BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10083-3:2006Steelsforquenchingandtempering—Part3:TechnicaldeliveryconditionsforalloysteelsTheEuropeanStandardEN10083-3:2006hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.10 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2910:11:45BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10083-3:2006ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31August2006©BSI2006ISBN0580490971NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10083-3:2006.ItsupersedesBSEN10083-3:1996whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/31,Wroughtsteels,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeepUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to54,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2910:11:45BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10083-3August2006ICS77.140.10SupersedesEN10083-3:1995EnglishVersionSteelsforquenchingandtempering-Part3:TechnicaldeliveryconditionsforalloysteelsAcierspourtrempeetrevenu-Partie3:ConditionstechniquesdelivraisondesaciersalliésVergütungsstahle-Teil3:TechnischeLieferbedingungenfürlegierteStähleThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon30June2006.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,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©2006CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10083-3:2006:ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueAug2910:11:45BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN10083-3:2006(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................31Scope......................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences............................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................54Classificationanddesignation.............................................................................................................54.1Classification..........................................................................................................................................54.2Designation............................................................................................................................................55Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser.....................................................................................55.1Mandatoryinformation..........................................................................................................................55.2Options..........................................................................................................