December 2001

D EUTSCHE NORM

Steel wire for mechanical springs

Part 2: Oil hardened and tempered spring steel wire

English version of DIN EN 10270-2

EN 10270-2

ICS 77.140.25; 77.140.65

Supersedes DIN 17223-2,

September 1990 edition.

Stahldraht fr Federn Teil 2: lschlussvergteter Federstahldraht

European Standard EN 10270-2 : 2001 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been prepared by ECISS/TC 30/SC 2 Steel wire for mechanical springs (Secretariat:
Belgium).
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Eisen und Stahl (Steel
and Iron Standards Committee).
DIN 50602 and DIN 50192 are the standards corresponding to ENV 10247 and EURONORM 104,
respectively, referred to in clause 2 of the EN.
Amendments
DIN 17223-2, September 1990 edition, has been superseded by the specifications of EN 10270-2.
Previous editions
DIN 17223: 1955-04; DIN 17223-2: 1964-03, 1990-09.

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references)
DIN 50192
DIN 50602

Determination of depth of decarburization of steel

Metallographic examination Microscopic examination of special steel using standard
diagrams to determine the non-metallic inclusions content

Continued overleaf.
EN comprises 18 pages.

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DIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,
has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).

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ICS 77.140.25; 77.140.65

Descriptors:

English version

Steel wire for mechanical springs

Part 2: Oil hardened and tempered spring steel wire
Fils en acier pour ressorts
mcaniques Partie 2: Fils en
acier tremps lhuile et revenus

Stahldraht fr Federn
Teil 2: lschlussvergteter
Federstahldraht

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2001-02-19.

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.
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