BS EN 573-3:2009 - Page 2

BS EN 573-3:2009 Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products

BS EN 573-3 specifies the chemical composition limits of wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys and form of products.

The chemical composition limits of aluminium and aluminium alloys specified are identical to those registered with the US Aluminum Association.

Contents of BS EN 573-3:

• Foreword
• Scope
• Normative references
• Chemical composition limits
• Writing rules
• Alloy designations
• Sequence of elements
• Rounding rules for determination of compliance
• Form of products
• General
• European Standards
• Guidelines for the introduction of new wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys in CEN/TC 132 standards
• General principles
• Rules for introduction of new alloys
• Procedure for introduction of new alloys
• Addendum for new alloys for future introduction
• Bibliography