BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1515-2:2001Flangesandtheirjoints—Bolting—Part2:Classificationofboltmaterialsforsteelflanges,PNdesignatedTheEuropeanStandardEN1515-2:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS21.060.01;23.040.60 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0210:15:40GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN1515-2:2001ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorPolicyandStrategyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon23July2002©BSI23July2002ISBN058040143XNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN1515-2:2001.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePSE/15,Flanges,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to19andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0210:15:40GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN1515-2December2001ICS21.060.01;23.040.60EnglishversionFlangesandtheirjoints-Bolting-Part2:Classificationofboltmaterialsforsteelflanges,PNdesignatedBridesetleursassemblages-Boulonnerie-Partie2:Classificationdematériauxdeboulonneriepourbridesenacier,désignéesPNFlanscheundihreVerbindungen-SchraubenundMuttern-Teil2:KlassifizierungvonSchraubenwerkstoffenfürStahlflansche,nachPNbezeichnetThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon20October2001.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.EN1515-2:2001ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr0210:15:40GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN1515-2:2001(E)2ContentspageForeword..................................................................................................................................................21Scope..............................................................................................................22Normativereferences..............................................................................................................23Combinationofmaterials..............................................................................................................34Classificationofboltmaterials.......................................................................................................3Table1_Classificationofboltmaterials..................................................................................................4AnnexA(informative)Basicinformation............................................................................................17AnnexZA(informative)RelationshipwithEUDirective(s).................................................................19ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC74Flangesandtheirjoints,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJune2002,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJune2002.Th