BSi Standards relevant to Castings Industry

BSI titles relevant to the cast metals industry (as at 20/5/9)

BSI Title International Equiv
where known
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical
94/713477DC properties (prEN 1706)
Methods of testing refractory materials. Investment casting shell mould systems.
BS 1902-10.1:1993 Determination of resistance to deformation at elevated temperatures
Methods of testing refractory materials. Investment casting shell mould systems.
Determination of permeability and standard air flow capacity at elevated temperatures.
Section 10.2: Determination of permeability and standard air flow capacity at elevated
BS 1902-10.2:1994 temperature
Specification for precipitation hardening chromium-nickel-copper-molybdenum steel castings
BS 2HC 101:1989 (950 MPa) (Cr 14.0, Ni 4.5, Cu 2.5, Mo 1.5)
Specification for precipitation hardening chromium-nickel-copper-molybdenum steel castings
BS 2HC 102:1989 (1250 MPa) (Cr 14.0, Ni 4.5, Cu 2.5, Mo 1.5)
Specification for nickel-chromium-aluminium-molybdenum-niobium alloy castings (Nickel
BS 2HC 203:1989 base Cr 13.0, Al 6.0, Mo 4.5, Nb 2.3)
Specification for nickel-cobalt-tungsten-chromium-aluminium-tantalum-hafnium-titanium
BS 2HC 207:1989 alloy castings (Nickel base Co 10.0, W 10.0, Cr 9.0, Al 5.5, Ta 2.5, Hf 1.5, Ti 1.5)
Specification for low carbon, precipitation hardening nickel-chromium-aluminium-
BS 2HC 209:1989 molybdenum-niobium alloy castings (Nickel base Cr 11.5, Al 6.0, Mo 4.0, Nb 2.0)
Ingots (as cast) and castings (solution treated and artificially aged) of aluminium-silicon-
BS 2L 169:2002 magnesium alloy (Si 7, Mg 0.6)

BS 2M 54:1991 Specification for temperature control in the heat treatment of metals

Procedure for inspection, testing and acceptance of aluminium-base and magnesium-base
BS 4L 101:1990 ingots and castings

BS 5046:1974 Method for the estimation of equivalent diameters in the heat treatment of steel
Sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals. Recommendations for the
BS 6200-4:1989 order of listing elements in the chemical analysis of steel ISO/TR 6306:1989
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BS 6615:1996 Specification for dimensional tolerances for metal and metal alloy castings ISO 8062:1994
Metallic materials for surgical implants. Specification for cobalt-chromium-molybdenum
BS 7252-4:1997 casting alloy ISO 5832-4:1996
Orthopaedic implants. Specification for production of castings made of cobalt-chromium-
BS 7254-5:1990 molybdenum alloy

BS 7335-1:1991 Installation of monolithic refractories. Code of practice for installation by casting

BS 7900:1998 Specification for examination of the surface texture of precision steel castings

BS EN 10052:1994 Vocabulary of heat treatment terms for ferrous products EN 10052:1993

BS EN 10213:2007 Steel castings for pressure purposes EN 10213:2007

BS EN 10213-1:1996 Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure purposes. General EN 10213-1:1995
Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure purposes. Steel grades for use
BS EN 10213-2:1996 at room temperature and at elevated temperature EN 10213-2:1995
Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure purposes. Steels for use at low
BS EN 10213-3:1996 temperatures EN 10213-3:1995
Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure purposes. Austenitic and
BS EN 10213-4:1996 austenitic-ferritic steel grades EN 10213-4:1995

BS EN 10283:1999 Corrosion resistant steel castings EN 10283:1998

BS EN 10293:2005 Steel castings for general engineering uses EN 10293:2005

BS EN 10295:2002 Heat resistant steel castings EN 10295:2002

Steel. Determination of yield strength increase by the effect of heat treatment (Bake-
BS EN 10325:2006 Hardening-Index) EN 10325:2006
BS EN 10340:2007 Steel castings for structural uses EN 10340:2007
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Anodizing. Assessment of quality of sealed anodic
oxidation coatings by measurement of the loss of mass after immersion in phosphoric
BS EN 12373-7:2002 acid/chromic acid solution with prior acid treatment EN 12373-7:2002

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BS EN 12454:1998 Founding. Visual examination of surface discontinuities. Steel sand castings EN 12454:1998
Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for ladles, pouring equipment, centrifugal casting
BS EN 1247:2004 machines, continuous and semi-continuous casting machines EN 1247:2004

BS EN 1248:2001 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for abrasive blasting equipment EN 1248:2001

