Two new European standards; EN 10088-4, “Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for construction purposes”, and EN 10088-5, “Technical delivery conditions for bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for construction purposes”, were published in March and April respectively.
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The standards are harmonized to the EU Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) and have been prepared by the Technical Committee ECISS/TC 23. The majority of Outokumpu stainless steel grades are included in the new standards. EN10088-4 and EN 10088–5 are the first harmonised EN standards to include the lean duplex grade Outokumpu LDX 2101®. This is an important milestone for our standardisation works says Björn Holmberg, coordinator of Outokumpu´s standardisation network. In line with Outokumpu´s strategy to grow the market for special grades, standardisation work is an integrated part of our development of new grades. It is our ambition to have LDX 2101® included in all the most relevant harmonised EN standards. |
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For more information, contact: |
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Björn Holmberg
Avesta Research Centre, Sweden
Email: bjorn.holmberg(at)outokumpu.com |