BS 4S 500:2010

Foreword
Section 1: General requirements
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Information and requirements to be agreed and to be
   documented
6 Chemical composition
7 Manufacture
8 Temporary identity up to the cast approval stage
9 Surface dressing of slabs and intermediate products
10 Surface inspection of slabs and intermediate products
11 Freedom from defects
12 Sulfur printing and deep etching tests
13 Cleanness
14 Ultrasonic inspection
15 Heat treatment
16 Surface finish
17 Testing
18 Dimensions and tolerances
19 Maintenance of identity
20 Final marking
21 Certification
Section 2: Sheet and strip delivered in the normalized
           or softened condition for use without further
           heat treatment (excluding austenitic steel)
22 General
23 Condition
24 Mechanical tests
25 Hardness test
Section 3: Sheet and strip delivered in the softened
           condition for use in the hardened and tempered
           condition
26 General
27 Condition
28 Mechanical tests
29 Hardness test
30 Decarburization test
Section 4: Sheet and strip delivered in the hardened and
           tempered condition
31 General
32 Condition
33 Mechanical tests
34 Hardness test
35 Decarburization test
Section 5: Corrosion and heat resisting austenitic steel
           sheet and strip (high temperature properties
           not verified)
36 General
37 Condition
38 Mechanical tests
39 Hardness test
40 Intercrystalline corrosion test
Section 6: Precipitation-hardening steel sheet and strip
41 General
42 Condition
43 Mechanical tests
44 Hardness test
Section 7: Final heat-treated parts (made from sheet and
           strip delivered in other than the final
           heat-treated condition)
45 General
46 Condition
47 Selection of mechanical test samples
48 Mechanical tests
49 Hardness test
Section 8: Modified requirements for the acceptance of
           small quantities of steel
50 General
51 General requirements
52 Micro-cleanness assessment
53 Other tests
54 Certification
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Rules for application of values for
        mechanical properties given in material
        specifications
Bibliography

Describes the requirements for the inspection, testing and acceptance of wrought steel sheet and strip, or parts made from such products, to be used for aerospace purposes.

This British Standard specifies the requirements for the inspection, testing and acceptance of wrought steel sheet and strip, or parts made from such products, to be used for aerospace purposes. The standard is applicable to material specifications in the British Standard Aerospace S series.