What is BS EN 10222-1 - Steel forgings about?
BS EN 10222 is a series of European standards on steel forgings for pressure purposes that discusses the best procedures and specifications on manufacturing high-quality steel forged products for the construction of safe pressure equipment. BS EN 10222-1 is the first part of a series of documents on steel forgings for pressure purposes. BS EN 10222-1 specifies the general technical delivery conditions for open die steel forgings, ring rolled products, and forged bars for pressure purposes.
NOTE: Once this standard is published in the EU Official Journal (OJEU) under Directive 2014/68/EU, the presumption of conformity to the Essential Safety Requirements (ESRs) of Directive 2014/68/EU is limited to technical data of materials in this standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific item of equipment. Consequently, the assessment of the technical data stated in this material standard against the design requirements of this specific item of equipment to verify that the ESRs of Directive 2014/68/EU are satisfied, needs to be done. The series EN 10222–1 to EN 10222−5 is structured so that the data related to different materials is in the part allocated for that material. The presumption of conformity to the Essential Safety Requirements of Directive 2014/68/EU depends on both the text in part 1 and the data in part 2, 3, 4 or 5.
Who is BS EN 10222-1 - Steel forgings for?
BS EN 10222-1 on Steel forgings for pressure purposes is relevant to:
- Steel foundry
- Manufacturer of pressure appliances
Why should you use BS EN 10222-1 - Steel forgings?
Open-die forging, also known as free forging or smith forging, is the process of striking a hammer to deform a piece of metal, typically placed on a stationary anvil. Another approach is to use compression to press the metal between simple dies.
BS EN 10222-1 navigates you through the steelmaking process, hot working, forging reduction, heat treatment, chemical composition, mechanical properties, weldability, surface condition, internal soundness, inspection, and test methods.
BS EN 10222-1 provides guidance on dimensions, shape, tolerances, and nominal mass.
As a user of BS EN 10222-1, you can be ensured of all the requirements of open die steel forgings. With obedience and compliance to BS EN 10222-1, you can efficiently forge high-quality steel forgings, ring-rolled products, and forged bars for pressure purposes.
With BS EN 10222-1, you will be able to undergo the shaping of a permanent steel part without it cracking under high pressure and corrosive environments. As a result, it will enable you to provide and deliver better end-products that have high tensile and fatigue strength and long service life. With BS EN 10222-1 you can be ensured that the products consistently meet and exceed quality assurance targets.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 10222-1:2017 supersedes BS EN 10222-1:1998, which is withdrawn.
Some significant changes to the previous version of EN 10222-1:1998 are listed below:
- Updating of the normative references
- The definition of “purchaser” in chapter 3 has been aligned with Annex ZA
- The classification and steel designation in chapter 4 have been updated
- Updating of the mandatory and optional information
- The contents of the previous Annex A have been updated and inserted in the new structure of the standard
- The statements for properties, testing, test methods, and sampling have been technical changed (e.g. chapter 6, Table 1 and 2)
- Inspection requirements in chapter 7 actualized
- The previous Annex B become Annex A
- New Annex B “Example of the location of test pieces” added