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Mining and Metals

The mining and metal sector plays a key role in supporting the EU economy and is instrumental to many other sectors, including construction, automotive and electronics. The ever-growing demand of minerals requires a high effort in standardization, in relation to the definition, classification, testing, analysis and technical delivery requirements of the products of the metal industry.

Given the substantial interest around this sector, many stakeholders are involved in the standardization activities, including National Standardization Bodies (NSBs), manufacturers, users of metallic products and laboratories.

A remarkable number of standards produced in the mining and metal sector support several pieces of legislation, such as the new Pressure Equipment Directive, the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive and the Construction Products Regulation. Moreover, European standardization in this field features a close collaboration with international standardization, with around 30% of iron- and steel-related standards adopted from, or developed in collaboration with, ISO.

Technical Bodies

CEN/TC 132 Aluminium and aluminium alloys

CEN/TC 133 Copper and copper alloys

CEN/TC 184 Advanced technical ceramics

CEN/TC 219 Cathodic protection

CEN/TC 262 Metallic and other inorganic coatings, including for corrosion protection and corrosion testing of metals and alloys

CEN/TC 342 Metal hoses, hose assemblies, bellows and expansion joints

CEN/TC 459/SC 1 Test methods for steel (other than chemical analysis)

CEN/TC 459/SC 2 Methods of chemical analysis for iron and steel

CEN/TC 459/SC 3 Structural steels other than reinforcements

CEN/TC 459/SC 4 Concrete reinforcing and prestressing steels

CEN/TC 459/SC 5 Steels for heat treatment, alloy steels, free-cutting steels and stainless steels

CEN/TC 459/SC 6 Wire rod and wires

CEN/TC 459/SC 7 Steels for pressure purposes

CEN/TC 459/SC 8 Steel sheet and strip for electrical applications

CEN/TC 459/SC 9 Coated and uncoated flat products to be used for cold forming

CEN/TC 459/SC 10 Steel tubes, and iron and steel fittings

CEN/TC 459/SC 11 Steel castings and forgings

CEN/TC 459/SC 12 General issues

CEN/SS M11 Powder metallurgy

CEN/SS M14 Nickel

CEN/WS FATEDA - Standards-Compliant Formats for Fatigue Test Data

CEN/WS METEDA - Mechanical Test Data

CEN/WS MODA Materials modelling terminology, classification and metadata

CEN/WS NATEDA Nanoindentation Test Data

CLC/SR 68 Magnetic alloys and steels

CLC/WS SGRM CENELEC workshop on Specifications for Graphene Related Material

Useful links

Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)

Contact:

Nuno PARGANA
npargana@cencenelec.eu

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