EN 4700-004:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-maj-2024
Aeronavtika - Jeklo in zlitine, odporne proti vročini - Gneteni izdelki - Tehnična
specifikacija - 004. del: Žice
Aerospace series - Steel and heat-resisting alloys - Wrought products - Technical
specification - Part 004: Wires
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Stahl und Hochwarmfesten Legierungen - Umgeformte
Erzeugnisse - Technische Lieferbedingungen - Teil 004: Drähte
Série aérospatiale - Aciers et alliages résistant à chaud - Produits corroyés -
Spécification technique - Partie 004 : Fils
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 4700-004
ICS:
49.025.10 Jekla Steels
77.140.65 Jeklene žice, jeklene vrvi in Steel wire, wire ropes and
verige link chains
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 4700-004
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2024
ICS 49.025.10 Will supersede EN 4700-004:2010
English Version
Aerospace series - Steel and heat-resisting alloys -
Wrought products - Technical specification - Part 004:
Wires
Série aérospatiale - Aciers et alliages résistant à chaud - Luft- und Raumfahrt - Stahl und Hochwarmfesten
Produits corroyés - Spécification technique - Partie 004 Legierungen - Umgeformte Erzeugnisse - Technische
: Fils Lieferbedingungen - Teil 004: Drähte
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee ASD-
STAN.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Wording of order . 7
5 Health and safety . 7
6 Technical requirements . 8
6.1 General. 8
6.2 Qualification requirements . 8
6.3 Release requirements . 8
6.3.1 Release tests . 8
6.3.2 Retests . 9
6.3.3 Rejection . 9
6.3.4 Special tests . 9
6.3.5 Capability clause . 9
6.3.6 Statistical process control. 9
6.3.7 Inspection and test report . 10
6.4 Traceability . 10
7 Requirements . 10
Bibliography . 31

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European foreword
This document (prEN 4700-004:2024) has been prepared by ASD-STAN.
After enquiries and votes carried out in accordance with the rules of this Association, this document has
received the approval of the National Associations and the Official Services of the member countries of
ASD-STAN, prior to its presentation to CEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 4700-004:2010.
The main changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows:
— update of Clause 2 “Normative references”;
— Table 1: addition of a note in line 17 and addition of ASTM E340 and ASTM E381 for steels in
line 51.
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Introduction
This document is part of the series of EN metallic material standards for aerospace applications.
The general organization of this series is described in EN 4258.
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1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for the ordering, manufacture, testing, inspection and
delivery of steel and heat resisting alloy wire. It is presupposed to be applied when referred to and in
conjunction with the EN material standard unless otherwise specified on the drawing, order or
inspection schedule.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
EN 2002-001, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods — Part 001: Tensile testing at
ambient temperature
EN 2002-002, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods — Part 002: Tensile testing at
elevated temperature
EN 2002-005, Aerospace series — Test methods for metallic materials — Part 005: Uninterrupted creep
and stress-rupture testing
EN 2002-16, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods — Part 16: Non-destructive testing
— Penetrant testing
EN 2032-001, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Part 001: Conventional designation
EN 2032-2, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Part 2: Coding of metallurgical condition in delivery
condition
EN 2078, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Manufacturing schedule, inspection schedule,
inspection and test report — Definition, general principles, preparation and approval
EN 2857-1, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods for ferromagnetic materials — Non-
destructive testing — Magnetic particle inspection — Part 1: General requirements
EN 2857-2, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Test methods for ferromagnetic materials — Non-
destructive testing — Magnetic particle inspection — Part 2: Inspection requirements
EN 2950, Aerospace series — Test method — Wrought heat resisting alloys Semi-finished products and
parts — Conditions for macrographic and micrographic examination — Atlas of structures and defects
EN 2951, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Micrographic determination of content of non-metallic
inclusions
EN 4259, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Definition of general terms
EN 10027-1, Designation systems for steels — Part 1: Steel names
EN 10079, Definition of steel products

Published as ASD-STAN Standard at the date of publication of this document by ASD-STAN, https://www.asd-
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TR 2410, Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Relationship between dimensional standards and
material standards
EN ISO 643, Steels — Micrographic determination of the apparent grain size (ISO 643)
EN ISO 3651-1, Determination of resistance to intergranular corrosion of stainless steels — Part 1:
Austenitic and ferritic-austenitic (duplex) stainless steels — Corrosion test in nitric acid medium by
measurement of loss in mass (Huey test) (ISO 3651-1)
EN ISO 3651-2, Determination of resistance to intergranular corrosion of stainless steels — Part 2:
Ferritic, austenitic and ferritic-austenitic (duplex) stainless steels — Corrosion test in media containing
sulfuric acid (ISO 3651-2)
EN ISO 3887, Steels — Determination of the depth of decarburization (ISO 3887)
EN ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1)
EN ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6507-1)
EN ISO 6508-1, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6508-1)
EN ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
(ISO 6892-1)
EN ISO 6892-2, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 2: Method of test at elevated temperature
(ISO 6892-2)
ISO 7800, Metallic materials — Wire — Simple torsion test
ISO 7801, Metallic materials — Wire — Reverse bend test
ISO 7802, Metallic materials — Wire — Wrapping test
ISO 9649, Metallic materials — Wire — Reverse torsion test
AMS 2315, Determination of Delta Ferrite Content
AMS 2750, Pyrometry
ASTM A604, Standard Practice for Macroetch Testing of Consumable Electrode Remelted Steel Bars and
Billets
ASTM E340, Standard Practice for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
ASTM E381, Standard Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, Blooms and Forgings

