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ICS 77.140.70 |
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BS EN 10218-2 : 1997

Committees responsible for this

British Standard
The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical Committee
ISE/26, Steel wire, upon which the following bodies were represented:

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Bicycle Association of GB
British Cable Makers Confederation
British Iron and Steel Producers' Association
British Rubber Manufacturers' Association
British Stainless Steel Association
Electricity Association
Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturers of Great Britain
Forestry Commission

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Health and Safety Executive
National Centre of Tribology
Society of Chain Link Fencing Manufacturers
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.
Stainless Steel Wire Industry Association
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Welding Manufacturers' Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Woven Wire Association
Zinc Development Association
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This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering
Sector Board, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Board and comes into
effect on
15 January 1997
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Amendments issued since publication
Amd. No. Date Text affected

The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference ISE/26
Draft for comment 93/301465 DC

ISBN 0 580 26402 5

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Contents

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Committees responsible Inside front cover

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National foreword ii
Foreword 2
Text of EN 10218-2 3

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BS EN 10218-2 : 1997

National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee ISE/26 and is the
English language version of EN 10218-2 : 1996 Steel and wire products General

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Part 2: Wire dimensions and tolerances, published by the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN).
Cross-references
Publication referred to Corresponding British Standard
EN 10079 : 1992 BS EN 10079 : 1993 Definition of steel products

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

from legal obligations.

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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages 1
to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.

ii BSI 1997
 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 10218-2
NORME EUROPEENNE
EUROPAISCHE NORM June 1996

ICS 77.140.70

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Descriptors: Iron and steel products, wire, steels, dimensions, dimensional tolerances

English version

Steel wire and wire products

General Part 2: Wire dimensions and tolerances

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Fils et produits trefiles en acier Generalites Stahldraht und Drahterzeugnisse Allgemeines
Partie 2: Dimensions et tolerances des fils xw Teil 2: Drahtmae und Toleranzen

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1996-03-07. 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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Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards
may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Europaisches Komitee fur Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

1996 All rights of reproduction and communication in any form and by any means reserved in all countries to
CEN and its members.
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EN 10218-2 : 1996

Foreword Contents

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This European Standard has been prepared by Page
Technical Committee ECISS/TC 30, Steel wires, of
which the Secretariat is held by BSI. 1 Scope 3
This European Standard shall be given the status of a 2 Normative references 3
national standard, either by publication of an identical 3 Definitions 3
text or by endorsement, at the latest by 4 Wire diameter tolerances 3
December 1996, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 1996. 5 Tolerance on cut lengths 3
The standard comprises the following Parts: 6 Length of wire in coil 3

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Part 1: Test methods
Part 2: Wire dimensions and tolerances
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations,
the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European
Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,

Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
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1 Scope
This Part of this European Standard specifies the
tolerances on diameter of round wire and, where
applicable, on the length of round wire, cut to length,
for bright steel wire (i.e. uncoated), metallic coated
steel wire and non-metallic coated steel wire.
This standard should not be applied where other
requirements for dimensions and tolerances are
specified in a particular product standard.
2 Normative references
This EN incorporates by dated or undated reference,
provisions from other publications. These normative
references are cited at the appropriate place in the text
and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated
references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this EN only when
incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For
referred to applies.
EN 10079
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undated references the latest edition of the publication
Definition of steel products
3 Definitions
3.1 wire
For definition of wire see EN 10079.
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As well as being supplied in the uncoated (bright)
condition, wire can also be supplied with metallic or
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non-metallic coatings or both. The metallic coating can
be as a finished coating or as a drawn finished coating.
3.2 cut length
A straightened piece of wire cut to a specified length.
4 Wire diameter tolerances
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4.1 General
Diameter measurements shall be made at any
cross-section and shall not differ from the tolerances
specified in the relevant tables in this standard.
NOTE 1. Diameter tolerances may vary when cut lengths are
supplied by a third party.
NOTE 2. Diameter tolerances are calculated as follows:
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T1 = 0,035d
T2 = 0,027d
T3 = 0,021d
T4 = 0,015d
T5 = 0,010d
where d is the diameter measured in millimetres.
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4.2 Tolerances on diameter for uncoated and
zinc coated round steel wire
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The purchaser or the product standard shall indicate
the tolerance range required from table 1.
The diameter shall be within the relevant tolerance
range given in table 1.
NOTE. Unless otherwise specified on the order/enquiry or the
product standard, tolerances class T1 would generally be used for
heavy galvanized (A) wire, T2 would generally be used for other
galvanized wire, and T3, T4 and T5 would generally be used for
bright drawn wire in increasing order of precision required.
4.3 Out of roundness (ovality)
The out of roundness is the difference between
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maximum and minimum diameter of the wire at any
cross-section and shall not be more than one half of
the total tolerance given in table 1.
4.4 Tolerances on diameter of organic coated
wire
4.4.1 Extruded organic coating
Tolerances on diameter of extruded organic coated
wire are given in table 2.
The core wire can be either bright or metallic coated
(usually zinc).
4.4.2 Sintered organic coating
The tolerances on diameter of sintered organic coated
wire are given in table 2. Generally the core wire is
metallic coated (usually zinc coated).
5 Tolerance on cut lengths
5.1 Tolerance on length
The length tolerances on cut lengths shall be those
given in table 3.
There are three classes of length tolerance on cut
lengths given in table 3 dependent upon the nominal
length. The purchaser shall select the appropriate class
required.
5.2 Tolerance on straightness
There are three classes of straightness of cut lengths
given in table 4 for wire diameters specified in table 5.
The purchaser shall select the appropriate class
required. Figure 1 illustrates the measurement of out of
straightness.
For classes 1 and 2 the cut lengths shall also meet the
requirements of the rolling test which is performed on
a smooth glass incline. Cut lengths are placed on the
incline to allow free rolling.
6 Length of wire in coil
With a wire of known size and density the length of
the coil can be computed having weighed the mass of
the coil.
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Table 1. Diameter tolerances

