BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10244-4:2001Steelwireandwireproducts—Non-ferrousmetalliccoatingsonsteelwire—Part4:TincoatingsTheEuropeanStandardEN10244-4:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.220.40;77.140.65NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2604:10:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI05-2001ISBN0580371441NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10244-4:2001.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/26,Steelwire,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Find”facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to7andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2604:10:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI:TincoatingsFilsetproduitstréfilésenacier-Revêtementsmétalliquesnonferreuxsurfilsd'acier-Partie4:Revêtementsd'étainStahldrahtundDrahterzeugnisse-ÜberzügeausNichteisenmetallaufStahldraht-Teil4:ÜberzügeausZinnThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon21January2001.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2001CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10244-4:2001ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2604:10:41GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI