BS EN 10021:2006 is a European standard that specifies the general technical delivery conditions for all steel products covered by BS EN 10079 with the exception of steel castings and powder metallurgical products.
Where the delivery requirements agreed for the order or specified in the appropriate product specification differ from the general technical delivery conditions defined in this European Standard, then the requirements agreed for the order or specified in the appropriate product specification apply.
Inspection documents are covered by BS EN 10168 and BS EN 10204.
Contents of BS EN 10021 includes
Scope
Normative references
Terms and definitions
Information to be supplied by the purchaser
Manufacturing process
Supply by an intermediary
Requirements
Chemical composition
Mechanical properties
Surface and internal quality
Detection of discontinuities
Removal of discontinuities
Repairs by welding
Inspection
Type of inspection documents and type of inspection
Non-specific inspection
Specific inspection
Testing frequency
Sampling conditions and test pieces
Test procedures
Invalidation of test results
Rounding of results of mechanical and chemical tests
Sorting and reprocessing
Marking
Disputes
Bibliography
Useful links
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