Diameter Wire diameter range d
tolerance mm

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mm T1 T2 T3 T4 T5
0,003 0,050 # d < 0,091
0,004 0,05 # d < 0,072 0,091 # d < 0,17
0,005 0,072 # d < 0,12 0,17 # d < 0,26
0,006 0,05 # d < 0,12 0,12 # d < 0,17 0,26 # d < 0,37
0,008 0,12 # d < 0,15 0,17 # d < 0,29 0,37 # d < 0,65
0,010 0,15 # d < 0,23 0,29 # d < 0,45 0,65 # d < 1,01
0,012 0,23 # d < 0,33 0,45 # d < 0,65 1,01 # d < 1,45

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0,015 0,20 # d < 0,31 0,33 # d < 0,52 0,65 # d < 1,01 1,45 # d < 2,26
0,020 0,31 # d < 0,55 0,52 # d < 0,91 1,01 # d < 1,78 2,26 # d < 4,01
0,025 0,30 # d < 0,52 0,55 # d < 0,86 0,91 # d < 1,42 1,78 # d < 2,78 4,01 # d < 6,26
0,030 0,52 # d < 0,74 0,86 # d < 1,24 1,42 # d < 2,05 2,78 # d < 4,01 6,26 # d < 9,01

0,035
0,040
0,045
0,050
0,74 # d < 1,01
1,01 # d < 1,31
1,31 # d < 1,66
1,66 # d < 2,05
1,24 # d < 1,69
1,69 # d < 2,20
2,20 # d < 2,78
2,78 # d < 3,43
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2,78 # d < 3,63
3,63 # d < 4,60
4,60 # d < 5,67
4,01 # d < 5,45
5,45 # d < 7,12
7,12 # d < 9,01
9,01 # d < 11,12
9,01 # d < 12,26
12,26 # d < 16,01
16,01 # d < 20,26
20,26 # d # 25,00
0,060 2,05 # d < 2,94 3,43 # d < 4,94 5,67 # d < 8,17 11,12 # d < 16,01
0,070 2,94 # d < 4,01 4,94 # d < 6,73 8,17 # d < 11,12 16,01 # d < 21,77
0,080 4,01 # d < 5,23 6,73 # d < 8,78 11,12 # d < 14,52 21,77 # d # 25,00
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0,090 5,23 # d < 6,62 8,78 # d < 11,12 14,52 # d < 18,37
0,100 6,62 # d < 8,17 11,12 # d < 13,72 18,37 # d < 22,68
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0,120 8,17 # d < 11,76 13,72 # d < 19,76 22,68 # d # 25,00

0,140 11,76 # d < 16,01 19,76 # d # 25,00
0,160 16,01 # d < 20,90
0,180 20,90 # d # 25,00

Table 2. Tolerances on diameter and coating thickness of sintered and extruded organic coated
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Diameter of organic coated Tolerance on overall Minimum coating thickness Minimum concentricity
wire diameter of organic coating mm %
mm mm Extruded Sintered Extruded Sintered
d # 1,00 0,10 0,20 0,12 75 65
1,01 # d # 2,00 0,10 0,25 0,12 75 65

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2,01 # d # 3,15 0,15 0,35 0,15 75 65

3,16 # d # 6,00 0,20 0,40 0,20 75 65
6,01 # d # 13,00 0,25 0,50 75 65
NOTE 1. Tolerances on zinc or zinc alloy coated wire diameter are T1 in table 1.
NOTE 2. Concentricity is equal to 100 3 minimum radial thickness over the maximum radial thickness as specified in the coating
standard.
NOTE 3. `Extruded' refers to non-bonded material.

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Table 3. Tolerance on length of cut lengths

Nominal length Tolerance on length

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mm Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
Over Up to and
including
300 0,50 mm 0,50 % 1,00 %
300 1000 1,0 mm for all for all
lengths lengths
1000 0,10 %

Table 4. Tolerances of straightness of cut

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Class L = 500 mm L = 1000 mm Rolling test
1 a = 0,5 mm a = 2 mm Will roll down
2 a = 1,0 mm a = 4 mm an incline of
1 in 10
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Table 5. Straightness test lengths

Wire diameter d
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2,00 # d # 6,00
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6,00 < d # 13,00 500 or 1000

NOTE. Wire of less than 2,00 mm diameter has insufficient
rigidity in length making the measurement a difficult. The test
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a = out of straightness

Figure 1. Measurement of out of straightness

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