CEN/TC 459/SC 5/WG 2 - Stainless steels

This document specifies the technical delivery conditions for hot or cold rolled sheet/plate and strip of standard grades and special grades of corrosion resistant stainless steels for general purposes.
NOTE   General purposes include the use of stainless steels in contact with foodstuffs.
The general technical delivery conditions specified in EN 10021 apply in addition to the specifications of this document, unless otherwise specified in the document.
This document does not apply to components manufactured by further processing of the product forms listed above with quality characteristics altered as a result of such further processing.

This document specifies the technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, hot or cold formed bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of standard grades and special grades of corrosion resistant stainless steels for general purposes.
NOTE   General purposes include the use of stainless steels in contact with foodstuffs.
The general technical delivery conditions specified in EN 10021 apply in addition to the specifications of this document, unless otherwise specified in this document.
This document does not apply to components manufactured by further processing of the product forms listed above with quality characteristics altered as a result of such further processing.

This document lists the chemical composition of stainless steels, which are subdivided in accordance with their main properties into corrosion resistant steels, heat resistant steels and creep resistant steels (see Annex C) and specified in the European Standards given in Table 1.
Table 1 — Overview of material standards for stainless steels
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Reference data on some physical properties are given in Annex E, Tables E.1 to E.8.
Empirical formulae for steel grade microstructure classification and pitting resistance ranking are given in Annex D.
NOTE 1   A matrix that shows which steels are included in which standard is given in Annex B.
NOTE 2   Valve steels are specified in EN 10090.
NOTE 3   Steel castings are specified in various European Standards (see Bibliography).
NOTE 4   Tool steels are specified in EN ISO 4957.
NOTE 5   Welding consumables are specified in various European Standards (see Bibliography).