This European Standard, a part of the BS EN 10088 series, 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 resisting stainless steels for general purposes.
General purposes include the use of stainless steels in contact with foodstuffs.
This European Standard does not apply to components manufactured by further processing of the product forms with quality characteristics altered as a result of such further processing.
This document defines a set of data that, for conformance with the standard, must be specified when ordering a product, e.g. the desired quantity, the product form (e.g. round bars, square bars or rod), whether an inspection is required, marking of the product.
It has been developed for use by technical experts when procuring semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general and construction purposes.