National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 10244‑2:2023. It supersedes BS EN 10244‑2:2009, which is withdrawn.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 committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute 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 August 2023.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 May 2023.

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, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 10244‑2:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 459 “ECISS – European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization”¹, 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 December 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2023.

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

This document supersedes EN 10244‑2:2009.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

the reference towards ASTM B750 for Zn-Alu alloys has been changed to ASTM B997;
dipping test better specified for Zinc-Alu alloy coatings (see Table 3).

This European Standard series for non-ferrous metallic coating on steel wire is made up of the following parts:

Part 1: General principles
Part 2: Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
Part 3: Aluminium coatings
Part 4: Tin coatings
Part 5: Nickel coatings
Part 6: Copper, bronze or brass coatings

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This document specifies the requirement for coating mass, other properties and testing of zinc and zinc alloy coatings on steel wire and steel wire products of circular or other section.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Coating requirements

4.1 Requirements for the coatings material

4.2 Requirements relating to coating on the wire

5 Test conditions

5.1 Selection of samples

5.2 Determination of mass of coating

5.3 Dipping test

Bibliography

BS EN 10244-2:2023

Steel wire and wire products. Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire - Zinc or zinc alloy coatings

Current

Published:

31 Aug 2023