1 This European Standard is applicable to rod of non-alloy steel intended for wire drawing and/or cold rolling. The cross-section of the rod may be round, square, rectangular, hexagonal, half-round or another shape and as a general rule of nominal size 5 mm or above (see EURONORM 17) : the surface is smooth.
2 It is not applicable to following products for which standards exist or are under study such as:
- steel rod intended for heat treatment
(see EN 10083 and EURONORM 84, 85 and 86);
- rod of free-cutting steels (see EURONORM 87);
- steel rod for cold heading and cold extrusion (see EURONORM 119);
- steel rod intended for the production of electrodes and products for welding
(see EURONORM 133);
- steel rod for welded fabric for reinforcement for concrete (see prENV 10080);
- steel rod for wire for high fatigue strength mechanical springs, such as valve springs.
3 In addition to the requirements of this standard the general technical delivery requirements specified in EN 10021 apply.
BS EN 10016-1:1995 history
2017BS EN ISO 16120-1:2017 Non-alloy steel wire rod for conversion to wire. General requirements
2011BS EN ISO 16120-1:2011 Non-alloy steel wire rod for conversion to wire. General requirements
1995BS EN 10016-1:1995 Non-alloy steel rods for drawing and/or cold rolling - General requirements