BS EN 12513:2000 Founding. Abrasion resistant cast irons EN 12513:2000

BS EN 1265:1999 Noise test code for foundry machines and equipment EN 1265:1999

BS EN 12680-1:2003 Founding. Ultrasonic examination. Steel castings for general purposes EN 12680-1:2003

BS EN 12680-2:2003 Founding. Ultrasonic examination. Steel castings for highly stressed components EN 12680-2:2003

BS EN 12680-3:2003 Founding. Ultrasonic examination. Spheroidal graphite cast iron castings EN 12680-3:2003

BS EN 12681:2003 Founding. Radiographic examination EN 12681:2003

BS EN 12844:1999 Zinc and zinc alloys. Castings. Specifications EN 12844:1998

BS EN 12883:2000 Founding. Equipment for the production of lost patterns for the lost wax casting process EN 12883:2000
Founding. Patterns, pattern equipment and coreboxes for the production of sand moulds
BS EN 12890:2000 and sand cores EN 12890:2000

BS EN 12892:2000 Founding. Equipment for the production of lost patterns for the lost foam casting process EN 12892:2000

BS EN 1330-7:2005 Non-destructive testing. Terminology. Terms used in magnetic particle testing EN 1330-7:2005

BS EN 1369:1997 Founding. Magnetic particle inspection EN 1369:1996

BS EN 1370:1997 Founding. Surface roughness inspection by visual tactile comparators EN 1370:1996

BS EN 1371-1:1997 Founding. Liquid penetrant inspection. Sand, gravity die and low pressure die castings EN 1371-1:1997

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BS EN 1371-2:1998 Founding. Liquid penetrant inspection. Investment castings EN 1371-2:1998

BS EN 13835:2002 Founding. Austenitic cast irons EN 13835:2002

Corrosion protection of metals. Non-electrolytically applied zinc flake coatings on iron or
BS EN 13858:2006 steel components EN 13858:2006

BS EN 13920-7:2003 Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Scrap. Scrap consisting of castings EN 13920-7:2003
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Products for structural railway applications. Technical
BS EN 13981-3:2006 conditions for inspection and delivery. Castings EN 13981-3:2006
Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for machinery and equipment for continuous
BS EN 14753:2007 casting of steel EN 14753:2007

BS EN 1559-1:1997 Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. General EN 1559-1:1997

BS EN 1559-2:2000 Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Additional requirements for steel castings EN 1559-2:2000

BS EN 1559-3:1997 Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Additional requirements for iron castings EN 1559-3:1997
Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Additional requirements for aluminium alloy
BS EN 1559-4:1999 castings EN 1559-4:1999
Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Additional requirements for magnesium alloy
BS EN 1559-5:1998 castings EN 1559-5:1997

BS EN 1559-6:1999 Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Additional requirements for zinc alloy castings EN 1559-6:1998

BS EN 1561:1997 Founding. Grey cast irons EN 1561:1997

BS EN 1562:1997 Founding. Malleable cast irons EN 1562:1997

BS EN 1563:1997 Founding. Spheroidal graphite cast iron EN 1563:1997

Electrodeposited coatings. Electroplated coatings of aluminium and aluminium alloys with
BS EN 15646:2009 supplementary treatment. Requirements and test methods EN 15646:2009

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Copper and copper alloys. Determination of iron content. Flame atomic absorption
BS EN 15690-2:2009 spectrometric method (FAAS) EN 15690-2:2009
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical
BS EN 1706:1998 properties EN 1706:1998

BS EN 1753:1997 Magnesium and magnesium alloys. Magnesium alloy ingots and castings EN 1753:1997
Magnesium and magnesium alloys. Magnesium and magnesium alloy anodes, ingots and
BS EN 1754:1997 castings. Designation system EN 1754:1997

BS EN 1774:1998 Zinc and zinc alloys. Alloys for foundry purposes. Ingot and liquid EN 1774:1997
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Designation of unalloyed and alloyed aluminium ingots for
BS EN 1780-1:2002 remelting, master alloys and castings. Numerical designation system EN 1780-1:2002

Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Designation of unalloyed and alloyed aluminium ingots for
BS EN 1780-2:2002 remelting, master alloys and castings. Chemical symbol based designation system EN 1780-2:2002
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Designation of unalloyed and alloyed aluminium ingots for
BS EN 1780-3:2002 remelting, master alloys and castings. Writing rules for chemical composition EN 1780-3:2002
BS EN 1982:2008 Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and castings EN 1982:2008
Aluminium and magnesium alloy ingots and castings. Technical specification. General
BS EN 2076-1:1991 requirements EN 2076-1:1989
Aluminium and magnesium alloy ingots and castings. Technical specification. Ingots for
BS EN 2076-2:1991 remelting EN 2076-2:1989
Aluminium and magnesium alloy ingots and castings. Technical specification. Pre-
BS EN 2076-3:1991 production and production castings EN 2076-3:1989
Steel, nickel base and cobalt base alloy remelting stock and castings. Technical
BS EN 2103-1:1992 specification. General requirements EN 2103-1:1991
Steel, nickel base and cobalt base alloy remelting stock and castings. Technical
BS EN 2103-2:1991 specification. Remelting stock EN 2103-2:1991
Steel, nickel base and cobalt base alloy remelting stock and castings. Technical
BS EN 2103-3:1992 specification. Pre-production and production castings EN 2103-3:1991

