BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10168:2004Steelproducts—Inspectiondocuments—ListofinformationanddescriptionTheEuropeanStandardEN10168:2004hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS01.110;77.080.20;77.140.01 CopyrightEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithCENNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--````,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---BSEN10168:2004ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon24June2004©BSI24June2004ISBN0580439828NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10168:2004.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/5,Technicaldeliveryconditions,classificationanddesignationofsteels,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to12,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsCopyrightEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithCENNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--````,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10168June2004ICS01.110;77.080.20;77.140.01EnglishversionSteelproducts-Inspectiondocuments-ListofinformationanddescriptionProduitsenacier-Documentsdecontrôle-ListeetdescriptiondesinformationsStahlerzeugnisse-Prüfbescheinigungen-ListeundBeschreibungderAngabenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon19March2004.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©2004CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10168:2004:ECopyrightEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithCENNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--````,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EN10168:2004(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................31Scope..............................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions...................................................................................................................................44Principles........................................................................................................................................................45Informationdescription.................................................................................................................................5AnnexA(normative)Listofthesectiondesignationsandtheircorrespondingtranslations..........................11CopyrightEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithCENNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--````,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EN10168:2004(E)3ForewordThisdocument(EN10168:2004)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCom