ISO 404:2013 pdf download.Steel and steel products – General technical delivery requirements.
ISO 404 specifies the general technical delivery requirements for all steel products covered by ISO 6929, with the exception of steel castings and powder metallurgical products. ISO 10474 describes the inspection documents to be used.
Where the delivery requirements agreed upon for the order or specified in the appropriate product or material standard differ from the general technical delivery requirements defined in ISO 404, then it is the requirements agreed for ordering or specified in the appropriate product or material standard that apply.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 377, Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and test pieces for mechanical testing
ISO 4948-1, Steels — Classification — Part 1: Classification of steels into unalloyed and alloy steels based on chemical composition
ISO 49 48-2, Steels — Classification — Part 2: Classification of unalloyed and alloy steels according to main quality classes and main property or application characteristics
ISO 6929, Steel products — Vocabulary
ISO 10474, Steel and steel products — Inspection documents
ISO 14284, Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation ofsamplesfor the determination ofchemicalcom position
ISO 80000-1:2009, Quantities and units — Part 1: General
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the definitions in ISO 4948-1, ISO 4948-2 and ISO 6929, and the following apply.
inspection
activities such as measuring, examining, testing, gauging one or more characteristics of a product or service and comparing these with specified requirements to verify conformity
3.2
testing
any operation or action to determine one or more properties or characteristics of a material or product
3.3
non-specific inspection
inspection carried out by the manufacturer in accordance with his own procedures, to verify that products made by the same manufacturing process meet the requirements of the order
Note ito entry: The products inspected and tested can be different from the products actually supplied.
3.4
specific inspection
inspection carried out, before delivery, in accordance with the product specification, on the products being supplied or on test units of which the products are part, to verify that these products meet the requirements of the order
3.5
inspection representative
one or more individuals who is/are either the manufacturer’s authorized inspection representative(s), independent from the manufacturing department; the purchaser’s authorized representative; or the inspector(s) designated by a third party
3.6
test unit
number of pieces or the tonnage of products to accept or reject together, on the basis of the verification tests carried out on sample products in accordance with the requirements of the product standard or order
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
Note 2 to entry: This term is sometimes referred to in other International Standards as “inspection lot” or “batch”.
3.7
sample product
item (a sheet, for example) selected from a test unit for inspection and/or testing
Note I to entry: See Figure 1.ISO 404 pdf download.