This standard BS EN 248:2002 Sanitary tapware. General specification for electrodeposited coatings of Ni-Cr is classified in these ICS categories:
91.140.70 Sanitary installations
The aim of this European Standard is: - to define the condition of the exposed surfaces of tapware, - to establish the characteristics (resistance to corrosion, adherence) of the surface coating, - to describe the tests for verifying these characteristics. It applies to all sanitary fittings (supply or waste fittings) which have a metallic Ni-Cr coating, whatever the nature of the substrate material.