BS 970: Part 1: 1991 Reprinted, incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Part 1. General inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon, carbon manganese, alloy and stainless steels Aciers corroyés pour usages mécaniques et Schmiedstahle for mechanische und Industriels connexes, Specifications vverwandte technische Zwecke Partie 1, Controle général, méthodes dessai et Tail. Allgemeine Oberprafung und ‘caractristiques partiulléres des aciens at Prifverfahren und besondere Anforderungen ‘carbone, au carbone-mangandse,alliés et an Kohlenstoff- und inoxydables Kohlenstoff Mangan-Stahle,legirte und nichtrostende Seahle 4 y ns BTitish StandardsBS 970 : Part 1: 1991 Committees responsible for this British Standard ‘The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Iron and Steel Standards Policy Committee (ISM/-) to Technical Committee ISM/31, upon which the following bodies were represented: Associated Offices Technical Committee British Chain Manufacturers’ Association British Coal Corporation British Forging Industry Association British Industrial Fasteners Federation British Railways Board British Steel Industry Cold Rolled Sections Association Department of Trade and Industry (National Physical Laboratory) Engineering Industries Association Federation of British Engineers’ Tool Lloyd's Register of Shipping Ministry of Defence National Association of Steel Stockholders Road Vehicle Spring Society Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited Stainless Steel Fabricators’ Association of Great Britain lanufacturers This British Standard, having been prepated under the direction ofthe Irom at Steel Standards Poliey Committee, ‘was published under the fnuthority ofthe Standards Bard and eomes into effect on 28 November 1981 ist 1991 First published July 191 Firth edition (Part 1) February 1972 (Part 2) September 1970 (Part 2) uly 1971 is i cufviewent Not toPart 3) AmNendments issued since publi May 107 |text affe (Patt 4) February’ 1970 sre No a Dat ated Sixth edition (combined, as Part 1) May 1985, Seventh edition November 1901 lOctober 1992] Indicated by a line in the margin ‘The following BSI references relate to the work on this Standard Committe reference ISM/31 Draft announced in November BSI news ISBN 0 580 149004ey AMD 8973 ape. —_—_ it i Amendment No. 2 published and effective from 15 Nove to BS 970 : Part 1: 1991 ber 1995, Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Part 1. General inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon, carbon manganese, alloy and stainless steels Revised text Foreword Delete paragraph 5 and substitute the following ‘The European requirements for stainless steels are specified in BS EN 10088-1 BS EN 100882 and BS EN 100883, which are the English language versions of EN 10088-1, EN 10088-2 and EN 100883, and are published simultaneously with this amendment. These standards which are applicable {o stainless steels in all product, forms previously covered by this standard, except forgings, should be used in preference to this standard whenever applicable. Work is continuing in Europe to prepare standards covering boron steels and surface quality. AMD 8973/November 1995 9511-0 Product vale miss Ise