BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10084:2008Casehardeningsteels—TechnicaldeliveryconditionsICS77.140.10 LicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,18/06/200815:20,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI2008ISBN9780580563751NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN10084:2008.ItsupersedesBSEN10084:1998whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/31,Wroughtsteels.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublicationDateCommentsLicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,18/06/200815:20,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIémentation-ConditionstechniquesdelivraisonEinsatzstähle-TechnischeLieferbedingungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon29February2008.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:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2008CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10084:2008:ELicensedCopy:UWSwanseaATHENS,UniversityofWalesSwansea,18/06/200815:20,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................31Scope......................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences............................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................54Classificationanddesignation.............................................................................................................54.1Classification..........................................................................................................................................54.2Designation............................................................................................................................................65Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser.....................................................................................65.1Mandatoryinformation..........................................................................................................................65.2Options...................................................................................................................................................66Manufacturingprocess.........................................................................................................................76.1Meltingprocess......................................................................................................................................76.2Deoxidation............................................................................................................................................76.3Manufactureoftheproduct..................................................................................................................76.4Heat-treatmentconditionandsurfacefinishatthetimeofdelivery................................................76.5Castseparation......................................................................................................................................87Requirements....................................................................