kSIST FprEN 4500-006:2026

Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 006: Specific rules for filler metals and brazing

The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards for aerospace applications.
This Part 006 specifies the "Specific rules for filler metals for brazing".

Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen - Teil 006: Besondere Regeln für Hartlote

Die Normenreihe EN 4500 legt die Regeln für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen zur Anwendung in der Luft- und Raumfahrt fest.
Dieser Teil 006 legt die 'Besonderen Regeln für Hartlote" fest.

Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de matériaux - Partie 006 : Règles spécifiques aux métaux d’apport de brasage

La série EN 4500 spécifie les règles pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de matériaux métalliques pour les applications aérospatiales.
La présente Partie 006 spécifie les « Règles spécifiques aux métaux d'apport de brasage ».

Aeronavtika - Kovinski materiali - Pravila za načrtovanje in predstavljanje standardov za materiale - 006. del: Posebna pravila za kovinska polnila za spajkanje

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Oct-2025
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• ICS: 25.160.20 - Welding consumables
• ICS: 49.025.05 - Ferrous alloys in general
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 18-May-2026
• Due Date: 06-Jul-2026
• Completion Date: 19-May-2026
• Ref Project: FprEN 4500-006 - Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 006: Specific rules for filler metals and brazing

Relations

• Revises: 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: 11-Jun-2025

Overview

kSIST FprEN 4500-006:2026 is part of the Aerospace series of European standards, focusing on metallic materials used in aerospace applications. Developed by SIS (Slovenian Institute for Standardization) and established under the ASD-STAN Technical Committee, Part 006 of the EN 4500 series specifies the specific rules for drafting and presenting standards for filler metals used in brazing. This document addresses the requirements and conventions necessary to ensure clarity, consistency, and interoperability in aerospace material standards, especially regarding filler metals vital for high-performance brazed joints.

The EN 4500-006 standard is essential for manufacturers, suppliers, standardization bodies, and technical writers drafting aerospace materials standards, as it defines structured rules for content, terminology, and presentation in relation to brazing filler metals.

Key Topics

• Scope and Structure: Outlines the specific details required in standards for filler metals intended for aerospace brazing applications.
• Terminology: Ensures standard definitions drawn from referenced documents (EN 4259, EN 4500-001) are consistently applied across documents.
• Drafting Rules: Sets out detailed rules for:
  • Material designations
  • Chemical composition presentation order
  • Melting methods (e.g., air melted, vacuum melted)
  • Product forms (foil, powder, wire, paste, tape, etc.) and their specific processing descriptors
  • Methods of production and further intended processing
  • Specifying technical and dimensional standards, delivery condition codes, and typical uses
• Table of Requirements: Establishes a structured, tabular approach (Table 1) to organize all key data: material, process, product characteristics, and qualification details.
• Annex Guidance: Provides templates and examples on how to properly fill out each section, including title, scope, and the key table.

Applications

This standard delivers practical value in the following areas:

• Aerospace Material Standards Development: Used by organizations drafting or updating filler metal standards for brazing in aerospace designs. It ensures new standards align with best practice for clarity, completeness, and compliance.
• Supplier and Manufacturer Documentation: Ensures technical and quality documentation for aerospace filler metals adheres to accepted European conventions, supporting clear communication, procurement, and regulatory compliance.
• Quality Assurance & Certification: Provides a consistent framework for marking, product qualification, and dimensional inspection, facilitating robust quality management and auditing processes.
• Training & Technical Communication: Useful for technical writers, engineers, and trainers in aerospace sectors, clarifying how to organize and present data related to brazing filler metals.
• Reference for Related Standards: Supports harmonization with related standards, making it easier to incorporate new technologies or material variants.

Related Standards

To ensure comprehensive coverage and compatibility, kSIST FprEN 4500-006:2026 should be used alongside these key documents:

• EN 4258: Aerospace series - Metallic materials - General organization of standardization - Links between types of European standards and their use
• EN 4500-001: General rules for drafting and presentation of material standards in the aerospace sector
• EN 4259: Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Definition of general terms
• EN 2043: General requirements for semi-finished product qualification (excluding forgings and castings)
• EN 3875: Technical specification for metallic filler metals for brazing
• EN 4500-002 to EN 4500-005: Related parts for rules on aluminium, magnesium, heat-resisting alloys, titanium alloys, and steels

Summary

kSIST FprEN 4500-006:2026 plays a critical role in ensuring that material standards for filler metals and brazing in aerospace applications are drafted and presented consistently. By adhering to these rules, industry professionals benefit from improved standardization, efficiency, and compliance in developing and using metallic materials for aerospace construction and maintenance.

