Aluminiumprodukter

This document specifies the particular requirements for wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys in the form of coil coated sheet and strip for general applications. This product is generally supplied in thicknesses up to 3,0 mm. It is applicable to cold-rolled aluminium and aluminium alloy strip coated by the coil coating process both with liquid as well as with powder paints, either in the final width or slit afterwards, and to sheet obtained from such strip. It does not apply to coil coated sheet and strip used for special applications such as cans, closures and lids which are dealt with in separate EN 541.

This document covers products made of aluminium and aluminium alloys intended to be used as structural elements in construction works, including its use in installations. A product may be delivered in its final shape in coils or in one of the following forms: — extruded rods, bars, tubes and profiles; — cold-drawn rods and bars; — precision profiles; — sheets and strips including coil-coated sheets and strips; — plates including tread plates; — drawn tubes and wires; — castings; — forgings. When delivered in coils, the characteristics are assessed on samples taken after de-coiling, straightening, cutting and bending according to the applicable factory production control procedure. Procedures for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of characteristics of structural elements made of aluminium and aluminium alloys are specified in this document. Products delivered in other forms, e.g. delivered after machining or joining operations such as bolting and welding, are excluded from the scope of this document.

This document specifies a method for tensile testing of test pieces of foil and strip of metals with a nominal thickness less than 0,200 mm by using computer-controlled testing machines. The used test pieces according to this document are rectangular (parallel sided strips) and are prepared by cutting. This method is used to determine typically the proof strength, Rp0,2, the tensile strength, Rm, the percentage plastic extension at fracture, Ax mm, (using the automatic determination by the machine) or the (plastic) elongation after fracture, Ax mm, (by manual determination). NOTE 1 The use of a computer-controlled tensile testing machine is important to apply parameters and fulfil several procedures. NOTE 2 EN ISO 6892 1:2019 Annex B specifies test pieces (shape, dimensions, preparation, determination of the original cross-sectional area) for thin products flats between 0,1 mm and 3 mm thickness. EN ISO 6892 1:2019 Clause B.1 specifies requirements for products of less than 0,5 mm thickness, which can require special precautions. NOTE 3 This document and EN ISO 6892 1:2019 Annex B both apply to products of thickness between 0,1 mm and 0,2 mm. For further information, see Clause 5.