BS EN 10264-1:2012

This standard BS EN 10264-1:2012 Steel wire and wire products. Steel wire for ropes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 21.220.20 Cable or rope drives and their components
• 77.140.65 Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains

This part of this European Standard defines the general requirements for wire intended for mechanical steel ropes. Additional requirements are given in the following parts of this European Standard, which are specific to each category of wire.

This part of this European Standard specifies:

• dimensional tolerances;

• mechanical characteristics;

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

• conditions to be satisfied by any coating.