• BS EN 541:2006

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    Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Rolled products for cans, closures and lids. Specifications

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-01-2007

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Technical conditions for inspection and delivery
    5 Mechanical properties
    6 Tolerances on dimensions and form
    7 Surface finish
    8 Inspection documents
    9 Labelling
    10 Packaging
    11 Arbitration
    Annex A (normative) List of aluminium and aluminium alloys
    Annex B (normative) Rules for rounding
    Annex C (informative) Temper designations
    Annex D (normative) Chemical composition of aluminium alloy
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    Defines the technical conditions for inspection and delivery, mechanical properties, dimensional tolerances and other requirements for rolled products made from wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys with thicknesses from 0,150 mm to 0,500 mm for manufacturing rigid cans, closures, lids and tabs.

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    This document specifies the technical conditions for inspection and delivery, mechanical properties, dimensional tolerances and other requirements for rolled products made from wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys with thicknesses from 0,150 mm to 0,500 mm for manufacturing rigid cans, closures, lids and tabs.

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    Committee NFE/35
    Development Note Supersedes 91/44929 DC. (12/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 10002-1 : 2001 METALLIC MATERIALS - TENSILE TESTING - PART 1: METHOD OF TEST AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
    EN 14242:2004 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical analysis - Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectral analysis
    EN 602:2004 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Wrought products - Chemical composition of semi-finished products used for the fabrication of articles for use in contact with foodstuff
    EN 515:2017 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Wrought products - Temper designations
    EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
    EN 14361:2004 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical analysis - Sampling from metal melts
    EN 14726:2005 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical analysis - Guideline for spark optical emission spectrometric analysis
    EN 573-3:2013 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products
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