SIST EN 4500-001:2026

• Abstract:

  The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards for aerospace applications.; This Part 001 specifies the "General rules" framework valid for all parts.

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Oct-2025
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• ICS: 49.025.05 - Ferrous alloys in general
• ICS: 49.025.15 - Non-ferrous alloys in general
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Oct-2026
• Due Date: 24-Dec-2026
• Ref Project: EN 4500-001:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 001: General rules

• Refers: SIST EN 4259:2022 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Definition of general terms
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 4500-005:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 005: Specific rules for steels
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 4500-002:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 002: Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 4500-003:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 4500-004:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 004: Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 2032-2:2001 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Part 2: Coding of metallurgical condition in delivery condition
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 4500-006:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 006: Specific rules for filler metals and brazing
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 2002-001:2026 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Test methods - Part 001: Tensile testing at ambient temperature
• Effective Date: 21-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-004:2024 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 004: Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-003:2024 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat resisting alloys
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-003:2014 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat resisting alloys
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-002:2024 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 002: Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-004:2014 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 004: Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 2032-001:2014 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Part 001: Conventional designation
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 4500-006:2024 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 6: Specific rules for filler metals for brazing
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2026

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 is the Slovenian standard for the general rules used to draft and present metallic material standards for aerospace applications. It sets the common framework for the EN 4500 series, so the same kind of material standard is written in a consistent way across aerospace metals.

What does SIST EN 4500-001:2026 specify?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 specifies the general drafting and presentation rules for European standards on aerospace metallic materials. Its role is procedural rather than material-specific: it tells authors how to structure a material standard, what to put in the title and scope, and how to complete the main requirements table.

The document is organized into four clauses plus two normative annexes:

Part	What it covers
Clause 1	Scope of the EN 4500 series and of Part 001
Clause 2	Normative references used in the drafting rules
Clause 3	Terms and definitions used for this series
Clause 4	Detailed rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials
Annex A	Normative template for Table 1
Annex B	Normative allocation of line numbers to optional lines

Clause 4 is the core of the document. It explains how a material standard is structured, how line-by-line requirements are written, and how mandatory and optional content is handled in the template. That matters in practice because the standard is meant to keep aerospace material standards aligned, comparable, and easy to apply by manufacturers and purchasers.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 4500-001:2026?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 requires authors to use a fixed structure: title, introduction, scope, normative references, terms and definitions, requirements, bibliography if needed, and annexes if needed. In practice, this makes every material standard in the series easier to read and compare.

Title, scope, and references

The title has to identify the semi-finished product unambiguously and must not be reused for different material standards. It also sets the order of information to be shown, such as material family, designation, form, production method, limiting dimensions, and relevant property limits. For a buyer or engineer, this means the title itself should tell them whether the standard matches the product they need.

The scope clause repeats the title information and adds that the standard is for aerospace applications. Clause 4.5 also gives the exact wording for normative references, so the same rules are used every time a referenced document is made mandatory.

Table 1 and the template in Annex A

Clause 4.7 says Table 1 is normative and the listed documents are requirements, not just information. Table 1 always includes mandatory lines 1 to 26 and lines 95, 96, 98, 99 and 100; lines 27 to 94 are optional. This matters because the template is the place where the material-specific requirements are built into the standard.

Annex A provides the template for that table. If a line is not used, an em dash is entered. If there is not enough space, notes or repeated lines are used. The document also says that symbols and units must follow the ISO 80000 series.

Material identity, composition, and processing

Line 1 identifies the material family and conventional designation. Line 2 gives chemical composition, with chemical symbols, minimum and maximum values, and the way base metal or other elements are shown. That is important because aerospace material control depends on exact alloy identity and composition limits.

Lines 3 to 7 cover melting method, form, production method, further intended processing, technical specification, dimensional standard, delivery condition, delivery condition code, and use condition. The document distinguishes between delivery condition and use condition, which helps prevent confusion between the state in which material is delivered and the state expected in use or after further working.

Test samples, test pieces, and heat treatment

Lines 8.1 to 8.3 control how test samples and test pieces are prepared and heat treated. The standard gives several acceptable ways to identify the sample source, the machining state, and the heat treatment condition, including reference to line 29 when a reference heat treatment is used. In practice, this is the part that makes test results traceable to the product condition they are meant to represent.

Line 9 links the requirements to the relevant dimensions, and line 11 states the test piece direction relative to the product. That is especially important for rolled, forged, or directional products, where properties can vary with orientation.

Mechanical and special property lines

Lines 12 to 20 cover tensile properties, hardness, shear strength, bending, and impact strength. The document identifies how proof stress, tensile strength, elongation, hardness scales, bending data, and impact test type are to be entered. This lets the standard writer state exactly which property is required and how it is measured.

