BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10270-1:2001Steelwireformechanicalsprings—Part1:PatentedcolddrawnunalloyedspringsteelwireTheEuropeanStandardEN10270-1:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.25NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLA©BSI05-2001ISBN0580372480NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10270-1:2001.ItsupersedesBS5216:1991whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/26,Steelwire,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Cross-referencesAlistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.TheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Find”facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to26,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments—Part1:PatentedcolddrawnunalloyedspringsteelwireFilsenacierpourressortsmécaniques—Partie1:Filspourressortsenaciernonallié,patentés,tréfilésàfroidStahldrahtfürFedern—Teil1:Patentiert-gezogenerunlegierterFederstahldrahtThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon19February2001.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2001CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10270-1:2001E©BSI05-2001ContentsPageForeword.................................................................................................................................................31Scope.........................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences...............................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions...............................................................................................................54Classificationanddesignation................................................................................................54.1Classification.............................................................................................................................54.2Designation................................................................................................................................55Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser.........................................................................66Requirements............................................................................................................................66.1Material.......................................................................................................................................66.2Formofdelivery........................................................................................................................76.3Coatingandsurfacefinish.......................................................................................................76.4Mechanicalproperties...............................................................................................