BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10151:2002Stainlesssteelstripforsprings—TechnicaldeliveryconditionsTheEuropeanStandardEN10151:2002hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.25 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriApr0610:32:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI26November2002ISBN0580408272NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10151:2002.ItsupersedesBS5770-4:1981whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/30,Stainlesssteels,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to29andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriApr0610:32:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2002CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10151:2002ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriApr0610:32:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................31Scope..............................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions....................................................................................................................................54Classificationanddesignation.....................................................................................................................54.1Classification..................................................................................................................................................54.2Designation.....................................................................................................................................................54.2.1Steelnames....................................................................................................................................................54.2.2Steelnumbers................................................................................................................................................55Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser