products
GB/T 9754-2007 Paints and varnishes - Determination of specular gloss of non-metallic paint films at 20°, 60°and 85°
GB/T 9758.5-1988 Paints and varnishes - Determination of “soluble” metal content - Part 5: Determination of hexavalent chromium content of the pigment portion of the liquid paint or the paint in powder form - Diphenylcarbazide spectrophotometric method
GB/T 9760-1988 Paints and varnishes - Preparation of acid extracts from paints in liquid or powder form
GB/T 23985-2009 Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content - Difference method
GB/T 23986-2009 Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content - Gas-chromatographic method
GB/T 23990-2009 Determination of the contents of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene in coatings by gas chromatography
GB/T 23992-2009 Determination of chlorhydrocarbon content in coatings - Gas chromatographic method
GB/T 30647-2014 Determination of harmful elements total content of coatings
GB/T 34675-2017 Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content in radiation curable coatings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
road vehicle
vehicles, including motor vehicles and non-vehicles, that are designed and manufactured to carry people, transport items, or perform special operations on the road and are legally permitted to travel on the road
[GA 802-2014, definition 3.1]
3.2
rail transit vehicle
vehicles that need to travel on specific tracks, including powered car train-sets, passenger cars (railway vehicles), urban rail transit vehicles and wagons
3.3
power-driven vehicle
wheeled vehicles driven or drawn by power sets on roads for carrying people, transporting items, or performing special engineering operations, include vehicles and tractor-trailer combination, motorcycles, tractor transport units, wheeled mobile machinery for special purpose and trailers
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.1]
3.4
passenger car
vehicles with a maximum of nine seats (including the driver's seat), which are designed and manufactured primarily for carrying passengers as well as their carry-on baggage and/or temporary items and which may be equipped with certain special equipment or appliances or used to draw a center axle trailer
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.2.1.1]
3.5
bus(vehicle)
vehicles with a maximum of nine seats (including the driver's seat), which are designed and manufactured primarily for carrying passengers as well as their carry-on baggage, and which, based on the presence or absence of standing passenger area, may be divided into buses with/without standing passenger areas
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.2.1.3]
3.6
goods vehicle
vehicles designed and manufactured primarily for carrying goods or drawing trailers, which include:
a) vehicles which are equipped with special equipment or appliances but mainly used for carrying goods;
b) vehicles refitted from non-enclosed wagons, which, though equipped with special equipment or appliances, are not classified as special motor vehicles
Note: enclosed wagon refers to a one/two box type goods vehicle with the loading part structured into a closed compartment and integrated with the cab
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.2.2]
3.7
powered car train-set
train-set consisting of a powered car and a trailer (and sometimes a control car) used in a fixed grouping
[GB/T 4549.1-2004, definition 2.94]
3.8
railway vehicle; railway car
unit vehicles used on railway tracks for transporting passengers and goods, which are, for such purpose or by principle, grouped for use in passenger and freight trains
[GB/T 4549.1-2004, definition 2.1]
3.9
carriage; passenger car; coach
railway vehicle
vehicles used for carrying passengers, which are, for such purpose or by principle, grouped for use in passenger trains
[GB/T 4549.1-2004, definition 2.2]
3.10
urban rail transit vehicle
vehicles used for urban rail transit, a vehicle transport system using the track structure for load bearing and guidance, and according to the requirements of the overall planning of urban transportation, equipped with a fully or partially closed dedicated track line, which, generally in the form of a train or single vehicle, carry a considerable number of passengers, and is a mean for public transportation, including metro system, light rail transit system, monorail system, tram, maglev system, automated guideway transit system, and urban rail rapid transit system
3.11
wagon; freight car
vehicles used for carrying goods, which are, for such purpose or by principle, grouped for use in freight trains, and which can be divided into general train and special-purpose freight car by purpose
[GB/T 4549.1-2004, definition 2.37]
3.12
special motor vehicle
vehicles equipped with special equipment or appliances (excluding those, other than fire engines, that have more than nine seats (including driver's seat)), which are designed and manufactured for use in engineering (including health care) operations, such as crane truck, fire engine, concrete pump truck, wrecker, aerial platform vehicle, sweeping machine, suction-type sewer scavenger, wagon drill, instrument truck, inspection van, monitoring vehicle, power van, communication car, television car, blood collecting vehicle, medical vehicle and physical examination hospital car
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.2.3]
3.13
low-speed vehicle
generic term for tri-wheel vehicles and low-speed goods vehicles
Note: Tri-wheel vehicle refers to a three-wheeled goods vehicle with a maximum design speed of less than or equal to 50km/h; low-speed goods vehicle refers to a four-wheeled goods vehicle with a maximum design speed of less than 70km/h
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.2.2.2]
3.14
trailer
unpowered road vehicle designed and manufactured to be drawn by vehicles or tractors for normal use on roads, including drawbar trailers, center axle trailers and semi-trailers, which are used for carrying goods or for special purposes
[GB 7258-2017, definition 3.3]
3.15
primer
coatings directly applied to the substrate in case of multi-layer coating
3.16
primer surfacer
coating applied between the base coating (putty layer) and the surface coating in case of multi-layer coating
3.17
base coat
paints required to be coated with varnishes on the surface
3.18
solid color paint
paint that does not contain effect pigments such as metal or pearl
3.19
solid color paint without clear coat
solid color paint not required to be coated with varnishes on the surface
3.20
varnish; clear coat
coatings that do not contain coloring substances
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Product classification
5 Requirements
6 Test methods
7 Inspection rules
8 Marks for package
9 Implementation of this standard
Annex A (Normative) Determination of moisture content - Gas chromatographic method
Annex B (Normative) Determination of content of hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) - Spectrophotometry
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