National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 10223‑7:2012. It supersedes BS EN 10223‑7:2002, which is withdrawn.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 December 2012.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 October 2012.

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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 10223‑7:2012) 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2013.

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 10223‑7:2002.

EN 10223 "Steel wire and wire products for fencing and netting" consists of the following parts:

Part 1: Zinc and zinc-alloy coated steel barbed wire
Part 2: Hexagonal steel wire netting for agricultural, insulation and fencing purposes
Part 3: Hexagonal steel wire mesh products for engineering purposes
Part 4: Steel wire welded mesh fencing
Part 5: Steel wire woven hinged joint and knotted mesh fencing
Part 6: Steel wire chain link fencing
Part 7: Steel wire welded panels for fencing
Part 8: Welded mesh gabion products

The document has been technically updated.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 requirements for steel wire welded mesh panels for fencing. The panels are used for fencing parks, schools, sport stadia, public buildings, factories, airports, military sites, etc.

This European Standard specifies the general characteristics of welded mesh supplied as panels and recommended coatings, properties and tolerances. This European Standard is applicable to panels made from round or shaped wires not thicker than 10 mm.

The panels have round, rectangular or triangular vertical wires and single or double horizontal wires. The use of V-shaped vertical wires is optional.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Information to be obtained from the purchaser

5 Designation

6 Manufacture

6.1 Base metal

6.2 Fabrication

7 Requirements

7.1 Tensile strength

7.2 Size tolerances

7.3 Mesh dimensions and tolerance

7.4 Coatings

7.5 Weld shear strength

7.6 Stiffness

8 Sampling

9 Tests on panels

9.1 Tensile test

9.2 Wire dimension

9.3 Coating test methods

9.4 Weld shear strength

9.5 Stiffness

10 Inspection

11 Packaging

Bibliography

BS EN 10223-7:2012

Steel wire and wire products for fencing and netting - Steel wire welded panels for fencing

Current

Published:

31 Dec 2012