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BS EN 1559-6:1999

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Founding. Technical conditions of delivery Additional requirements for zinc alloy castings

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-05-1999

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
5 Designations
6 Manufacture
    6.1 Manufacturing process
    6.2 Welding operations
7 Requirements
    7.1 General
    7.2 Material
    7.3 Casting
8 Testing and documents on material testing
    8.1 General
    8.2 Inspection and testing
    8.3 Test unit sampling
    8.4 Samples
    8.5 Test methods
    8.6 Invalidation of tests
    8.7 Retests
    8.8 Sorting and reprocessing
9 Marking
10 Packaging and surface protection
11 Complaints

Applicable to castings made from zinc alloys produced by sand casting, permanent mould-,pressure die-, centrifugal-, continuous or investment casting. Defines the additional technical delivery conditions for zinc alloy castings. Not applicable to ingots, bars billets (or other shapes) for further reprocessing, eg remelting, grinding or extrusion.

Committee
NFE/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 97/706596 DC. (05/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
8
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 1559-6:1999 Identical
NEN EN 1559-6 : 1998 Identical
UNI EN 1559-6 : 2001 Identical
NBN EN 1559-6 : 1999 Identical
NS EN 1559-6 : 1ED 1999 Identical
NF EN 1559-6 : 1999 Identical
EN 1559-6:1998 Identical
DIN EN 1559-6:1999-01 Identical
UNE-EN 1559-6:1999 Identical
SN EN 1559-6 : 1999 Identical

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EN 1371-1:2011 Founding - Liquid penetrant testing- Part 1: Sand, gravity die and low pressure die castings
EN 1559-1:2011 Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 1: General
EN 1371-2:2015 Founding - Liquid penetrant testing - Part 2: Investment castings
EN 12844:1998 Zinc and zinc alloys - Castings - Specifications

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