CUSTOMER INFORMATION

COMMENTS RELATING TO CHANGES IN EN 10025 PARTS 2-6,

EDITION 2019- HOT ROLLED PRODUCTS OF STRUCTURAL STEELS
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Keywords: EN 10025, Constructional Steelwork

This document is intended to provide customers with some details on the new versions in the EN 10025
series of Standards with an edition date of 2019. It begins with a short explanation of how the series of
standards is structured and subsequently shows the most important changes compared to the previous
versions. Firstly, overall changes are described and then the changes in steel grades and dimensions in
the individual parts of the standards are shown.
This is intended to be purely and contains only the most important changes regarding steel ordering.
This information is intended for our customers in the fabrication and distribution sector. For this reason,
the following information only covers flat products.
We hope to contribute to the prompt application of this standard.
For further information, we are entirely at your disposal.

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Content

1. The new concept of the EN 10025 standard - Hot rolled products of structural steels .......................... 2
2. General, overall changes in parts EN 10025-2 to -6:2019 ......................................................................... 3
3. Overview of the new steel grades and thickness ranges in the parts EN 10025-2 to -6:2019 ............. 6
4. Handling of the old and new EN 10025 standard at Dillinger .................................................................... 7

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1. The new concept of the EN 10025 standard - Hot rolled products of structural
steels

The concept of EN 10025-2 to -6 has been changed compared to the previous version of this standard.
Each of the new parts 2-6 is now an independent standard regarding technical delivery conditions
including the drawings, preparation of samples and test pieces, test methods, marking and packaging in
the old version these aspects were covered in part 1).
For a short transition period, the standards EN 10025-1:2004 and EN 10025-2:2019 to EN 10025-6:2019
will be valid simultaneously. The revised version of EN 10025-1 has to meet the requirements of the
Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and will therefore only be published later.
For applications under the CPR, the relevant part 2 to 6 (version 2019) and part 1 (version 2004) must be
used together.

1 2 3 4 5 6
general unalloyed normalized thermo- weathering quenched
technical steels steels mechanically steels and
delivery rolled steels tempered
conditions steels

e.g. e.g. e.g. e.g. e.g.

S355J2+N S355N S355ML S355J2W+N S690QL

EN 10025:2004 Part 2 to Part 6 EN 10025:2019

Figure 1: Overview of the new structure of EN 10025

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2. General, overall changes in parts EN 10025-2 to -6:2019

Parts 2-6 of the EN 10025 edition 2019 contain changes that are the same in the different parts. These
general changes are summarized in the following chapter.

2.1 Handling of the CE marking

One of the overall changes is the handling of the CE marking.
In future, the following will be applied: Unless otherwise agreed, steel grades (with the exception of steel
grades S185, E295, E355 and E360) will always be supplied with the CE marking.

 Dillinger steel grades already have the new CE certification and can be supplied in accordance
with the new EN 10025.
The original CE certificates are available on our homepage or under the following link:
For Dillinger: https://www.dillinger.de/d/downloads/download/8136
For Dillinger France: https://www.dillinger.de/d/downloads/download/8130

Figure 2: CE certificates Dillinger and Dillinger France for the steel grades of the new EN 10025

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2.2 Changes concerning the Si content

For grades S275 and S355 with controlled Si content which are intended to be used, for example, for
hot-dip galvanizing, the maximum carbon equivalent values are increased as follows:
 for Si ≤ 0.04 % increase of CEV values by 0.02 (old standard 0.030%)
 for Si ≤ 0.25 % increase of CEV values by 0.01.
This change can be found in Part 2 in Chapter 7.2.5 and in Parts 3, 4, 6 in Chapter 7.2.4.

2.3 Changes in the chapter on hot-dip galvanizing (Option 5 - Chemical composition for hot-
dip galvanizing
Steels with required chemical composition for hot dip galvanizing can be supplied by using option 5.
According to option 5, the purchaser and manufacturer must agree on the steel composition (ladle
analysis) for silicon and phosphorus with required values as mentioned in EN ISO 14713-2:2009, Table
1, column 2.
The categories presented in Table 1 are possible and replace the old classes 1, 2, 3 (see Table 2).

Table 1: New table with three categories A, B, D with subsequent analysis limits from the 2019 edition.

NEW Table EN 10025:2019

Category Si Si + 2.5P
A ≤ 0.03 ≤ 0.09
B 0.14 ≤ Si ≤ 0.25 -
D 0.25 < Si ≤ 0.35 -

Table 2: Old table with three classes 1, 2, 3 with subsequent analysis limits from the 2004 edition.

OLD Table EN 10025:2004

Class Si Si + 2.5P P
1 ≤ 0.03 ≤ 0.09 -
2 ≤ 0.35 - -
3 0.14 < Si ≤ 0.25 - ≤ 0.035

These changes concern parts 2-4 and part 6 in chapter 7.4.3.

