About

  • Secretariat: SAC (China)
    Committee Manager:
    Mrs Jie Hou
  • Chairperson (until end 2025):
    Mr Chao Feng
  • ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:
    Ms Monica Ibido
    ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
    Ms Lucy Kirk
  • Creation date: 1974

Scope

Standardization in the field of corrosion of metals and alloys including corrosion test methods, corrosion prevention methods and corrosion control engineering life cycle. General coordination of activities in these fields within ISO.

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125

Published ISO standards *

of which 121 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 156

23

ISO standards under development *

of which 21 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 156

24
Participating members
25
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 156/SC 1 Corrosion control engineering life cycle Subcommittee
ISO/TC 156/AG   Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 1   Terminology Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 2   Environmentally assisted cracking Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 4   Atmospheric corrosion testing and classification of corrosivity of atmosphere Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 5   Intergranular corrosion Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 6   General principles of testing and data interpretation Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 7   Accelerated corrosion tests Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 9   Corrosion testing of materials for power generation Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 10   Cathodic protection of buried and immersed metallic structures Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 11   Electrochemical test methods Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 13   High temperature corrosion Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 14   Tribo-corrosion Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 15   Corrosion rates of the embedded steel reinforcement in concrete Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 16   Corrosion test method for disinfectant Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 17   Corrosion in industrial cooling water Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 18   Temporary corrosion protection Working group
ISO/TC 156/WG 19   Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 156

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 156:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 2/SC 14 Surface coatings ISO
ISO/TC 8/SC 8 Ship design ISO
ISO/TC 17 Steel ISO
ISO/TC 17/SC 7 Methods of testing (other than mechanical tests and chemical analysis) ISO
ISO/TC 20/SC 18 Materials ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 9 General test methods for paints and varnishes ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 12 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 14 Protective paint systems for steel structures ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 14 Service life planning ISO
ISO/TC 67 Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy ISO
ISO/TC 71/SC 7 Maintenance and repair of concrete structures ISO
ISO/TC 79 Light metals and their alloys ISO
ISO/TC 79/SC 2 Organic and anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium ISO
ISO/TC 79/SC 6 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys ISO
ISO/TC 107 Metallic and other inorganic coatings ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 3 Electrodeposited coatings and related finishes ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 4 Hot dip coatings (galvanized, etc.) ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 7 Corrosion tests ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 8 Chemical conversion coatings ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 9 Physical vapor deposition coatings ISO
ISO/TC 146 Air quality ISO
ISO/TC 147 Water quality ISO
ISO/TC 155 Nickel and nickel alloys ISO
ISO/TC 167 Steel and aluminium structures ISO
ISO/TC 261 Additive manufacturing ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 156

ISO/TC 156 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 104 Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test IEC
ISO/TC 2/SC 14 Surface coatings ISO
ISO/TC 8/SC 8 Ship design ISO
ISO/TC 17 Steel ISO
ISO/TC 17/SC 7 Methods of testing (other than mechanical tests and chemical analysis) ISO
ISO/TC 18 Zinc and zinc alloys [STANDBY] ISO
ISO/TC 26 Copper and copper alloys ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 9 General test methods for paints and varnishes ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 12 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products ISO
ISO/TC 35/SC 14 Protective paint systems for steel structures ISO
ISO/TC 58 Gas cylinders ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 14 Service life planning ISO
ISO/TC 67 Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy ISO
ISO/TC 71 Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete ISO
ISO/TC 79 Light metals and their alloys ISO
ISO/TC 79/SC 2 Organic and anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium ISO
ISO/TC 106 Dentistry ISO
ISO/TC 107 Metallic and other inorganic coatings ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 4 Hot dip coatings (galvanized, etc.) ISO
ISO/TC 107/SC 7 Corrosion tests ISO
ISO/TC 119 Powder metallurgy ISO
ISO/TC 119/SC 2 Sampling and testing methods for powders (including powders for hardmetals) ISO
ISO/TC 119/SC 3 Sampling and testing methods for sintered metal materials (excluding hardmetals) ISO
ISO/TC 119/SC 4 Sampling and testing methods for hardmetals ISO
ISO/TC 146/SC 3 Ambient atmospheres ISO
ISO/TC 155 Nickel and nickel alloys ISO
ISO/TC 164 Mechanical testing of metals ISO
ISO/TC 164/SC 3 Hardness testing ISO
ISO/TC 167 Steel and aluminium structures ISO
ISO/TC 197 Hydrogen technologies ISO
ISO/TC 261 Additive manufacturing ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
EC - European Commission European Commission A
EFC European Federation of Corrosion A
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry A
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe A

ISO/TC 156 - Secretariat

SAC (China)

Standardization Administration of China
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