BS EN 10264-4:2012

This standard BS EN 10264-4:2012 Steel wire and wire products. Steel wire for ropes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 77.140.20 Stainless steels
• 77.140.65 Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains

This part of this European Standard specifies the characteristics of stainless steel wire for the manufacture of ropes that are exposed to corrosion and in some cases to a moderate temperature.

This part of this European Standard specifies the following for stainless steel wire for ropes:

• dimensional tolerances;

• mechanical characteristics;

• requirements relating to the chemical composition of the stainless steel wire;

• conditions to be satisfied by any coating.