EN ISO 1461 should be used to define coating requirements.
Further guidance can be found in EN ISO 14713-2.

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2.4 Quantity for mechanical properties test unit

The proof of the mechanical properties of the plates, such as tensile strength, yield strength, impact
energy and elongation, must be carried out once per melt and 60 t (old standard: per melt and 40 t).
This modification can be found in part 2-6 in section 9.1.2.

2.5 Changes concerning the options

In the new parts 2-6 new options were added, options were transferred or deleted.
The new option 33 can be used if the customer explicitly does not want CE marking according to EN
10025-1:2004.
The changes in option 5 can be found above (2.3. Changes in chapter on hot dip galvanizing).
Option 3 for the verification of the impact test at other test temperatures was transferred to option 24.
Option 9 (the testing of surface quality and dimensions must be carried out by the customer at the
production plant) and option 21 (grain size verification for products in nominal thicknesses ≤ 6 mm made
of steels of quality groups J2 and K2) were deleted.
This change can be found in part 2-6 in chapter 13.
The new Appendix B (except for Part 5 Appendix D) gives a tabular overview of which options of EN
10025-2 to -6:2019 are possible in the different parts.

Appendix B
List of Options
Number of Options Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Option
…. … - x x - -
No application of CE-
33 marking according to x x x x x
EN 10025-1:2004
…. … x x x x x

Figure 3: Illustrative presentation of the new Annex B

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3. Overview of the new steel grades and thickness ranges in the parts EN 10025-
2 to -6:2019

The most important changes in comparison with the previous parts of EN 10025:

Part 2: unalloyed structural steels

 Increase of the maximum nominal thickness to 400 mm for JR and J0 (instead of ≤ 250 mm).
 Possible with Dillinger.

Part 3: normalized steels

 No significant changes.

Part 4: thermomechanical rolled fine-grained structural steels

 new steel grade S500 M/ ML with maximum CEV 0.48.
 With Dillinger even with improved CEV values possible.

 Increase of the maximum nominal thickness to 150 mm for all grades (instead of ≤ 120 mm).
 All Dillinger TM steel grades are available in thicknesses up to 150 mm.

Part 5: weather-resistant structural steels

 new grades S420 and S460 up to 150 mm (in the old standard higher strength steels were not
possible)
 new impact energy requirements for all steel grades (except S235):
K2  40 J (-20 °C)
J4  27 J (-40 °C)
J5  27 J (-50 °C)

 delivery conditions: "+N", "+AR" or "+M" are possible (old standard +M not possible)
 Consequently, it will be possible in future to benefit from the advantageous delivery
condition +M for weather-resistant steels as well. Our brand steels for this purpose:
DIWETEN 355 M/ML and DIWETEN 460 M/ML.

Part 6: flat products made of steels with higher yield strength in quenched and tempered
condition
 new nominal thickness for S460 to S690 : ≤ 200 mm
 new nominal thickness for S890 and S960: ≤ 125 mm
 Ni content ≤ 4.0 % (instead of 2.0 % in the old version)
 Available already today at Dillinger

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4. Handling of the old and new EN 10025 standard at Dillinger

4.1 CE- certification of Dillinger steel grades

Dillinger can already supply all steel grades in the new maximum plate thicknesses and/or with the new
impact energy requirements of the new EN 10025 standard (2019 edition) with CE marking.
Our DI-MC, DILLIMAX and DIWETEN brand steels are also available with CE certification by means of a
double certification with the equivalent steel grade of EN 10025, e.g. DI-MC 355 B/S355M.

4.2 Dated standard reference vs. undated standard reference in steel ordering process and
in specifications
Steel grades of EN 10025 can now be ordered from Dillinger in accordance with the new edition.
However, it is still possible to order according to the 2004 edition. If desired, double certification
according to both editions is also available, under the precondition that the steel grades are included in
both standards.
In the future, if only the standard, i.e. EN 10025-X, is mentioned during orders or in specifications,
Dillinger will always supply according to the new EN10025 edition 2019.
In case of a explicit reference to the edition, i.e. EN 10025:2004, Dillinger will continue to deliver
according to the old standard.
We kindly ask our customers to consider this in particular for their specifications and to make changes if
required.

4.3 Future handling of national editions of the new EN 10025 series of standards, edition
2019

In future, when a steel grade is ordered from Dillinger after a national version of the new EN 10025
series, the steel grade will be declared in the documents according to the corresponding higher-level
European standard.
National and European versions are identical in respect of content and design. This is defined in the CEN
(Centre Européen de la Normalisation) Rules of Procedure in Part 3, Annex ZC, so that no differences
are permitted between the national standards of the individual CEN member states and the European
standard in accordance with these specifications is identical with the corresponding DIN-EN, NF-EN, BS-
EN, UNI-EN, etc.

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