LicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10052:1994VocabularyofheattreatmenttermsforferrousproductsTheEuropeanStandardEN10052:1993hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC669.1:001.4:621.785LicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10052:1994ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsPolicyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15January1994©BSI05-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceISM/32Draftforcomment91/37642DCISBN0580214621CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardiseringsraadFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10052:1994©BSI05-1999iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN100523NationalannexNA(informative)CommitteesresponsibleInsidebackcoverNationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10052:1994ii©BSI05-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsPolicyCommitteeandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN10052:1993,Vocabularyofheattreatmenttermsforferrousproducts,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizaiton(CEN).ItsupersedesBS6562-1:1985whichiswithdrawn.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to28,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10052October1993UDC669.1:001.4:621.785Descriptors:Metals,iron,ironalloys,heattreatment,vocabularyEnglishversionVocabularyofheattreatmenttermsforferrousproductsVocabulairedutraitementthermiquedesproduitsferreuxBegriffederWärmebehandlungvonEisenwerkstoffenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1993-10-15.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.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1993CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN10052:1993ELicensedCopy:FELIXHERZING,TUVRHEINLANDBERLINBRANDENBURG5954918,14April2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN10052:1993©BSI05-19992ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeECISS/TC21,Vocabularyofheattreatmentterms,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyApril1994,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyApril1994.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,Switzerla