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The EN standards for stainless steel are quite complex and it is sometimes hard to know which standards you need to know about in order to fulfil all the requirements of an order. This article is an attempt to simplify the path through the maze of standards that now exists.
It is worth remembering that the following topics are usually covered in separate standards:
The logic of this approach is that a change to one aspect of a product does not lead to a change in all the others. However, it does mean that the user may have to follow a chain of references between standards. There are also some links to articles on this website dealing with the relevant standard
| Standard | Product Form | Related Standards | Subject |
| EN 10088-2 | Flat | EN 10088-2 | Chemical Compositions |
| EN 10088-2 | Mechanical properties austenitic steels | ||
| EN 10088-2 | Mechanical properties ferritic steels | ||
| EN 10088-2 | Mechanical properties martensitic steels | ||
| EN 10088-2 | Mechanical properties duplex steels | ||
| EN 10088-2 | Mechanical properties PH steels | ||
| EN 10258 | Tolerances for narrow cold rolled strip | ||
| EN 10259 | Tolerances for wide cold rolled strip/sheet/coil | ||
| ISO 9444 | Tolerances for hot rolled coil/sheet | ||
| ISO 9445 | Tolerances for all cold rolled products | ||
| ISO 18286 | Tolerances for quarto Plate | ||
| EN 10079 | Definition of product forms | ||
| EN 10002 | Tensile test methods | ||
| EN 10045 | Impact test methods | ||
| EN 10163-2 | Surface condition of hot rolled flat products | ||
| EN 10168 | Inspection documents | ||
| EN 10204 | Types of inspection documents | ||
| EN 10307 | Ultrasonic testing of flat products | ||
| EN ISO 377 | Test piece sampling | ||
| EN ISO 3651-2 | Intergranular corrosion testing | ||
| EN ISO 6506-1 | Brinell hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 6507-1 | Vickers hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 6508-1 | Rockwell hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 14284 | Sampling for chemical composition testing | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Long | EN 10088-3 | Chemical Compositions |
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties austenitic steels | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties ferritic steels | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties martensitic and PH steels | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties duplex steels | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties austenitic bright bar | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties ferritic bright bar | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties martensitic and PH bright bar | ||
| EN 10088-3 | Mechanical properties duplex bright bar | ||
| EN 10058 | Tolerances for hot rolled flat bar | ||
| EN 10059 | Tolerances for hot rolled square bar | ||
| EN 10060 | Tolerances for hot rolled round bar | ||
| EN 10061 | Tolerances for hot rolled hexagon bar | ||
| EN 10278 | Tolerances on bright steel products | ||
| EN 10017 | Tolerances on wire rod | ||
| EN 10218-2 | Tolerances on wire | ||
| ISO 286-1 | System of limits and fits | ||
| EN 10079 | Definition of product forms | ||
| EN 10002 | Tensile test methods | ||
| EN 10045 | Impact test methods | ||
| EN 10163-3 | Surface condition of sections | ||
| EN 10168 | Inspection documents | ||
| EN 10204 | Types of inspection documents | ||
| EN 10306 | Ultrasonic testing of H beams and IPE beams | ||
| EN 10308 | Ultrasonic testing of bars | ||
| EN ISO 377 | Test piece sampling | ||
| EN ISO 3651-2 | Intergranular corrosion testing | ||
| EN ISO 6506-1 | Brinell hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 6507-1 | Vickers hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 6508-1 | Rockwell hardness testing | ||
| EN ISO 14284 | Sampling for chemical composition testing | ||
| EN 10296-2 | Welded Tube | EN 10296-2 | Chemical Compositions |
| EN 10296-2 | Mechanical Properties | ||
| EN ISO 1127 | Tolerances. However, some tolerances are also covered within EN 10296-2 itself | ||
| EN 10079 | Definition of product forms | ||
| EN 10002 | Tensile test methods | ||
| EN 10246-2 | Eddy current testing for leak tightness | ||
| EN 10246-3 | Eddy current testing for detection of imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-7 | Peripheral ultrasonic testing for detection of longitudinal imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-8 | Weld seam ultrasonic testing for detection of longitudinal imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-9 | Weld seam ultrasonic testing of submerged arc welded tubes for detection of longitudinal/transverse imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-10 | Weld seam radiographic testing for detection of imperfections | ||
| EN ISO 8491 | Bend test for tubes | ||
| EN ISO 8492 | Flattening test for tubes | ||
| EN ISO 8493 | Drift expanding test for tubes | ||
| EN ISO 8496 | Ring tensile test for tubes | ||
| EN ISO 377 | Test piece sampling | ||
| EN ISO 3651-2 | Intergranular corrosion testing | ||
| EN 10297-2 | Seamless Tube | EN 10297-2 | Chemical Compositions |
| EN 10297-2 | Mechanical Properties | ||
| EN ISO 1127 | Tolerances. However, some tolerances are also covered within EN 10297-2 itself | ||
| EN 10079 | Definition of product forms | ||
| EN 10002 | Tensile test methods | ||
| EN 10246-2 | Eddy current testing for leak tightness | ||
| EN 10246-3 | Eddy current testing for detection of imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-5 | Peripheral MPI testing for detection of longitudinal imperfections | ||
| EN 10246-7 | Peripheral ultrasonic testing for detection of longitudinal imperfections | ||
| EN ISO 377 | Test piece sampling | ||
| EN ISO 3651-2 | Intergranular corrosion testing |