Lines 21 to 26 cover creep and creep rupture requirements. These lines let the standard specify temperature, time, stress, elongation, rupture stress, and elongation at rupture. That is the section used when the material has to perform under sustained load at elevated temperature.

Optional lines and qualification

Lines 30 to 94 are available for optional characteristics, and Annex B assigns line numbers to many of them, such as microstructure, grain size, fatigue, corrosion, porosity, magnetic permeability, weldability, and other special characteristics. If a needed characteristic is not listed, the document says a line number shall be requested from the ASD-STAN Metallic Materials Domain. This gives authors a controlled way to add extra requirements without breaking the template.

Lines 95 and 96 cover marking inspection and dimensional inspection. Line 100 covers product qualification, and it distinguishes between semi-finished products in general and castings or forgings. For users, this is the section that ties the standard to qualification planning and acceptance documentation.

What terms does SIST EN 4500-001:2026 define?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 uses the general terminology from EN 4258 and EN 4259. The following terms are central to applying the document correctly:

• Material designation - the conventional name used to identify the metallic material family and specific material.
• Delivery condition - the thermo-mechanical state in which the semi-finished product is supplied.
• Use condition - the heat treatment condition relevant to the semi-finished product before further working, or to the final component when no further working is intended.
• Reference heat treatment - the specified heat treatment used when line 8.3 refers to line 29.
• Technical specification - the governing specification that may already contain test, qualification, or acceptance requirements.
• Dimensional standard - the standard that defines dimensional requirements for the product form.
• Qualification programme - the agreed programme used to establish product qualification when line 100 is completed.

Who uses SIST EN 4500-001:2026?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 is used by standards writers, aerospace materials engineers, quality managers, suppliers of semi-finished metallic products, and purchasers who need to specify aerospace material standards. It is also relevant to laboratories and qualification teams that prepare or check the test and acceptance sections of a material standard.

In practice, it supports the drafting of standards for aluminium, magnesium, heat-resisting alloys, titanium, steels, and filler metals covered by the EN 4500 series. That makes it a reference for anyone who has to write, review, or apply an aerospace metallic material standard in a controlled format.

What changed in SIST EN 4500-001:2026 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 replaces EN 4500-001:2024. The foreword states these technical changes:

• Table 1 was made monolingual by removing the French and German columns.
• Line 4.3, “Further intended processing”, and line 5.2, “Dimensional standard”, were added to the body of the document and Annex A.
• Introductory sentences were added to Table 1 to make clear that it is normative and that all documents listed in it are requirements.
• Titles were added to Table 1, Table 2, and Figure 1.
• The document was restructured and the template was simplified to create one continuous table.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 4500-001:2026?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 uses these referenced and companion standards:

• EN 2002-001 - gives the tensile testing method at ambient temperature, used when tensile properties are specified.
• EN 2032-2 - provides coding for metallurgical condition in delivery condition, used for lines 6.1 and 6.2.
• EN 4258 - gives the general organization of aerospace metallic materials standardization and the terminology basis for the series.
• EN 4259 - defines general terms used across the aerospace metallic materials standards.
• EN 4500-002 to EN 4500-006 - provide the specific drafting rules for aluminium and magnesium alloys, heat-resisting alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, steels, and filler metals for brazing.
• ISO 80000-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -10 - provide the quantity and unit conventions used for symbols and units in the template.
• EN 2043 - is the general requirements reference used for semi-finished product qualification in line 100 when applicable.
• ASTM E399 - is cited for additional test directions for Charpy impact testing.
• CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations - Part 3 - provide the drafting principles for European standards.

What does the SIST EN 4500-001:2026 document contain?

SIST EN 4500-001:2026 contains a full normative template for a material standard, including a single continuous Table 1 in Annex A and the numbering scheme for optional lines in Annex B. It also includes the detailed instructions for completing lines covering composition, melting, form, production, dimensions, delivery condition, test samples, test pieces, tensile properties, hardness, impact, creep, marking, dimensional inspection, notes, typical use, and product qualification.

