BSEN10346:2009ICS77.140.50NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWBRITISHSTANDARDContinuouslyhot-dipcoatedsteelflatproducts—TechnicaldeliveryconditionsThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31March2009©BSI2009ISBN9780580587740Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublicationDateCommentsBSEN10346:2009NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN10346:2009.ItsupersedesBSEN10292:2007,BSEN10326:2004andBSEN10327:2004whicharewithdrawn.TogetherwithBSEN10152:2009,TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/10,Flatrolledsteelsproducts.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.itsupersedesBSEN10336:2007whichiswithdrawn.BSEN10346:2009EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10346March2009ICS77.140.50SupersedesEN10292:2007,EN10326:2004,EN10327:2004,EN10336:2007EnglishVersionContinuouslyhot-dipcoatedsteelflatproducts-TechnicaldeliveryconditionsProduitsplatsenacieràbascarbonerevêtusencontinuparimmersionàchaud-ConditionstechniquedelivraisonKontinuierlichschmelztauchveredelteFlacherzeugnisseausStahl-TechnischeLieferbedingungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon31January2009.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:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels©2009CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10346:2009:EBSEN10346:2009EN10346:2009(E)2ContentsPageForeword.............................................................................................................................................................41Scope......................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences............................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................64Classificationanddesignation.............................................................................................................84.1Classification.........................................................................................................................................84.1.1General...................................................................................................................................................84.1.2Lowcarbonsteelsforcoldforming.....................................................................................................84.1.3Steelsforconstruction.........................................................................................................................84.1.4Steelswithhighproofstrengthforcoldforming...............................................................................84.1.5Multiphasesteelsforcoldforming......................................................................................................84.2Designation............................................................................................................................................84.2.1Steelnames............................................................................................................................................84.2.2Steelnumbers........................................................................................................................................85Informationtobesuppliedbythepurchaser.....................................................................................95.1Mandatoryinformation..........................................................................................................................95.2Options............................................