BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10264-4:2002Steelwireandwireproducts—Steelwireforropes—Part4:StainlesssteelwireTheEuropeanStandardEN10264-4:2002hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.20;77.140.65 LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2603:54:40GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN10264-4:2002ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorPolicyandStrategyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30August2002©BSI30August2002ISBN0580403122NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10264-4:2002.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/26,Steelwire,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2603:54:40GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN10264-4August2002ICS77.140.20;77.140.65EnglishversionSteelwireandwireproducts-Steelwireforropes-Part4:StainlesssteelwireFilsetproduitstréfilésenacier-Filspourcâbles-Partie4:FilstréfilésenacierinoxydableStahldrahtundDrahterzeugnisse-StahldrahtfürSeile-Teil4:DrahtausnichtrostendemStahlThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon4May2002.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2002CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10264-4:2002ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,ThuOct2603:54:40GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN10264-4:2002(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................31Scope..............................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................43Designationofproduct..................................................................................................................................44Generalconditionsofmanufacture.............................................................................................................44.1Mainsteelgradesandcharacteristicapplications.....................................................................................44.2Chemicalcomposition...................................................................................................................................54.3Surfacecondition...........................................................................................................................................65Characteristicsandrequirements................................................................................................................65.1Tensilestrength.............................................................................................................................................65.2Diametertolerances.