Published as ASD-STAN Technical Report at the date of publication of this document by ASD-STAN,
https://www.asd-stan.org/.
Published by: ISO International Organization for Standardization https://www.iso.ch/.
Published by: SAE International (US) https://www.sae.org/.
Published by: ASTM International (US) https://www.astm.org/.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 4259 and the following apply.
For definitions specific to steel, EN 10079 applies.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
batch
as defined in EN 4259
Note 1 to entry: For heat treatment using a continuous furnace, a continuous run of less than or equal to 8 h may
be considered as the same heat treatment charge. Continuous heat treatment may be an option.
[SOURCE: EN 4259 – modified: addition of Note 1 to entry]
4 Wording of order
The order shall clearly indicate:
— quantities to be supplied;
— dates of delivery;
— material standard number;
— delivery condition and metallurgical code of products;
— dimensions and tolerances or reference to an appropriate dimensional standard;
— product designation, when required;
— forwarding address;
— nature and type of packing, if required;
— surface protection, if appropriate;
— definition and frequency of any special tests and their retest procedures, if required.
5 Health and safety
The products in the delivery condition shall fulfil the current health and safety laws of the area of the
country where it is to be delivered.
A product safety data sheet shall be available.

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6 Technical requirements
6.1 General
The product shall be manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the relevant material
standard and the applicable requirements of this specification. A manufacturing schedule shall be
established and applied in accordance with EN 2078.
Product shall satisfy the requirements of the material standard and/or order and shall be free from
irregularities prejudicial to the subsequent manufacture or use of this product.
Notwithstanding previous acceptance complying with this material standard, any product that is found
at a later stage to contain such defects shall be rejected.
Unless otherwise specified, the requirements in Table 1 and Table 2 shall apply in conjunction with
those of the relevant material standard. Table 1 relates to lines 1 to 29 (inclusive) of the material
standard and Table 2 relates to lines 30 onwards in which the sub-line format is also used. Lines 2 to 98
may also be opened in line 100 if the material standard details specific qualification requirements. If a
specific line number is not shown in Table 1 and Table 2, the requirement is stated in the material
standard and/or order.
6.2 Qualification requirements
Qualification requirements when invoked by the material standard and/or order are detailed in Table 1
and Table 2. Unless otherwise agreed between the manufacturer and purchaser the qualification phase
shall be run on the first three batches, coming from at least two casts.
6.3 Release requirements
6.3.1 Release tests
Release testing shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer.
The purchaser reserves the right to perform any of the inspections and/or tests required by the
material standard and/or order.
The test samples shall be representative of the product.
When required by the order, the manufacturer shall inform the purchaser of the planned dates for
extraction of samples and release testing in order that these operations may be witnessed.
Table 1 and Table 2 detail the requirements for each line of the material standard. Unless otherwise
specifically requested by the purchaser, a particular inspection and/or test for release shall be carried
out if corresponding acceptance criteria and/or values are stated in the applicable material standard
but see also in subclause 6.3.5.

