What is BS EN 10272 - Stainless steel bars about?

BS EN 10272 is a European standard on stainless steel bars that discusses the criteria for manufacturing stainless steel bars for pressure purposes. BS EN 10272 specifies the technical delivery conditions for hot and cold-formed stainless steel bars for the construction of pressure equipment supplied in accordance with one of the process routes and surface finishes.

The general technical delivery conditions in EN 10021 also apply.

NOTE: Once this European Standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under Directive 2014/68/EU, the presumption of conformity to the Essential Safety Requirements (ESRs) of Directive 2014/68/EU is limited to technical data of materials in this European Standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific item of equipment. Consequently, the assessment of the technical data stated in this material standard against the design requirements of this specific item of equipment to verify that the ESRs of the Pressure Equipment Directive is satisfied, needs to be done.

Who is BS EN 10272 - Stainless steel bars for?

BS EN 10272 on hot-rolled weldable steel bars is relevant to:

Manufacturer of stainless steel bars
Manufacturer of pressure appliance

Why should you use BS EN 10272- Stainless steel bars?

Most industrial pressure vessels are constructed in a cylindrical or drum-like shape, with walls made of stainless steel. This material resists corrosion and is generally very easy to maintain clean when suitably polished

BS EN 10272 provides guidance on dimensions and tolerances on dimensions, classification, and designation, steelmaking process, chemical composition, mechanical properties, surface condition, internal soundness, weldability, test methods.

BS EN 10272 exemplifies the required chemical composition and mechanical properties that help you achieve precision in terms of product functionality and specification.

As a user of BS EN 10272, you can be ensured of requirements to manufacture stainless steel bars. With obedience and compliance to BS EN 10272, you can efficiently manufacture high-quality hot and cold-formed stainless steel bars. With BS EN 10272 you can be ensured that the products consistently meet and exceed quality assurance targets. BS EN 10272 provides you with comprehensive information useful throughout the process of production.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 10272:2016 supersedes BS EN 10272:2007, which is withdrawn.

Significant changes to the previous version EN 10272:2007 are listed below:

New steel grades 1.4162, 1.4662, and 1.4361 with the correspondence data inserted in the standard
Data concerning inspection documents in 9.1 updated
New table with sizes of the impact test pieces added
Contain of Mn in Table 5 for product analysis updated and extended with the range 2 % to 10 %
Contain of Si in Table 5 for product analysis updated
Figure 1 concerning test pieces for impact testing revised
Correspondence data for Figure 2 updated
Reference to impact testing only in a transversal direction in the heading of Table 8 deleted
New data on steel gradeX2CrMnNiMoN21-5-3 in Table 9 was updated and a new footnote added
Content of Table 14 concerning testing and extent of testing updated
Table ZA.1 revised; New relationship to the Directive 2014/68/EU

BS EN 10272:2016

Stainless steel bars for pressure purposes

Current

Published:

31 Jul 2018