Keywords: aerospace materials, brazing filler metals, standard drafting, metallic materials, EN 4500-006, material standards, technical specification, quality assurance, SIS standard, standardization, European standards.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 4500-006:2025
01-oktober-2025
Aeronavtika - Kovinski materiali - Pravila za načrtovanje in predstavljanje
standardov za materiale - 6. del: Posebna pravila za kovinska polnila za spajkanje
Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards - Part 006: Specific rules for filler metals and brazing
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln für das Erstellen und die
Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen - Teil 006: Besondere Regeln für Hartlote
Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles pour la rédaction et la présentation
des normes de matériaux - Partie 006 : Règles spécifiques aux métaux d’apport de
brasage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 4500-006
ICS:
01.120 Standardizacija. Splošna Standardization. General
pravila rules
25.160.20 Potrošni material pri varjenju Welding consumables
49.025.05 Železove zlitine na splošno Ferrous alloys in general
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 4500-006
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2025
ICS 01.120 Will supersede EN 4500-006:2024
English Version
Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting
and presentation of material standards - Part 006: Specific
rules for filler metals and brazing
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 006 : Règles spécifiques aux métaux Werkstoffnormen - Teil 006: Besondere Regeln für
d'apport de brasage Hartlote
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee ASD-
STAN.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard 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
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United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials. 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Title . 6
4.2.1 General. 6
4.2.2 Method of melting . 6
4.2.3 Form entries . 7
4.3 Introduction . 8
4.4 Scope, normative references, terms and definitions, requirements . 8
4.5 Table 1 . 8
4.5.1 Line 1: Material designation . 8
4.5.2 Line 2: Chemical composition. 8
4.5.3 Line 3: Method of melting . 8
4.5.4 Line 4.1: Form . 8
4.5.5 Line 4.2: Method of production . 8
4.5.6 Line 4.3: Further intended processing . 8
4.5.7 Line 4.4: Limit dimension(s) . 8
4.5.8 Line 5.1: Technical specification . 9
4.5.9 Line 5.2: Dimensional standard . 9
4.5.10 Line 6.1: Delivery condition and Heat treatment . 9
4.5.11 Line 6.2: Delivery condition code . 9
4.5.12 Line 7: Use condition and Heat treatment . 9
4.5.13 Line 8.1: Test sample(s) . 9
4.5.14 Line 8.2: Test piece(s) . 9
4.5.15 Line 8.3: Heat treatment . 9
4.5.16 Line 9: Dimensions concerned . 9
4.5.17 Line 10: Thickness of cladding on each face . 9
4.5.18 Line 11: Direction of test piece . 9
4.5.19 Lines 12 to 16: Tensile (T) . 10
4.5.20 Line 17: Hardness . 10
4.5.21 Line 18: Shear strength . 10
4.5.22 Line 19: Bending . 10
4.5.23 Line 20: Impact strength . 10
4.5.24 Lines 21 to 26: Creep (C) . 10
4.5.25 Line 27 . 10
4.5.26 Line 29: Reference heat treatment . 10
4.5.27 Lines 30 to 94 . 10
4.5.28 Line 95: Marking inspection . 10
4.5.29 Line 96: Dimensional inspection . 10
4.5.30 Line 97 . 10
4.5.31 Line 98: Notes . 10
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4.5.32 Line 99: Typical use . 10
4.5.33 Line 100: Product qualification . 11
4.6 Bibliography . 11
Annex A (informative) Completion of title page . 12
Annex B (informative) Completion of the introduction . 13
Annex C (informative) Completion of the scope, normative references, terms and
definitions, and requirements . 14
Annex D (informative) Completion of Table 1 . 15
Annex E (informative) Completion of the bibliography. 18
Bibliography . 19
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Foreword
This document (prEN 4500-006:2025) has been prepared by the Technical Committee ASD-STAN/D04
“Material”.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry
This document will supersede EN 4500-006:2024.
prEN 4500-006:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect
to EN 4500-006:2024:
— addition of the missing text in the scope;
— addition of the lines 4.3 "Further intended processing" and 5.2 "Dimensional standard" in the body
of the document and in Annex D;
— addition of introductory sentences to Table 1 in Annex C to highlight the fact that the table is a
normative element and that all the documents that it lists shall be applied;
— overall editorial modifications to give clarity on the normative or informative nature of the
references made to other documents or Annexes;
— 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 006 specifies the “Specific rules for filler metals for brazing”.
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 thi
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