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EN 23134-4:1991,
BS EN 23134-4:1991 Light metals and their alloys. Terms and definitions. Castings ISO 3134-4:1985
Titanium and titanium alloy remelting stock and castings. Technical specification. General
BS EN 2545-1:1995 requirements EN 2545-1:1995
Titanium and titanium alloy remeling stock and castings. Technical specification. Remelting
BS EN 2545-2:1995 stock EN 2545-2:1995
Titanium and titanium alloy remelting stock and castings. Technical specification. Pre-
BS EN 2545-3:1995 production and production castings EN 2545-3:1995

BS EN 2731:2005 Aerospace series. Magnesium alloy MG-C46001. T6. Sand casting EN 2731:2005

BS EN 2731:2005 Aerospace series. Magnesium alloy MG-C46001. T6. Sand casting EN 2731:2005
BS EN 2732:2005 Magnesium alloy MG-C46001-T6. Chill casting EN 2732:2005

Aerospace series. Steel FE-CM3801 (X5CrNiCuNb16-4). Homogenized, solution treated

BS EN 3973:2006 and precipitation hardened. Investment casting. De = 50 mm. Rm = 1030 MPa EN 3973:2006
Aerospace series. Steel FE-CM3801 (GX5CrNiCuNb16-4). Homogenized, solution treated
BS EN 4216:2007 and precipitation hardened, investment casting De = 50 mm, Rm = 900 MPa EN 4216:2007

BS EN 4615:2005 Aerospace series. Magnesium alloy MG-C18002. T4. Sand casting EN 4615:2005

BS EN 4616:2005 Aerospace series. Magnesium alloy MG-C18002. T4. Chill casting EN 4616:2005
Aluminum and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition of castings for use in
BS EN 601:2004 contact with foodstuff EN 601:2004
Safety in electroheat installations. Particular requirements for installations using the effect of 11:2007; IEC
BS EN 60519-11:2007 electromagnetic forces on liquid metals 60519-11:2007
Safety requirements for foundry moulding and coremaking machinery and plant and
BS EN 710:1998 associated equipment EN 710:1997

BS EN 869:2006 Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units EN 869:2006
Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for gas pipelines. Requirements and
BS EN 969:2009 test methods EN 969:2009
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EN ISO
BS EN ISO 11970:2007 Specification and approval of welding procedures for production welding of steel castings 11970:2007
EN ISO
BS EN ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use 14001:2004
BS EN ISO 15614- Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding EN ISO 15614-
3:2008 procedure test. Fusion welding of non-alloyed and low-alloyed cast irons 3:2008
EN ISO 15614-
BS EN ISO 15614- Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding 4:2005, ISO 15614-
4:2005 procedure test. Finishing welding of aluminium castings 4:2005
Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary
BS EN ISO 2081:2008 treatments on iron or steel EN ISO 2081:2008
Metallic coatings. Electroplated coatings of cadmium with supplementary treatments on iron
BS EN ISO 2082:2008 or steel EN ISO 2082:2008

BS EN ISO 3059:2001 Non-destructive testing. Penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing. Viewing conditions EN ISO 3059:2001
Geometrical product specifications (GPS). Dimensional and geometrical tolerances for EN ISO 8062-
BS EN ISO 8062-1:2007 moulded parts. Vocabulary 1:2007
Geometrical product specifications (GPS). Dimensional and geometrical tolerances for EN ISO 8062-
moulded parts. General dimensional and geometrical tolerances and machining allowances 3:2007, ISO 8062-
BS EN ISO 8062-3:2007 for castings 3:2007

BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems. Requirements EN ISO 9001:2008

EN ISO 945-
BS EN ISO 945-1:2008 Microstructure of cast irons. Graphite classification by visual analysis 1:2008
EN ISO 9934-
BS EN ISO 9934-1:2001 Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. General principles 1:2001
EN ISO 9934-
BS EN ISO 9934-2:2002 Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. Detection media 2:2002
EN ISO 9934-
BS EN ISO 9934-3:2002 Non-destructive testing. Magnetic particle testing. Equipment 3:2002

