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Corrosion of metals and alloys — Determination

of AC corrosion — Protection criteria
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National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 18086:2020.
It is identical to ISO 18086:2019. It supersedes BS EN ISO 18086:2017,
which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee GEL/603, Cathodic protection.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its committee manager.
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of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
© The British Standards Institution 2021
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2021
ISBN 978 0 539 06890 0
ICS 77.060
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legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2021.

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2020

ICS 77.060 Supersedes EN ISO 18086:2017

English Version

Corrosion of metals and alloys - Determination of AC

corrosion - Protection criteria (ISO 18086:2019)
Corrosion des métaux et alliages - Détermination Korrosion von Metallen und Legierungen -
de la corrosion occasionnée par les courants Bestimmung der Wechselstromkorrosion
alternatifs - Critères de protection (ISO 18086:2019) - Schutzkriterien (ISO 18086:2019)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 December 2020.

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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre
or to any CEN member.

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European foreword
The text of ISO 18086:2019 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 156 "Corrosion of
metals and alloys” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over
as EN ISO 18086:2020 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 219 “Cathodic protection” the secretariat of
which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 18086:2017.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic
of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 18086:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 18086:2020 without any modification.

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Contents Page

Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vi
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Cathodic protection persons competence................................................................................................................................... 5
5 Assessment of the AC influence.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
5.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
5.2 Assessment of the level of interference.............................................................................................................................. 6
6 Evaluation of the AC corrosion likelihood.................................................................................................................................. 6
6.1 Prerequisite................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
6.1.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.1.2 AC voltage on the structure..................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2 AC and DC current density............................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.2.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2.2 AC current density........................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2.3 High cathodic DC current density...................................................................................................................... 7
6.2.4 Low cathodic DC current density....................................................................................................................... 8
6.2.5 Current ratio “Ia.c./Id.c.”............................................................................................................................................... 8
6.2.6 Soil resistivity...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3 Corrosion rate........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.4 Pipeline coatings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.5 Evaluation of the metal loss.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
7 Acceptable interference levels................................................................................................................................................................ 9
8 Measurement techniques............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
8.1 Measurements.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.1.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.1.2 Selection of test sites..................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.1.3 Selection of measurement parameter......................................................................................................... 10
8.1.4 Sampling rate for the recording of interference levels................................................................. 10
8.1.5 Accuracy of measuring equipment................................................................................................................ 10
8.1.6 Installation of coupons or probes to calculate current densities........................................ 10
8.2 DC potential measurements...................................................................................................................................................... 10
8.3 AC voltage measurements........................................................................................................................................................... 11
8.4 Measurements on coupons and probes........................................................................................................................... 11
8.4.1 Installation of coupons or probes................................................................................................................... 11
8.4.2 Current measurements............................................................................................................................................ 12
8.4.3 Corrosion rate measurements........................................................................................................................... 12
8.5 Pipeline metal loss techniques................................................................................................................................................ 13
9 Mitigation measures.......................................................................................................................................................................................13
9.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
9.2 Construction measures.................................................................................................................................................................. 13
9.2.1 Modification of bedding material.................................................................................................................... 13
9.2.2 Installation of isolating joints............................................................................................................................. 13
9.2.3 Installation of mitigation wires......................................................................................................................... 14
9.2.4 Optimization of pipeline and/or powerline route............................................................................ 14
9.2.5 Power line or pipeline construction............................................................................................................. 14
9.3 Operation measures......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
9.3.1 Earthing................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
9.3.2 Adjustment of cathodic protection level................................................................................................... 15
9.3.3 Repair of coating defects......................................................................................................................................... 15

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10 Commissioning.....................................................................................................................................................................................................16
10.1 Commissioning..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
10.2 Preliminary checking....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
10.2.1 General................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
10.2.2 Coupon AC voltage and current startup.................................................................................................... 17
10.2.3 Verification of effectiveness................................................................................................................................. 17
10.2.4 Installation and commissioning documents.......................................................................................... 17
11 Monitoring and maintenance................................................................................................................................................................18
Annex A (informative) Simplified description of the AC corrosion phenomenon...............................................19
Annex B (informative) Coupons and probes...............................................................................................................................................21
Annex C (informative) Coulometric oxidation..........................................................................................................................................26
Annex D (informative) Influence of soil characteristics on the AC corrosion process....................................27
Annex E (informative) Other criteria that have been used in the presence of AC influence.....................28
Annex F (informative) Parameters to take into account to choose a DC decoupling device.....................32
Annex G (informative) Method to determine the reference electrode location to remote earth........34
Annex H (informative) Simultaneous measurement on coupon current densities with high
rate.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38

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Foreword
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org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 156, Corrosion of metal and alloys.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 18086:2015), of which it constitutes a
minor revision. The changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— references cited informatively (EN 13509 and EN 15257) have been moved from Clause 2 to the
Bibliography;
— in Clause 7, the two instances of the phrase “AC current density” have been changed to “AC average
current density”.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Introduction
This document has incorporated criteria and thresholds together with experience gained from the
most recent data. Various countries have a very different approach to the prevention of AC corrosion
depending primarily on the DC interference situation. These different approaches are taken into
account in two different ways:
— in the presence of “low” on-potentials, which allows a certain level of AC voltage (up to 15 V);
— in the presence of “high” on-potentials (with DC stray current interference on the pipeline for
instance), which requires the reduction of the AC voltage towards the lowest possible levels.
This document also gives some parameters to consider when evaluating the AC corrosion likelihood,
as well as detailed measurement techniques, mitigation measures, and measurements to carry out for
the commissioning of any AC corrosion mitigation system. Annex E proposes other parameters and
thresholds that require further validation based on practical experiences.

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Corrosion of metals and alloys — Determination of AC

corrosion — Protection criteria

1 Scope
This document specifies protection criteria for determining the AC corrosion risk of cathodically
protected pipelines.
It is applicable to buried cathodically protected pipelines that are influenced by AC traction systems
and/or AC power lines.
In the presence of AC interference, the protection criteria given in ISO 15589‑1 are not sufficient to
demonstrate that the steel is being protected against corrosion.
This document provides limits, measurement procedures, mitigation measures, and information to
deal with long-term AC interference for AC voltages at frequencies between 16,7 Hz and 60 Hz and the
evaluation of AC corrosion likelihood.
This document deals with the possibility of AC corrosion of metallic pipelines due to AC interferences
caused by conductive, inductive or capacitive coupling with AC power systems and the maximum
tolerable limits of these interference effects. It takes into account the fact that this is a long-term effect,
which occurs during normal operating conditions of the AC power system.
This document does not cover the safety issues associated with AC voltages on pipelines. These are
covered in national standards and regulations (see, e.g., EN 50443).

2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
ISO 8044, Corrosion of metals and alloys — Basic terms and definitions
ISO 15589‑1, Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Cathodic protection of pipeline
systems — Part 1: On-land pipelines
IEC 61010‑1, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use —
Part 1: General requirements
EN 50443, Effects of electromagnetic interference on pipelines caused by high voltage AC electric traction
systems and/or high voltage AC power supply systems

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8044 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/

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