BS, BS EN, ASTM Standards comparison

[mcniven180]

I'm trying to find a website, or technical datasheet that will indicate the equivalent standards of one another.

i.e if I'm looking for BS EN 1563, is there a chart available the shows standard equivalents?

Is there such a website?

 

[JLSeagull]

Sorry!

The standard agencies started in different locations. The USA established standards based upon needs. The UK, France, Germany, Japan etc. went through similar development - Independently. No magic cross references - no super web sites. You need research and luck or the pertinent standards.

The BS standard title is Founding - Spherical graphite cast irons-AMD 14004: November 1, 2002; Supersedes BS 2789: 1985; Similar standards exist under several of the European agencies and New Zealand. Similar US standards may include ASTM A 536 -Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Castings; ASTM B 320 Standard Practice for Preparation of Iron Castings for Electroplating, ASTM D 4512.

Look for ASTM on the web for titles and word search. A 247 is Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Microstructure of Graphite in Iron Castings, A 842 is Standard Specification for Compacted Graphite Iron Castings. Also the American Welding Society standard A5.15 is Specification for Welding Electrodes and Rods for Cast Iron.

 

[CoryPad]

Perform a search at this site. There are some standard references for this, like Stahlschl[ü]ssel and Woldman's and Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Irons and Steels.

You can find these at the ASM International Internet site:

http://www.asminternational.org/Template.cfm?Section=Bookstore&NavMenuID=18

A word of caution - these are alloy cross references, not product cross references. As JLSeagull stated, it takes a lot of work to search for alternatives/equivalents.

Regards,

Cory

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