BS EN and BS standards comparison

The table below gives the BS EN copper standards for coppers and copper alloys and the nearest old BS equivalents for comparison.

Copper alloy material designations only denote a composition until they are specified within a manufacturing standard such as those listed below. These standards cover many industrial areas and applications and give guidance on manufacturing methods, mechanical property requirements, testing methods and physical details.

The current EN Standards—adopted as BS ENs by British Standards Institution—have been classified into a number of categories for ease of use with groups such as unwrought products or rod bar and wire to forgings and fittings or rolled flat product.

The left hand column below gives the current BS EN designation available, while the right hand column gives the closest withdrawn British Standard (BS), to assist when converting from older information and data.

For full details of products and mechanical properties, refer to the full standard documents obtainable from British Standards Institution. Click on the links to go to the BSI shop to purchase the full standards. Note that titles of the product standards are all preceded by “Copper and copper alloys”.