BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10297-2:2005Seamlesssteeltubesformechanicalandgeneralengineeringpurposes—Technicaldeliveryconditions—Part2:StainlesssteelTheEuropeanStandardEN10297-2:2005hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.75 LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueOct1003:16:12BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10297-2:2005ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30December2005©BSI30December2005ISBN0580469328NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10297-2:2005.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/8,Steelpipes,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeepUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to33andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueOct1003:16:12BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10297-2December2005ICS77.140.75EnglishVersionSeamlesssteeltubesformechanicalandgeneralengineeringpurposes-Technicaldeliveryconditions-Part2:StainlesssteelTubessanssoudureenacierpourutilisationenmécaniquegénéraleetenconstructionmécanique-Conditionstechniquesdelivraison-Partie2:TubesenacierinoxydableNahtlosekreisförmigeStahlrohrefürdenMaschinenbauundallgemeinetechnischeAnwendungen-TechnischeLieferbedingungen-Teil2:NichtrostenderStähleThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon25March2005.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,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2005CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10297-2:2005:ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueOct1003:16:12BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN10297-2:2005(E)2ContentsPageForeword..........................................................................................................................................................3Introduction......................................................................................................................................................41Scope...................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences.........................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions.........................................................................................................................64Symbols...............................................................................................................................................65Classificationanddesignation..........................................................................................................66Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser....................................................................................67Manufacturingprocess.......................................................................................................................78Requirements....................................................................................