EN 10205:2024/prA1
(Amendment)Cold reduced tinmill products - Blackplate
- Abstract
This document specifies requirements for blackplate product in the form of coils intended for direct use and mostly for the production of electrolytically zinc coated plate, or coils electrolytically coated with either tin (tinplate) or chromium/chromium oxide (ECCS or ECCS-RC).
Blackplate can be a single or double reduced product and is specified in nominal thicknesses that are multiples of 0,005 mm from typical 0,10 mm up to 0,60 mm.
This document applies to coils in nominal minimum widths of 600 mm.
In addition to this document, the general technical delivery conditions of EN 10021 apply.
NOTE Standard width coils for specific uses, e.g. tab stock, can be slit into narrow strip for supply in coil form.
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 01-May-2028
- Technical Committee
- ECISS/TC 109 - Coated and uncoated flat products to be used for cold forming
- Drafting Committee
- ECISS/TC 109/WG 2 - Tin mill products
- Current Stage
- 4020 - Submission to enquiry - Enquiry
- Start Date
- 24-Sep-2026
- Due Date
- 18-Jan-2027
- Completion Date
- 24-Sep-2026
EN 10205:2024/prA1 is a CEN draft amendment to the European Standard for cold reduced tinmill products called blackplate. It modifies the base standard for mills, processors, buyers and laboratories that specify, supply or test blackplate coils for direct use or for making tinplate, ECCS or electrolytically zinc coated plate.
What does EN 10205:2024/prA1 specify?
EN 10205:2024/prA1 does not add a new product scope of its own; it amends EN 10205:2024 for blackplate. The base standard specifies blackplate supplied in coils, intended either for direct use or as input material for electrolytically zinc coated plate, tinplate, or chromium/chromium oxide coated products.
The scope in the standard covers single reduced or double reduced blackplate, nominal thicknesses in multiples of 0,005 mm from typical 0,10 mm up to 0,60 mm, and coils with a nominal minimum width of 600 mm. EN 10021 applies alongside the standard, so delivery conditions are not read in isolation. A note adds that standard-width coils for specific uses, such as tab stock, may be slit into narrow strip and still supplied in coil form.
In this amendment, the shown text consists of the European foreword and one change in Clause A.1, General.
What are the key requirements of EN 10205:2024/prA1?
The most important technical effect of EN 10205:2024/prA1 is in Clause A.1, General: for disputes, the tensile test method of Annex D is the reference method. That matters because buyers and laboratories need a single method to resolve contested tensile results.
Product form and use
EN 10205:2024/prA1 applies to blackplate in coil form. In practice, this means ordering and inspection are based on coiled material rather than sheet-cut formats.
Downstream purpose
EN 10205:2024/prA1 covers blackplate intended for direct use and also material for further coating into tinplate, ECCS or electrolytically zinc coated plate. This matters because the intended coating route affects how the steel is specified and how it will be used later in packaging production.
Thickness and width
EN 10205:2024/prA1 covers nominal thicknesses in multiples of 0,005 mm from typical 0,10 mm to 0,60 mm, and coils with a nominal minimum width of 600 mm. For procurement, this is the basic dimensional window to check when matching product to line capability.
Reduction state
EN 10205:2024/prA1 allows blackplate to be single reduced or double reduced. In practice, that means the purchaser needs to know which forming and property route is required for the intended end use.
General delivery conditions
EN 10205:2024/prA1 works together with EN 10021. That tells users that general technical delivery conditions still apply, alongside the product-specific blackplate requirements.
Dispute testing
Clause A.1 is changed so that Annex D is the reference tensile test method in cases of dispute. This is important for quality assurance because it fixes the method to use when results are challenged.
What terms does EN 10205:2024/prA1 define?
- Blackplate - Cold reduced steel product supplied as coils for direct use or as feedstock for later coating.
- Tinplate - Blackplate coated electrolytically with tin.
- ECCS - Chromium/chromium oxide coated product named in the scope.
- ECCS-RC - The chromium/chromium oxide coated product designation used alongside ECCS in the scope.
