What is BS EN 10341—Steel sheet and strip about?
BS EN 10341 is an international standard that covers the best practices for manufacturing high-quality steel sheets and strips.
BS EN 10341 specifies cold-rolled electrical non-oriented non-alloy or alloy steel sheet and strip delivered in nominal thicknesses of 0.50 mm and 0.65 mm in the semi-processed condition, that is without final heat treatment.
BS EN 10341 specifies, in particular, general requirements, magnetic properties, geometric characteristics and tolerances, and technological characteristics, as well as the inspection procedure.
Note: BS EN 10341 applies to material intended for the construction of magnetic circuits.
Who is BS EN 10341—Steel sheet and strip for?
BS EN 10341 on Steel sheet and strip, is relevant to:
- Manufacturers of steel sheet and strip
- Designers of steel sheet and strip
- Metal engineers
- Metal fabrication Industries
- Testing labs for steel products
- Regulatory authorities
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 10341—Steel sheet and strip?
Non-alloy steel is steel where the basic constituent is iron, containing alloying elements in amounts smaller than the limiting values fixed by EN 10020. Alloy steel is steel where the basic constituent is iron, containing alloying elements in amounts equal to or greater than the limiting values fixed by EN 10020.
BS EN 10341 provides you with guidance on technical delivery conditions to be considered for the semi-processed steel sheets and strips consisting of non-alloy and alloy materials. It gives the specifications for classifications and general requirements such as production process, delivery conditions, and surface conditions for the steel sheets and strips.
BS EN 10341 covers technical requirements, requirements for inspection and testing of the steel sheets and strips, which helps the users to prepare samplings, test specimens, execute the procedures for tests, marking, labelling, etc.
As the steel sheets and strips are made up of cold-rolled electrical non-alloy and alloy steel and delivered in the semi-processed state, the final annealing of the steel sheets and strips is the responsibility of the purchaser. Thus, BS EN 10341 draws attention to the importance of the treatment for checking the properties of the material. BS EN 10341 gives the magnetic properties for a reference condition, obtained by suitable heat treatment.
This helps users to ensure that the properties in use are equivalent to those specified in BS EN 10341, and it shows the importance of the heat treatment carried out by the user, equivalent to that of the defined reference condition.
Thus, BS EN 10341 provides you with comprehensive information useful for designing high-quality, cost-effective, semi-processed alloy, non-alloy steel sheets, and strips with negligible or no manufacturing defects.
