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| 3H024 | Protection of pipes against damage, friction, and corrosion | |
| F16L57/00 -58/18 | ||
| F16L57/00@A | AA | AA00 TYPES OF PROTECTION |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | ||||||
| . Partial protection | . . Protection of bent sections | . . Protection of joints | . Total protection | |||||||||
| AB | AB00 TYPES OF PROTECTORS |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB06 | AB07 | ||||
| . Cylinder-shaped or ring-shaped variants | . . Variants that are split into two halves | . . Variants with openings for inserting pipes | . Coil-shaped variants | . Netting | . Flexible variants | . Others | ||||||
| AC | AC00 USES OF PROTECTORS |
AC01 | AC02 | AC03 | AC04 | AC05 | ||||||
| . Protectors for gas pipes | . Protectors for vehicle-pipe arrangements | . Protectors for electrical wires and cables | . Protectors for air-conditioning pipe arrangements | . Others | ||||||||
| F16L57/00@B | BA | BA00 PROTECTION OF INTERNAL PIPE SURFACES |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | ||||||
| . Protection of bent sections | . Protection of joints | . Protection of flexible pipes | . Others | |||||||||
| F16L57/00@C | CA | CA00 PROTECTION OF PIPE ENDS AND JOINTS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | |||||||
| . Use of protective caps | . . Prevention of peeling of coatings | . Others | ||||||||||
| F16L58/00 | DA | DA00 PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION AND THE LIKE |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA07 | DA09 | DA10 | |
| . Corrosion-proofing | . . Use of rust-resistant agents | . . Use of electrical variants | . . . External electric sources | . . . Anode protection | . . Removal of moisture and water contents | . . Improvement of soil | . Prevention of the adhesion of aquatic organisms | . Others | ||||
| F16L58/02;58/04;58/06;58/08;58/10;58/12;58/14;58/16;58/18 | EA | EA00 AREAS TO BE COATED |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | ||||||
| . Internal pipe surfaces | . External pipe surfaces | . Partial coating of pipe surfaces | . . Pipe ends and joints | |||||||||
| EB | EB00 TYPES OF COATING LAYERS |
EB01 | EB02 | EB03 | EB04 | EB05 | EB06 | EB07 | EB08 | EB09 | ||
| . Multiple layers | . . Adhesive layers | . . Layers of self-repairing materials | . . Layers of fusion-adjusting agents | . Uneven layers | . . Embedding of reinforcement members | . Even layers that are comprised of more than two materials | . . Fiber-reinforced resin layers | . Others | ||||
| EC | EC00 MEANS FOR APPLYING COATINGS |
EC01 | EC02 | EC03 | EC04 | EC06 | EC07 | EC08 | EC09 | EC10 | ||
| . Coating | . . Use of spraying and thermal spraying means | . . . Use of fusing powders | . . Use of coated surfaces | . Lamination | . . Tubes | . . Tapes | . . Bendable flat sheets | . . Use of thermal-fusion means | ||||
| EC11 | EC12 | EC13 | EC14 | EC15 | ||||||||
| . Plating | . Chemical conversion treatments | . Carbonizing and nitriding | . Use of separate covers and protective sleeves | . Others | ||||||||
| ED | ED00 COATING MATERIALS |
ED01 | ED02 | ED03 | ED04 | ED05 | ED06 | ED07 | ED08 | ED09 | ED10 | |
| . Rubbers and plastics | . . Vinyl chlorides | . . Fluororesins | . . Polyolefins | . . Epoxies | . . Polyesters | . . Other resins | . Metals | . . Stainless steels | . Bitumens and mineral oils | |||
| ED11 | ED12 | ED13 | ED14 | ED15 | ||||||||
| . Cement | . Glass materials | . . Ceramics | . Foaming materials | . Heat-contractable or -expandable materials | ||||||||
| EE | EE00 MATERIALS OF MAIN PIPE BODIES |
EE01 | EE02 | EE03 | EE04 | EE05 | EE06 | EE07 | ||||
| . Metals | . . Steels and cast steels | . . Cast irons | . . Other metals | . Concrete | . Rubbers and plastics | . Others | ||||||
| EF | EF00 OTHER CHARACTERISTICS |
EF01 | EF02 | EF03 | EF05 | EF06 | EF07 | EF08 | EF09 | EF10 | ||
| . Detection of damage | . Removal of coatings during use | . Prevention of peeling | . Treatment of pipe ends | . . Pipe-end caps | . . Treatment during joining | . . . Recoating after joining | . . . . Use of rubber and plastics | . . . . Use of bitumens and mineral oils | ||||
| EF11 | EF12 | EF13 | EF14 | EF15 | EF16 | EF17 | EF18 | EF19 | EF20 | |||
| . . . . Use of cements | . . . . Use of other materials | . . . . Use of foaming materials | . . . . Use of tapes and tubes | . . . . . Heat contractable or expandable variants | . . Types of means for joining of pipes | . . . Use of flanges | . . . Use of screws | . . . Use of welding means | . . . Use of other means of joining |