Steel Selection Based on European Standards

Books, Other Web Sites, and Leaflets. This information is of a general nature for initial guidance. Selection of materials for use must be by communication with the suppliers and by reference to the appropriate codes
BS EN 10079.... BS EN 10027.... BS EN 10025.... BS EN 10028.... BS EN 10083.... BS EN 10088.... BS EN 10130.... BS EN 10132.... BS EN 10149.... BS EN 10213.... BS EN 10277.... BS EN 10293 Important Note: All information on this page has been interpreted from the relevant Standard,

Introduction Since 1988 a new series of 'mandatory' European standards (EN = Europaischen Normen) has been created, to replace national standards, such as BS, DIN, SS and NF, throughout 18 countries of Western Europe. EN are a part of the 'Single Market' legislation, designed to give equal opportunities for firms to compete throughout Europe, by harmonising the technical requirements between countries. The national standards bodies, of which BSI is one, are required to officially withdraw their national standards, when an EN is created with the same scope of application. Consistent pattern of Standards The aim is to produce a logical, common pattern,in which items are standardised in one document only, reference being made to this document from other standards. For example, tensile testing methods are standardised in a different document to material property values, and dimensional tolerances in other separate standards. Thus, changed requirements need only to be written into one document. Implementation of EN The fact that BSI and the other national bodies publish EN does not compel people to use them. (Note the continued use of the BS 'Emergency Number' (also EN) series of steels years after they have been officially replaced}. Only when suppliers and customers fully accept and understand European Standards, will it actually happen.

Review of Standards BS EN 10079:1992- Definition of steel products.. This standard is essentially a reference standard which defines steel products according to : a) Their shape and dimensions : b) Their appearance and surface condition. The standard simply provides agreed definitions of steel products and typically includes sections on ingots and semi-finished products, flat products, electrical steels, long products. BS EN 10027-1:1992 Designation systems for steel. Steel names, principal symbols

This is a steel material designation system based on names. These names consist of alpha numerical characters and define two main groups of steels Steels Designated On The Basis Of Their Use And Their Mechanical Properties. A number of letters with their mechanical property identifiers are listed below Letter S P L E B Y R H D T M Steel Use Structural Steel Pressure Purposes Line Pipe Engineering Reinforcing Steel Pre-stressing Steel Rails High Strength Cold Rolled Flat Products for Cold Forming Tinmill Products Electrical Steel Mechanical Property... Minimum Yield Strength Minimum Yield Strength Minimum Yield Strength Minimum Yield Strength Characteristic Yield Case Minimum Yield Case Minimum Yield Case Minimum Yield Case C, D or X followed by two numbers characterising steel Nominal Yield Case Number = 100 x specific loss in W/kg, "" Number = 100 x nom thick in mm Letter for type of steel (A,B,E,N,S or P)

e.g. S420 designates a structural steel(S) with a specified yield strength of 420MPa(420) Steels Designated On The Basis Of Their Chemical Composition .... Non alloy Steels ..The relevant coding consists of a C followed by two numbers = 100 x Carbon content. Non alloy Steel with Manganese content => 1%, non alloy free cutting steels and alloy steels except HSS where content of all alloys =< 5%... The relevant coding consists of 100 x Carbon % content then Chemical symbols indicating most important alloys then number indicating the associated % contents.