The document also contains a table of direction symbols, guidance for how to complete optional lines, and a reference heat treatment mechanism. Together, these parts support drafting, review, and qualification of aerospace metallic material standards without reproducing the material requirements themselves.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-oktober-2025
Aeronavtika - Kovinski materiali - Pravila za načrtovanje in predstavljanje
standardov za materiale - 001. del: Splošna pravila
Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards - Part 001: General rules
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln für das Erstellen und die
Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen - Teil 001: Allgemeine Regeln
Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles pour la rédaction et la présentation
des normes de matériaux - Partie 001 : Règles générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 4500-001
ICS:
01.120 Standardizacija. Splošna Standardization. General
pravila rules
49.025.05 Železove zlitine na splošno Ferrous alloys in general
49.025.15 Neželezove zlitine na Non-ferrous alloys in general
splošno
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
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Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting
and presentation of material standards - Part 001: General
rules
Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln
pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von
matériaux - Partie 001 : Règles générales Werkstoffnormen - Teil 001: Allgemeine Regeln
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee ASD-
STAN.
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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials. 7
4.1 Document structure . 7
4.2 Title of the material standard . 7
4.3 Introduction . 8
4.4 Scope . 8
4.5 Normative references . 8
4.6 Terms and definitions . 8
Table 1: corresponds to the template given in Annex A . 8
4.6.1 General. 8
4.6.2 Line 1: Material designation . 9
4.6.3 Line 2: Chemical composition. 9
4.6.4 Line 3: Method of melting . 10
4.6.5 Line 4.1: Form . 10
4.6.6 Line 4.2: Method of production . 10
4.6.7 Line 4.3: Further intended processing . 10
4.6.8 Line 4.4: Limit dimension(s) . 10
4.6.9 Line 5.1: Technical specification . 11
4.6.10 Line 5.2: Dimensional standard . 11
4.6.11 Line 6.1: Delivery condition and Heat treatment . 11
4.6.12 Line 6.2: Delivery condition code . 11
4.6.13 Line 7: Use condition and Heat treatment . 12
4.6.14 Line 8.1: Test sample(s) . 12
4.6.15 Line 8.2: Test piece(s) . 12
4.6.16 Line 8.3: Heat treatment . 12
4.6.17 Line 9: Dimensions concerned . 13
4.6.18 Line 10: Thickness of cladding on each face . 13
4.6.19 Line 11: Direction of test piece . 13
4.6.20 Lines 12 to 16: Tensile (T) . 14
4.6.21 Line 17: Hardness . 14
4.6.22 Line 18: Shear strength . 14
4.6.23 Line 19: Bending . 14
4.6.24 Line 20: Impact strength . 15
4.6.25 Lines 21 to 26: Creep (C) . 15
4.6.26 Line 27 . 16
4.6.27 Line 28 . 16
4.6.28 Line 29: Reference heat treatment . 16
4.6.29 Lines 30 to 94 . 16
4.6.30 Line 95: Marking inspection . 17
4.6.31 Line 96: Dimensional inspection . 17
4.6.32 Line 97 . 17
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4.6.33 Line 98: Notes . 17
4.6.34 Line 99: Typical use . 17
4.6.35 Line 100: Product qualification . 17
4.6.36 Line 100: Completion of semi-finished product qualification requirements . 18
Annex A (normative) Template . 19
Annex B (normative) Allocation of numbers to optional lines . 21
Bibliography . 22
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Foreword
This document (prEN 4500-001:2025) has been prepared by the Technical Committee ASD-STAN/D04
“Materials”.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry
This document will supersede EN 4500-001:2024.
prEN 4500-001:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 4500:2024:
— modification of Table 1 of this document to make it monolingual, thus erasing the French and German
columns;
— addition of the lines 4.3 "Further intended processing" and 5.2 "Dimensional standard" in the body
of the document and in Annex A;
— addition of introductory sentences to Table 1 in Subclause 4.7.1 to highlight the fact that the table is
a normative element and that all the documents that it lists shall be applied;
— addition of a title to Table 1, Table 2 and Figure 1 of this document;
— restructuring of the document and simplification of the Template to achieve a single continuous table.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
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Introduction
This document is part of the series of EN metallic material standards for aerospace applications.
The general organization of this series is described in EN 4258.
The EN 4500 series (Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of
material standards) is composed by the following documents:
— General rules EN 4500-001;
— Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and EN 4500-002;
magnesium alloys
— Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys EN 4500-003;
— Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys EN 4500-004;
— Specific rules for steels EN 4500-005;
— Specific rules for filler metals for welding EN 4500-002 to EN 4500-005;
— Specific rules for filler metals for brazing EN 4500-006.
Basis for the drafting of all European standards is CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations — Part 3: Principles
and rules for the structure and drafting of CEN and CENELEC documents.
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1 Scope
The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards
for aerospace applications.
This Part 001 specifies the “General rules” framework valid for all parts.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 2002-001, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods — Part 001: Tensile testing at
ambient temperature
EN 2032-2, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Part 2: Coding of metallurgical condition in delivery
condition
EN 4258, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — General organization of standardization — Links
between types of European standards and their use
EN 4259, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Definition of general terms
EN 4500-002, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards — Part 002: Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys
EN 4500-003, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards — Part 003: Specific rules for heat resisting alloys
EN 4500-004, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards — Part 004: Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys
EN 4500-005, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards — Part 005: Specific rules for steels
EN 4500-006, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards — Part 006: Specific rules for filler metals for brazing
ISO 80000-1, Quantities and units — Part 1: General
ISO 80000-2, Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics
ISO 80000-3, Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time
ISO 80000-4, Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics
ISO 80000-5, Quantities and units — Part 5: Thermodynamics
ISO 80000-10, Quantities and units — Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics

