National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 10218‑2:2012. It supersedes BS EN 10218‑2:1997 which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee ISE/106, Wire Rod and Wire.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2012.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 September 2011.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 10218‑2:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee ECISS/TC 106 “Wire rod and wires”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2012.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 10218‑2:1996.

The standard will comprise the following parts:

Part 1: Test methods;
Part 2: Wire dimensions and tolerances.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies the tolerances on diameter of round wire and, where applicable, on the length of round wire cut to length, for bright steel wire, (i.e. uncoated), metallic coated steel wire and non-metallic coated steel wire.

This European Standard should not be applied where other requirements for dimensions and tolerances are specified in a particular product standard.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Wire diameter tolerance

4.1 Tolerance on diameter of uncoated and metallic coated round steel wire

4.2 Tolerances on diameter of organic coated wire

5 Tolerance on cut lengths

5.1 Tolerance on length

5.2 Tolerance and straightness

6 Length of wire in coil

BS EN 10218-2:2012

Steel wire and wire products. General - Wire dimensions and tolerances

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jan 2012