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BS en 10027-1
10027-1:1992
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Contents
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Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Foreword 2
Text of EN 10027-1 3
National appendix NA (informative) Inside back cover
National appendix NB (informative) Inside back cover
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BS EN 10027-1:1992
National foreword
This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Iron and Steel
Standards Policy Committee and is the English language version of EN 10027-1
“Designation systems for steel — Part 1:Steel names, principle symbols”, published
by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
The European Standard EN 10027 is in two Parts, the other Part being
EN 10027-2 “Designation systems for steel. Part 2: Steel numbers”. A supplement
to EN 10027-1 is now being prepared in the form of an ECISS Information
Circular, IC 10 “Designation systems for steel. Additional symbols for steel
names”.
These two Parts of EN 10027 together with IC 10 constitute a complete
designation system for steel specified in European Standards and, if so required,
in national standards of CEN members.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
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,
the EN title page, pages 2 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This Standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 10027-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 1992
UDC 669.14:001.4:003.62
English version
CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Foreword Contents
This European Standard was prepared by the Page
ECISS Technical Committee 7 (ECISS/TC7) Foreword 2
“Designation of steel”, the secretariat of which is the
1 Scope 3
UNSIDER (Ente Italiano di Unificazione
Siderurgica). 2 Normative references 3
It is the first part of the European Standard 3 Definitions 3
“Designation systems for steel”, the second part 4 Principles 3
being “Steel numbers”. 4.1 A unique steel name 3
This European Standard EN 10027-1 was approved 4.2 Formulation of steel names 3
by CEN on 1991-12-20.
4.3 Allocation of steel names 3
According to the Common CEN/CENELEC Rules,
4.4 Consultation 3
the following countries are bound to implement this
European Standard: 5 Reference to product standards 3
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, 6 Classification of steel names 3
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, 7 Structure of steel names 4
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
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1 Scope 4 Principles
1.1 This part of European Standard EN 10027 sets 4.1 A unique steel name
out rules for designating steel, by means of symbolic There shall be one unique steel name for each steel.
letters and numbers to express application and
principal characteristics, e.g. mechanical, physical, 4.2 Formulation of steel names
chemical, so as to provide an abbreviated Unless otherwise specified in this European
identification of steels. Standard or in IC 10 the symbols used in the steel
In order to avoid ambiguity, it may be necessary to name shall be written without spaces.
supplement the principal symbols established 4.3 Allocation of steel names
according to this European Standard by additional
4.3.1 For steels specified in European Standards or
symbols identifying additional characteristics of the
Harmonization Documents, steel names shall be
steel or steel product, e.g. suitability for use at high
allocated by the ECISS Technical Committee
or low temperatures, surface condition, treatment
concerned.
condition, deoxidation. These additional symbols
are covered in Information Circular IC 101) 4.3.2 For steels specified in CEN members national
NOTE In the English language the designations covered by this
standards and for other steels, steel names shall be
European Standard together with IC 10 are known as “steel allocated by or under the responsibility of the
names”; in the French language as “designation symbolique”; in national standards body concerned.
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a) S = structural steels
P = steels for pressure purposes followed by a number being the specified minimum yield
L = steels for linepipe strengtha in N/mm2 for the smallest thickness range;
E = engineering steels
b) B = steels for reinforcing concrete
followed by a number being the characteristic yield strengtha in N/mm2;
c) Y = steels for prestressing concrete
followed by a number being the specified minimum tensile strength in N/mm2;
d) R = steels for or in the form of rails
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NOTE 1 A hyphen shall separate symbols (1) and (2). 7.3.3 Alloy steels (except high speed steels)
NOTE 2 The symbols to be indicated after the letter M concern where the content by weight of at least one
electrical steels for use at the industrial frequency of 50 Hz. For alloying element is $ 5 % (sub-group 2.3)
other uses such as steel products for relays and high frequency
applications the principal symbols are not yet established. The coding shall comprise successively the following
7.3 Steels designated according to chemical symbols:
composition (group 2) a) the letter X;
7.3.1 Non-alloy steels (except free-cutting b) a number being 100 × the specified average
steels) with an average manganese percentage carbon contents2). Where the carbon
content < 1 % (sub-group 2.1) content is not specified by a range the technical
The coding shall comprise successively the following body responsible for the relevant product
symbols: standard shall select a suitably representative
value;
a) the letter C;
c) chemical symbols indicating the alloy elements
b) a number being 100 × the specified average that characterize the steel. The sequence of
percentage carbon content2). Where the carbon symbols shall be in decreasing order of the value
content is not specified by a range, the Technical of their content; where the values of contents are
Committee responsible for the relevant product the same for two or more elements, the
standard shall select a suitably representative corresponding symbols shall be indicated in
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To distinguish between two similar steel grades, the number indicating carbon content may be increased or decreased by one
unit.
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National appendix NA
The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the Iron
and Steel Standards Policy Committee (ISM/-) to Technical Committee ISM/32 upon which the following
bodies were represented:
National appendix NB
The British Standards corresponding to the European Standards referred to in the text are as follows:
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