What is this standard about?
It gives guidelines and recommendations related to all continuously hot-dip coated products, including cold forming steels, steels for construction, high strength steels and advanced high strength steels.
Who is this standard for?
- Anyone working in a Steel Service Centre (SSC) or the general steel and strip steel trade
- The construction industry
- The automotive sector
Why should you use this standard?
The updated BS EN 10346 now covers several new product and coating types and takes into consideration the latest developments in advanced high strength steel.
It offers guidance on areas such as chemical composition and mechanical properties, types of coatings and coating mass, finishes, test specimens, surface qualities and surface condition requirements.
What’s changed since the last update?
- Changes to steel grades S390GD+Z, S420GD+Z and S450GD+Z for the construction industry
- Several new types of advanced high strength steel
- New coating type - zinc-magnesium based