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BS ISO 11971:2008 Steel and iron castings. Visual examination of surface quality ISO 11971:2008
Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and
BS ISO 14004:2004 supporting techniques ISO 14004:2004

BS ISO 14050:2009 Environmental management. Vocabulary ISO 14050:2009

BS ISO 14063:2006 Environmental management. Environmental communication. Guidelines and examples ISO 14063:2006
Metallic coatings and other inorganic coatings. Electrodeposited zinc alloys with nickel,
BS ISO 15726:2009 cobalt or iron ISO 15726:2009

BS ISO 16220:2005 Magnesium and magnesium alloys. Magnesium alloy ingots and castings ISO 16220:2005

BS ISO 16468:2005 Investment castings (steel,nickel alloys and cobalt alloys). General technical requirements ISO 16468:2005

BS ISO 17804:2005 Founding. Ausferritic spheroidal graphite ausferrite cast iron. Classification ISO 17804:2005
Visual examination of the surface condition of investment castings. Steel, nickel alloys and
BS ISO 19959:2005 cobalt alloys ISO 19959:2005
Titanium and titanium alloys. Determination of iron. Inductively coupled plasma atomic
BS ISO 22962:2008 emission spectrometry ISO 22962:2008

BS ISO 24233:2008 Tools for moulding. Tool specification sheet for diecasting dies ISO 24233:2008
Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Cleaning and preparation of metal surfaces. Ferrous
BS ISO 27831-1:2008 metals and alloys ISO 27831-1:2008
Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Cleaning and preparation of metal surfaces. Non-
BS ISO 27831-2:2008 ferrous metals and alloys ISO 27831-2:2008

BS ISO 4381:2000 Plain bearings. Lead and tin casting alloys for multilayer plain bearings ISO 4381:2000
ISO/DIS
BS ISO 4986 Steel and iron casting. Magnetic particle inspection 4986:2008
ISO/DIS
BS ISO 4987 Steel and iron castings. Liquid penetrant inspection 4987:2008

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BS ISO 4992-1:2006 Steel castings. Ultrasonic examination. Steel castings for general purposes ISO 4992-1:2006

BS ISO 4992-2:2006 Steel castings. Ultrasonic examination. Steel castings for highly stressed components ISO 4992-2:2006

BS ISO 4993:2009 Steel and iron castings. Radiographic inspection ISO 4993:2009

BS ISO 6279:2006 Plain bearings. Aluminium alloys for solid bearings ISO 6279:2006
Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Post-coating treatments of iron or steel to reduce the
BS ISO 9588:2007 risk of hydrogen embrittlement ISO 9588:2007
Specification for castings of aluminium-silicon-magnesium alloy, chill cast (solution treated
BS L 173:1991 and precipitation treated to an overaged (T7) condition)
Specification for castings of aluminium-silicon-magnesium alloy, sand cast (solution treated
BS L 174:1991 and precipitation treated to an overaged (T7) condition)

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management systems. Requirements

Implants for surgery. Metallic materials. Part 4. Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum casting alloy
DC95/560365 (ISO/DIS 5832-4)(Revision of draft British Standard BS 7252:Part 4)
Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Designation of unalloyed and alloyed aluminium ingots for
remelting, master alloys and castings. Part 3. Writing rules for chemical composition (prEN
DC95/700786 1780-3)
Magnesium and magnesium alloys. Magnesium alloys ingots and castings. General (prEN
DC95/700787 1753)
Magnesium and magnesium alloys. Magnesium and magnesium alloy anodes, ingots and
DC95/700788 castings. Designation system (prEN 1754)
Founding. Technical conditions of delivery. Part 5. Additional requirements for magnesium
DC95/705329 alloy castings (prEN 1559-5)

ISO11970 : 2001 Specification and approval of welding procedures for production welding of steel castings

ISO13520 : 2002 Standard practice for the estimation of ferrite content in austenitic stainless steel castings
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ISO15201 : 2006 EDTN1 Zinc and zinc alloys - Castings - Specifications

ISO15787 : 2001 EDTN 2001 Heat treatment of ferrous products Heat treated parts,presentation and indications in
1 drawings
ISO301 : 2006 EDTN2 Zinc alloy ingots intended for casting

ISO4990 : 2003 EDTN 2 Steel castings - General technical delivery requirements

ISO4991 : 2005 EDTN2 Steel castings for pressure purposes

Magnetic particle flaw detection. A guide to the principles and practice of applying magnetic
PD 6513:1985 particle flaw detection in accordance with BS 6072
Aerospace series. Titanium and titanium alloys. Technical specification. Part 8: Pre-
prEN 4800-8 production and production castings prEN 4800-8:2001

WD/ISO16220 : 2000 Magnesium and magnesium alloys - Magnesium alloy ingots and castings

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