- Single reduced - Blackplate processed with one reduction stage.
- Double reduced - Blackplate processed with two reduction stages.
- EN 10021 - The general technical delivery conditions that apply together with this standard.
Who uses EN 10205:2024/prA1?
EN 10205:2024/prA1 is used by steel producers, coil processors, packaging-material suppliers, buyers, and laboratory staff involved in tensile testing. It is relevant wherever blackplate is specified for later coating into tinplate, ECCS or electrolytically zinc coated plate, or for direct use.
Quality managers use it to align product dimensions, delivery conditions and dispute testing. Buyers use it to specify coil width, thickness and reduction state clearly.
What changed in EN 10205:2024/prA1 from the previous edition?
EN 10205:2024/prA1 is a draft amendment to EN 10205:2024. The stated change is in Clause A.1, General: the dispute wording is replaced so that the tensile test method of Annex D is the reference method.
Which standards are used with EN 10205:2024/prA1?
- EN 10205:2024 - The base European Standard that this draft amendment modifies.
- EN 10021 - Provides the general technical delivery conditions that apply with the product standard.
- EN ISO 6892-1:2019 - Appears in the wording replaced by this amendment as the tensile test method that is no longer named as the reference method in the dispute sentence.
What does the EN 10205:2024/prA1 document contain?
The document contains the European foreword and a contents page, then one technical change item titled “Modification to Clause A.1, General.” The amendment text gives the exact replacement wording for the dispute sentence in that clause.
It is prepared by CEN/TC 459/SC 9 and is submitted to CEN Enquiry. For users, the practical task is to apply this amendment together with EN 10205:2024 when checking how tensile-test disputes are resolved for blackplate.
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- 25-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 10205:2024/prA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Cold reduced tinmill products - Blackplate". This standard covers: This document specifies requirements for blackplate product in the form of coils intended for direct use and mostly for the production of electrolytically zinc coated plate, or coils electrolytically coated with either tin (tinplate) or chromium/chromium oxide (ECCS or ECCS-RC). Blackplate can be a single or double reduced product and is specified in nominal thicknesses that are multiples of 0,005 mm from typical 0,10 mm up to 0,60 mm. This document applies to coils in nominal minimum widths of 600 mm. In addition to this document, the general technical delivery conditions of EN 10021 apply. NOTE Standard width coils for specific uses, e.g. tab stock, can be slit into narrow strip for supply in coil form.
This document specifies requirements for blackplate product in the form of coils intended for direct use and mostly for the production of electrolytically zinc coated plate, or coils electrolytically coated with either tin (tinplate) or chromium/chromium oxide (ECCS or ECCS-RC). Blackplate can be a single or double reduced product and is specified in nominal thicknesses that are multiples of 0,005 mm from typical 0,10 mm up to 0,60 mm. This document applies to coils in nominal minimum widths of 600 mm. In addition to this document, the general technical delivery conditions of EN 10021 apply. NOTE Standard width coils for specific uses, e.g. tab stock, can be slit into narrow strip for supply in coil form.
EN 10205:2024/prA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 77.140.20 - Stainless steels; 77.140.50 - Flat steel products and semi-products. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 10205:2024/prA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 10205:2024. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2026
Hladno valjani jekleni izdelki za embalažo - Črna pločevina - Dopolnilo A1
Cold reduced tinmill products - Blackplate
Kaltgewalzte Verpackungsblecherzeugnisse - Feinstblech
Aciers pour emballage laminés à froid - Fer noir
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 10205:2024/prA1
ICS:
55.040 Materiali in pripomočki za Packaging materials and
pakiranje accessories
77.140.50 Ploščati jekleni izdelki in Flat steel products and semi-
polizdelki products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 10205:2024
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
September 2026
ICS 77.140.20; 77.140.50
English Version
Cold reduced tinmill products - Blackplate
Aciers pour emballage laminés à froid - Fer noir Kaltgewalzte Verpackungsblecherzeugnisse -
Feinstblech
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC
459/SC 9.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 10205:2024. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye
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