BSEN573-3:2009ICS77.120.10;77.150.10NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWBRITISHSTANDARDAluminiumandaluminiumalloys—ChemicalcompositionandformofwroughtproductsPart3:ChemicalcompositionandformofproductsThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31May2009.©BSI2009ISBN9780580639821Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublicationDateCommentsBSEN573-3:2009NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN573-3:2009.ItsupersedesBSEN573-3:2007whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeNFE/35,Lightmetalsandtheiralloys.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.BSEN573-3:2009EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN573-3April2009ICS77.120.10;77.150.10SupersedesEN573-3:2007EnglishVersionAluminiumandaluminiumalloys-Chemicalcompositionandformofwroughtproducts-Part3:ChemicalcompositionandformofproductsAluminiumetalliagesd'aluminium-Compositionchimiqueetformedesproduitscorroyés-Partie3:CompositionchimiqueetformedesproduitsAluminiumundAluminiumlegierungen-ChemischeZusammensetzungundFormvonHalbzeug-Teil3:ChemischeZusammensetzungundErzeugnisformenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon19March2009.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels©2009CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN573-3:2009:EBSEN573-3:2009EN573-3:2009(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................31Scope......................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences............................................................................................................................43Chemicalcompositionlimits................................................................................................................44Writingrules...........................................................................................................................................45Alloydesignations.................................................................................................................................56Sequenceofelements...........................................................................................................................57Roundingrulesfordeterminationofcompliance..............................................................................5AnnexA(normative)Formofproducts.........................................................................................................20A.1General.................................................................................................................................................20A.2EuropeanStandards...........................................................................................................................20AnnexB(normative)GuidelinesfortheintroductionofnewwroughtaluminiumandwroughtaluminiumalloysinCEN/TC132standards.....................................................................................34B.1Generalprinciples...............................................................................................................................34B.2Rulesforintroductionofnewalloys.................................................................................................34B.3Procedureforintroductionofnewalloys........................................................................................34B.4Addendumfornewalloysforfutureintroduction...........................................................................34Bibliography.......................................................