What is BS EN 10163-3 — Surface condition of sections about?
BS EN 10163-3 is the third part of an international multi-series standard that covers the best practices for manufacturing high-quality steel products.
BS EN 10163-3 specifies the delivery requirements for surface condition of sections to which the European standards mentioned in Clause 2 apply and apply to all surfaces excluding edges.
Note: BS EN 10163-3 considers section toes as part of the surfaces of a section.
Who is BS EN 10163-3 — Surface condition of sections for?
BS EN 10163-3 on Surface condition of sections is relevant to:
- Manufacturers of hot-rolled steel products
- Designers of hot-rolled steel products
- Metal engineers
- Metal fabrication Industries
- Testing labs for steel products
- Regulatory authorities
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 10163-3 — Surface condition of sections?
Surface conditions include imperfections for long products, which are surface discontinuities with a depth and/or area equal to or less than a specified limiting value. When the surface discontinuities with a depth and/or area are greater than a specified limiting value, it is called a defect for long products.
BS EN 10163-3 lays down the classification of the surface conditions of the steel sections, depending upon the depth and the area affected. It provides you with specifications for maximum permissible limits for imperfections and defects according to the classes.
BS EN 10163-3 talks about the measures to be taken for repairing such problematic surface conditions of the steel sections depending on their damage level.
Thus, BS EN 10163-3 provides you with comprehensive information useful for fixing the surface conditions of the steel sections, which helps users to manufacture the steel products with negligible or no manufacturing defects.