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6.3.2 Retests
If any requirement is not met, retests shall be carried out under the following conditions unless
otherwise stated in the material standard or order.
If the test procedure or test piece preparation is faulty, testing shall be re-applied at the original
frequency after rectification of the original cause of failure, on a test sample located near the first one.
For wires with hardness results below the minimum or above the maximum value, the softest or
hardest wire, as appropriate, shall be submitted to a tensile test. If the results comply with the specified
tensile requirements, all wires shall be accepted.
When failure cannot be attributed to faulty testing, or test piece preparation, further test samples shall
be selected at twice the original frequency from the product, one of which shall be that on which the
original results were obtained unless already withdrawn by the manufacturer after suitable
identification of the cause of failure. If all retest results are satisfactory, the batch shall be accepted.
If one or more tests are unsatisfactory, the batch shall be:
— rejected;
— 100 % retested and the conforming products accepted; or
— partially or fully re-heat treated if heat treatment can rectify the cause of the failure and tested as a
completely new batch except for chemical composition and cleanness inspection. The reheat
treatment shall be stated on the release test certificate.
For cleanness inspection, if the material fails the requirement the product may be cut back before
retesting.
6.3.3 Rejection
Any failure to meet the requirements of the material standard shall be cause for rejection.
6.3.4 Special tests
Special tests may be required by the purchaser. In such cases, the nature of the test, method, frequency
and technical requirements shall be specified on the order or inspection schedule and shall be mutually
agreed by the manufacturer and purchaser.
6.3.5 Capability clause
Where the capability clause is invoked and where sufficient statistical evidence exists, the test need not
be carried out (unless specifically requested by the purchaser).
However, this in no way reduces the obligations of the manufacturer to fulfil the requirements.
If subsequent testing indicates that the product does not comply with the requirements, the batch shall
be rejected.
If sufficient statistical evidence does not exist, the test shall be carried out at a frequency agreed
between the manufacturer and purchaser.
6.3.6 Statistical process control
Reduction in the extent of release testing, other than that specified in subclause 6.3.5 above, may be
negotiated with the purchaser on the basis of appropriate statistical process control and/or
statistical data.
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6.3.7 Inspection and test report
The manufacturer shall furnish, with each delivery, a report conforming to the requirements of EN 2078
stating the following:
— manufacturer's name and address and, if appropriate, identification of the plant;
— order number;
— material standard number;
— method of melting;
— delivery condition and metallurgical code of the product;
— quantity and dimensions;
— manufacturing and inspection schedule reference;
— cast and batch number;
— all heat treatment, including re-heat treatment and, where appropriate, straightening and stress
relieving parameters, applied to the batch;
— test samples heat treatment;
— results of the tests and retests if any.
6.4 Traceability
Each product shall be traceable to the cast, production batch and/or heat treatment batch at all stages
of manufacture, testing and delivery.
7 Requirements
Requirements are given in Table 1 and Table 2.
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Table 1 — Technical requirements for lines 1 to 29, where appropriate (1 of 10)
Frequency of testing
Material standard line
reference
Requirements
Qualification Release
No. Title
1 Material designation EN 2032-001 and EN 10027-1 if applicable — —
2 Chemical The chemical composition of the alloy shall comply with requirements of the material standard. a) 1 per cast in a) 1 per cast in
composition the case of air the case of air
The test samples used for chemical analysis shall be representative of the melt.
melted or melted or
The method of analysis shall be at the option of the manufacturer, but in cases of dispute, the
vacuum vacuum
reference method set out in the relevant EN or ISO standard shall be used. If no EN or ISO standard
induction induction
exists, a fundamental and agreed method of chemical analysis calibrated against accepted reference
melted melted
standards shall be used.
product product
In the case of remelted material, samples shall be taken from positions as follows:
b) 2 per VAR or b) 1 per VAR
a) vacuum arc remelted (VAR) ingots: the bottom of each ingot or ingot product;
ESR ingot ingot
b) electroflux or electroslag remelted (ESR) ingots: the top and bottom ends of each ingot or ingot representing
c) 2 per ESR
product. top and
ingot
bottom
An analysis shall be made of each sample and certificates of analysis shall be supplied to the
positions
purchaser. The elements to be determined shall be as required by the material specification or as
agreed between the manufacturer and the purchaser.
Elements not quoted in the material standard shall not be intentionally added to the alloy without
the agreement of the purchaser, except for the purpose of finishing the heat (e.g. addition of
deoxidant); reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent their inclusion during manufacture.
The purchaser, in agreement with the manufacturer, may set a limit to the amount of one or more
such elements and may require the amount of such elements to be stated in the certificate of
analysis.
The specified ranges of chemical composition are based on cast analyses. Any subsequent analytical
checks shall take into consideration the heterogeneity normal to the alloy.
Additionally for remelted products, the samples shall be representative for the remelted ingot,
taking into account any macro segregation.

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Table 1 — Technical requirements for lines 1 to 29, where appropriate (2 of 10)
Frequency of testing
Material standard line
reference
Requirements
Qualification Release
No. Title
3 Method of melting 1 General — —
The alloy shall be made by the process required by the material standard, unless otherwise agreed
between the manufacturer and purchaser. If the material standard permits alternative processes, the
manufacturer shall decide which of them shall be used unless the purchaser states a particular
preference on his order. In all instances, the process by which the alloy was made shall be indicated
on the release note.
2 Consumable electrode remelted material
2.1 Except as provided in 2.3 or 2.4 at no time during remelting shall material of any other
composition or type be introduced into the melting chamber, i.e. starter material and electrode stub-
ends shall be of the same composition as the material being remelted.
2.2 Whenever possible and except as provided in 2.3, weld material used to join electrodes
together and to join the electrode to the stub-end shall be of the same composition as the material
being remelted. If such weld material is not obtainable, material of a similar composition to, or
compatible with, the material being remelted may be used at the discretion of the manufacturer,
unless the purchaser indicates that his prior agreement is required.
2.3 Alternatively to 2.1 and 2.2, for electro-flux and vacuum arc remelting, the stub and any weld
material may be different from that being remelted, provided that the remelted material is not
contaminated with material from the stub-ends or weld and that, for vacuum arc remelting, the stub
welding takes place outside the furnace. Remelting shall be terminated not less than 20
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