Site name:

DE, Berlin BAM

Country:

Germany

Atmosphere:

Urban

Available space [m²]:

2,25 (free weathering); 3,15 (sheltered)

Altitude [m]:

67

Operational since:

2016

The site is located on BAM´s headquarters in Berlin-Steglitz on the roof of the main building at a height of 17 m relative to street (ground) level. The distance to the B1 federal road is 25 m. It has the possibility to expose samples under free weathering and under sheltered conditions. The racks are oriented to the southwest.

Address: Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
Corrosion category (ISO 9223)
ISO 9223 - Measurement period: 2016-08-01 - 2017-08-01
Measuring inputed: 2022/08/23		SteelZincCopperAluminium
ISO 9223 - Corrosion rate [g/m² year]565.39.10.2
Corrosivity categoryC2C3C3C2
ISO 9223 - Standard deviation of corrosion rate [g/m² year]±3±0.8±0.5±0
Environmental parameters
Parameter Value   Measurment period
Rainfall [mm/year]505 2016-05-01 - 2017-05-01
Temperature [°C]10.2 2016-05-01 - 2017-05-01
SO2 [µg/m³]1.8P02016-01-01 - 2017-12-01
Chloride deposition [mg/m² day]12S12019-01-01 - 2019-02-01
pH of rain5.4 2017-08-01 - 2017-08-01
Relative humidity [%]79 2016-05-01 - 2017-05-01
Time of wetness [%]45τ42016-05-01 - 2017-05-01
Exposure racks
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Exposure rack
5°
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Exposure rack
45°
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Exposure rack
90°
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Exposure rack
Customized
Additional information

Test racks installed are BAM standard test racks, meaning that all test racks of the BAM have the same size and same dimensions especially for the sheltered part of the test racks. Thus, the different locations are comparable to each other. Sheltered part has the following size: 1500×700×700 mm.

Contacts

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Division 7.6 Corrosion and Corrosion Protection, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

Thoralf Müller, thoralf.mueller@bam.de, +49 30 8104 4193
thoralf.mueller@bam.de