|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1370:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN1370:1996hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS17.040.20;77.140.80;77.150.01NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWFoundingÐSurfaceroughnessinspectionbyvisualtactilecomparatorsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53:15GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1997ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceISE/NFE/9Draftforcomment94/300740DCISBN0580274128AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedCommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/NFE/9,Foundrytechnology,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:AssociationofBronzeandBrassFounders(BCIRA)BritishInvestmentCastingTradeAssociationCastingsTechnologyInternationalInstituteofBritishFoundrymenMETCOMZincAlloyDieCasters'AssociationLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53:15GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1997iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN13703LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53:15GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1997BSEN1370:1997NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeISE/NFE/9andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1370:1996,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53:15GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©1996CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN1370:1996EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1370NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMNovember1996ICS17.040.20;25.120.30Descriptors:Foundryengineering,castings,steels,castiron,copper,aluminiumalloys,surfacecondition,roughness,inspection,dialgauges,viso-tactilecomparisonspecimensEnglishversionFoundingÐSurfaceroughnessinspectionbyvisualtactilecomparatorsFonderieÐControÃledelarugositeÂdesurfaceparcomparateursvisotactilesGieûereiwesenÐPruÈfungderOberflaÈchenrauheitmitHilfevonVergleichsmusternThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1996-10-20.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53:15GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC190,FoundryTechnology,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyMay1997,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyMay1997.Withinitsprogrammeofwork,TechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC190requestedCEN/TC190/WG4.20,Surfaceinspection,topreparethefollowingstandard:EN1370FoundingÐSurfaceroughnessinspectionbyvisualtactilecomparatorsAccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword2Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Description34Requirements4Figures1Comparisonbetweenthesetsofcomparators(SCRATAandBNIF):Levelsofas-castsurfaces52Comparisonbetweenthesetsofcomparators(SCRATAandBNIF):Levelsofgroundsurfaces63Comparisonbetweenthesetsofcomparators(SCRATAandBNIF):Levelsofspecialfinishedsurfacesofsteelcastings7LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0209:53: