NBN EN 10016-1:1995

1.1 This European Standard is applicable to rod of non-alloy steel intended for wire drawing and/or cold rolling. The cross-section of the rod may be round, square, rectangular, hexagonal, half-round or another shape and as a general rule of nominal size 5 mm or above (see EURONORM 17) : the surface is smooth. 1.2 It is not applicable to following products for which standards exist or are under study such as : - steel rod intended for heat treatment (see EN 10083 and EURONORM 84, 85 and 86) ; - rod of free-cutting steels (see EURONORM 87) ; - steel rod for cold heading and cold extrusion (see EURONORM 119) ; - steel rod intended for the production of electrodes and products for welding (see EURONORM 133) ; - steel rod for welded fabric for reinforcement for concrete (see prENV 10080) ; - steel rod for wire for high fatique stength mechanical springs, such as valve springs. 1.3 In addition to the requirements of this standards the general technical delivery requirements specified in EN 10021 apply.