Published as ASD-STAN prEN at the date of publication of this document, available at: https://www.asd-stan.org/.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 4258 and EN 4259 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials
4.1 Document structure
a) Title of the material standard;
b) Introduction;
c) Clause 1: Scope;
d) Clause 2: Normative references;
e) Clause 3: Terms and definitions;
f) Clause 4: Requirements;
g) Bibliography (if appropriate);
h) Annexes (if appropriate).
4.2 Title of the material standard
The title shall give sufficient information to unambiguously identify the semi-finished product, in the use
condition (see 4.7.13).
Consequently:
1) the same title shall not be used for different material standards;
2) overlapping of mechanical property limits for otherwise identical material standards shall not
normally be permitted.
Each part of the title shall consist of one or several different lines:
— “Aerospace series”;
— the family of metallic materials, followed by the designation of the metallic material (see 4.7.2);
— method of melting (optional for aluminium and aluminium base alloys or magnesium and
magnesium base alloys);
— use condition and heat treatment;
— the forms written in plural and the method of production and, if appropriate, further
intended processing;
— limiting dimensions;
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— relevant mechanical property or physical property limits, if appropriate.
4.3 Introduction
This clause shall read:
— “This document is part of the series of EN metallic material standards for aerospace applications. The
general organization of this series is described in EN 4258.”;
— “This document has been prepared in accordance with EN 4500-002" or “EN 4500-003” or
“EN 4500-004” or “EN 4500-005” or “EN 4500-006”.
4.4 Scope
This clause shall read: “This document specifies the requirements relating to”:
Repeat all information in the title, presented in the same format, followed by “for aerospace applications”.
If necessary, further information may be added to clarify the scope:
EXAMPLE (insert example)
NOTE Other common designation used by the industry: (insert designation).
List of designations for (insert material family) can be found in TR XXXX.
4.5 Normative references
This clause shall read:
“The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.”
Followed by the list of documents with their titles, to which normative reference is made in the text.
4.6 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4.7 Table 1: corresponds to the template given in Annex A
4.7.1 General
Table 1 shall be introduced by the following to indicate that it is a normative element and that all the
documents referenced in it are requirements:
“Table 1 shall be applied.
The documents listed in Table 1 shall be applied.”
The template always has a fixed content.
If there is insufficient space on a line:
— use notes;
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— repeat the line(s).
Table 1 (see template given in Annex A) shall always include mandatory lines 1 to 26 and lines 95, 96, 98,
99 and 100. All other lines (27 to 94) are optional.
The relevant lines shall be completed with the pertinent requirements according to 4.7.2 to 4.7.25. Open
and complete the relevant optional lines with the pertinent requirements according to 4.7.27 to 4.7.29.
Where one or more of the test requirements are not specified or differ from technical specification or test
method, they shall be included in the relevant line by means of one or more sub-lines numbered in
accordance with 4.7.29.
Requirements (test method, frequency of testing, sample type, test piece definition, heat treatment
condition of test piece, testing condition) that are already specified in the technical specification, or the
test method standard called up by the technical specification referenced on line 5.1, shall not be repeated,
in this case “EN XXXX” shall be written.
If it is necessary to modify the requirements of the technical specification or test method, notes in the
table (see Annex A) shall be used.
An em dash shall be marked on those lines that are not required.
Values other than those mentioned on lines 2, 12, 19, 21, 23 and 25 shall be preceded by a sign depending
on whether they are minimum or maximum values (<, > , ≤ , ≥ ).
Where more than one:
— test method;
— test condition; or
— test value;
is stated, all are mandatory except when indicated by a note, which one is to be used.
Symbols for sizes and units shall be according to ISO 80000-1, ISO 80000-2, ISO 80000-3, ISO 80000-4,
ISO 80000-5 and ISO 80000-10.
Specific examples are given for each family of metallic materials in EN 4500-002, EN 4500-003,
EN 4500-004, EN 4500-005 or EN 4500-006.
4.7.2 Line 1: Material designation
This line shall give the family of the metallic material and the conventional designation, in accordance
with the specific material designation standard described in the related part of the EN 4500 series.
List of designations for steels can be found in TR XXXX.
4.7.3 Line 2: Chemical composition
The chemical symbols of the elements shall be written in the first line of boxes, in accordance with
established conventions according to ISO 80000-10.
The second line of boxes shall indicate the minimum content of that element.
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