SR EN 1715-1:1999

Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Drawing stock. Part 1: General requirements and technical conditions for inspection and delivery

This part of EN 1715 specifies the general drawing stock characteristics to be satisfied by unalloyed aluminium and aluminium alloy drawing stock delivered in the form of coils with a unit weight ranging between 1 t and 3 t and obtained by common industrial processes. It also specifies the technical conditions for inspection and delivery of these products. These general characteristics and conditions apply to drawing stock intended for the following three main fields of application: - electrical conductors of aluminium and aluminium alloys; - wires for general mechanical uses; - wires for brazing and welding. The specific requirements to drawing stock for these applications are specified in parts 2, 3 and 4 of EN 1715. It does not apply to wires which are drawn, but only to drawing stock which is produced by hot-working. NOTE 1 : Manufacture of drawing stock: two main methods exist for the manufacture of drawing stock: - continuously Cast Rod - (CCR): a section is cast continuously in the groove of a wheel, the groove being closed by an endless strip; the solid and

Status : Withdrawn
Approval date : 11/13/1998
Publish date : 11/14/1998
Withdrawal date : 9/30/2008
Number of pages : 18
ICS : 77.150.10 Alluminium products
Technical Committee : 171 - Metals and non-ferrous alloys

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