Avdel® Material & Surface Finish Standards
Material Standards
The table below explains the abbreviations we use to denote the basic requirements for steels, aluminum alloys, and copper alloys used in the manufacture of Avdel® fasteners. Each standard contains a list of grades available. The grade used for each range of Avdel® fastener is included in the general material and standard description at the top of our technical data sheets. Where the material used appears in more than one of the standards listed, as a direct equivalent, each grade is included in the description.
The inclusion of these standards and grade designations provides recognition of the material used in Europe, USA, and worldwide. Using these designations it is also possible for customers to identify equivalent grades where they appear in their own national standards by reference to "Stahlschlüssel" or similar material databases.
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Standard |
Description |
Country of Origin |
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BS 1473 |
British Standard for Aluminum Alloy Wire for Rivet, Bolt, and Screw stock |
UK |
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BS EN 573-3 |
European standard for Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys-Chemical Composition and Form of Wrought Products Part 3: Chemical Composition Europe |
UK |
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BS 970 |
British Standard for Wrought Steels |
UK |
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Note |
BS 970 has been superseded by BS EN 10083, 10084, 10085, 10087, 10088, 10089, 10095, 10250, 10277, 10278 |
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BS EN 10263 |
British Standard for Steel Wire for Cold-Forged Fasteners |
UK |
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BS EN 12166 |
British Standard for Copper and Copper Alloy Wires |
UK |
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AA |
Aluminum Association |
USA |
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AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute |
USA |
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SAE |
Society for Automotive Engineers |
USA |
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DIN 1654 |
Deutsches Institut für Normung - Steels |
Germany |
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DIN 1725 |
Deutsches Institut für Normung - Aluminum Alloys |
Germany |
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DIN 1787 |
Deutsches Institut für Normung - Copper Products |
Germany |
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DIN 17111 |
Deutsches Institut für Normung - Low Carbon Steels |
Germany |
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DIN 17660 |
Deutsches Institut für Normung - Copper Alloys |
Germany |
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Werkstoff |
Numbering System for Materials |
Germany |
Surface-Finish Standards
The table below explains the abbreviations we use to denote the surface-finish standards used in the manufacture of Avdel® fasteners, which provide recognition in the UK and throughout Europe. The general surface-finish standard descriptions appear at the top of our technical data sheets along with the material standards detailed above. The term "yellow passivated" in relation to zinc- or zinc/nickel-plated fasteners refers to a supplementary treatment based on chromates to enhance the corrosion resistance.
The absence of any supplementary treatment term for zinc-plated fasteners indicates that they are supplied either with clear or no passivation. For fasteners that are not coated or are supplied polished; for example, some aluminum-alloy fasteners, the terms natural and polished are used respectively. The below table is an example listing of some of the standards available.
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Standard
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Description
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Country of Origin
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BS 1615
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British Standard for specifying anodic-oxidation coatings on aluminum and its alloys
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UK
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BS 3382
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British Standard for electroplated coatings on threaded components
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UK
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BS EN 12329
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European Standard for Zinc Plating and supplementary treatment. (Supersedes British Standard BS 1706)
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UK
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TL244
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Volkswagen specification for zinc/nickel plating
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Germany
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QQ-P-35
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Passivation treatment of Stainless Steels
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USA
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