SN EN 1559-1 : 2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
    3.1 Purchaser
    3.2 Manufacturer
    3.3 Casting
    3.4 As-cast casting
    3.5 As-delivered casting
    3.6 Initial sample
    3.7 Preliminary sample
    3.8 Relevant wall thickness
    3.9 Inspection
    3.10 Continuous inspection
    3.11 Inspection representative
    3.12 Test unit
    3.13 Sample casting
    3.14 Sample
    3.15 Test piece
    3.16 Sequential testing
4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    4.1 Mandatory information
    4.2 Optional information
    4.3 Drawings, patterns and tools
    4.4 Information on the mass
    4.5 Preliminary sample
    4.6 Initial sample
5 Designations
6 Manufacture
    6.1 Manufacturing process
    6.2 Welding operations
7 Requirements
    7.1 General
    7.2 Material
    7.3 Casting
8 Testing and documents on material testing
    8.1 General
    8.2 Inspection and testing
    8.3 Test unit sampling
    8.4 Samples
    8.5 Test methods
    8.6 Invalidation of tests
    8.7 Retests
    8.8 Sorting and reprocessing
9 Marking
10 Packaging and surface protection
11 Complaints
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (normative) Mandatory and/or optional information
checklist

Defines general technical delivery conditions for castings made from cast metallic materials, not including copper alloy castings. Also defines additional technical delivery condition requirements specific to particular materials. Does not apply to metallic castings for further reprocessing eg forging ingots and continuously cast billets and blooms.