BS EN 485-1:2008 Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Technical conditions for inspection and delivery
BS EN 485-1 is the European standard that specifies the technical conditions for inspection and delivery of wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloy sheet, strip and plate for general engineering applications. It also includes provision for ordering and testing.
BS EN 485-1 applies to products with a thickness over 0,20 mm up to and including 400 mm.
Part 1 of BS EN 485 does not directly apply to semi-finished rolled products in coiled form to be subjected to further rolling (reroll stock) or to special applications such as aerospace, can stock, finstock, etc. which are dealt with in separate European Standards.
Most of these specific standards refer for some provisions to the present standard.
Contents of BS EN 485-1 includes:
- Foreword
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Ordering information
- Requirements
- Test methods
- Inspection documents
- Marking of products
- Packaging
- Complaints of non conformity
- Bibliography
BS EN 485-1:2008 replaces BS EN 485-1:1994 which has been withdrawn.
BS EN 485-2:2007 is also available.
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