scope:

This part of EN 10088 specifies the technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, hot or cold-formed bars, rods and sections of standard grades and special grades of stainless steels for general purposes.

NOTE Here and in the following are understood

- under the term "general purposes", purposes other than the special purposes mentioned in annex C;

- under the term "standard grades", grades with a relatively good availability and a wider range of application;

- under the term "special grades", grades for special use and/or with limited availability.

The general technical delivery conditions specified in EN 10021 apply in addition to the specifications of this European Standard, unless otherwise specified in this European Standard.

This European Standard does not apply to components manufactured by further processing the product forms listed in 1.1 with quality characteristics altered as a result of such further processing.