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Material Standards



BS 1452:1990

Specification for flake Graphite Cast Iron


BS 2789:1985

Specification for spheroidal graphite or nodular graphite Cast Iron


BS 6681:1986

Specification for malleable CI


BS 970: Part 1:1996

Wrought Steels - Carbon and Manganese Steels


BS 970: Part 2:1988

Wrought Steels - Direct hardening alloy steels - Withdrawn/superseded


BS 970: Part 3:1991

Wrought Steels - Case Hardening steels - Withdrawn/superseded


BS 970: Part 4:1970

Wrought Steels - Stainless, Heat Resisting and Valve Steels - Withdrawn/superseded


BS 970: Part 5:1972

Wrought Steels - Spring steels - Withdrawn/revised


BS 970: Part 6:1972

SI metric values for parts 1 to 5 - Withdrawn/revised


BS 1449-1.1:1991

Steel plate, sheet, and strip. Carbon and carbon-manganese plate, sheet, and strip. General specification


BS 1449-1.8:1991

Steel plate, sheet, and strip. Carbon and carbon-manganese plate, sheet, and strip. Specification for hot-rolled narrow strip based on formability


BS 1449-1.14:1991

Steel plate, sheet, and strip. Carbon and carbon-manganese plate, sheet, and strip. Specification for hot-rolled narrow strip supplied in a range of conditions for heat treatment and general engineering purposes


BS 1440:1985

Specification for copper alloy ingots and copper alloy and high conductivity copper castings: Withdrawn/superseded


BS 1470:1987

Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineering purposes: plate, sheet, and strip. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by Parts 1 to 4 of BS EN 485, BS EN 515:1993, and Parts 1 to 4 of BS EN 573


BS 1471:1972

Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys. Drawn Tube. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by BS EN 515:1993, Parts 3 and 4 of BS EN 573, and Parts 1, 2, 7, and 8 of BS EN 754


BS 1474:1987

Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium alloys, Bar, extruded round tube, and sections. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by BS EN 515:1993, Parts 3 & 4 of BS EN 573, Parts 1 - 9 of BS EN 755, and Parts 1 & 2 of BS EN 12020


BS 1501: Part 1:1980

Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels - Plate. Withdrawn, superseded/replaced by Parts 1 to 3 of BS EN 10028:1993 and BS EN 10029:1991


BS 1501: Part 2:1988

Steels for pressure purposes. Specification for alloy steels: plates. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by BS EN 10028-4:1995, BS EN 10029:1991


BS 1501: Part 3:1990

Steels for pressure purposes. Specification for corrosion- and heat-resisting steels: plates, sheet, and strip. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by BS EN 10028-7:2000, BS EN 10029:1991, BS EN 10048:1997, BS EN 10051:1992, BS EN 10258:1997, and BS EN 10259:1997


BS 1503:1989

Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels - Forgings. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by Parts 1 to 5 of BS EN 10222


BS 2633:1987

Specification for Class 1 welding of ferritic steel pipework for carrying fluids


BS 2971:1991

Specification for Class 2 welding of carbon steel pipework for carrying fluids


BS 3100:1984

Specification for steel castings for general engineering purposes


BS 1504:1984

Specification for steel castings for pressure purposes


BS 2803:1980

Specification for Pre-Hardened and Tempered Carbon and Low alloy round steel wire for general engineering purposes


BS 5216:1991

Specification for patented cold drawn steel wire for mechanical springs


BS 4-1:1993

Structural steel sections. Specification for hot-rolled sections (taper flange joists and channels)


BS 2994:1976

Specification for cold rolled steel sections. Withdrawn/superseded/replaced by BS EN 10162:2003


BS 5950-1:2000

Structural use of steelwork in building. Code of practice for design. Rolled and welded sections



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