Identification of the manufacturer and the technical class according EN 10080:2005, Bar (rebar), Coil, De-coiled product, Welded fabric, Lattice girders

Identification of the manufacturer and the technical class according EN 10080:2005, Bar (rebar), Coil, De-coiled product, Welded fabric, Lattice girders

Bar (rebar)

Identification of the manufacturer

Ribbed or indented steels

Each reinforcing steel shall bear on one rib or indentation row, a mark identifying the works. This mark shall be repeated at an interval of not more than 1,5 m.

The mark shall consist of the following:

- a symbol denoting the beginning of the mark;

- a numerical system identifying the manufacturer, consisting of a country of origin number and a works number.

The numerical system identifying the country of origin and the works shall use one of the following methods:

- a number of normal ribs or indentations between widened ribs or indentations (for example, see picture below);

- a number of normal ribs or indentations between missing ribs or indentations;

- numbers on the surface of the bar;

- rolled or indented marks with a number of normal ribs or indentations in between them.Rebar identification mark using widened ribs EN 10080 2005

Start Country No 4            Works No 16

Picture — Example of manufacturer's rebar identification mark (using widened ribs)

The symbol indicating the start of the mark shall be one of the following:

- Where the marking method uses widened ribs or indentations, the symbol identifying the start of the mark shall consist of two consecutive widened ribs or indentations. (For example see picture above).

- Where the marking method uses missing ribs or indentations, the symbol identifying the start of the mark shall consist of two consecutive missing ribs or indentations.

- Where numbers are rolled onto the surface of the bar the symbol indicating the start of the mark shall be an X or O.

- Where marks are rolled or indented onto the surface, the start of the mark shall consist of two marks between one pair of normal ribs or indentations.

The country of origin shall be indicated by a number between 1 and 9, according to Table below. (For example see picture above).

The works number shall consist of a one or two digit number between 1 and 99, except for multiples of 10. (For example, see picture above).


Country
Country number
  
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia1
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland2
France, Hungary 3
Italy, Malta, Slovenia4
UK, Ireland, Iceland5
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden 6
Portugal, Spain7
Cyprus, Greece8
Other countries 9

Plain steels

Plain steels shall be identified with the same information as ribbed or indented steels.

The information shall either be applied by marks rolled or indented onto the product, or printed onto an attached label.


Identification of the technical class

Ribbed and indented steels

The technical class shall be identified by a product number (code) which is allocated and registered by a European organisation. The product number defines the performance characteristics.

The product number shall be rolled onto a second row of ribs or indentations, or applied by any system that leaves a permanent and indelible mark on the product. In any case, this mark shall be repeated at an interval of not more than 1,5 m.

The product number shall consist of the following:

- a symbol indicating the start of the mark;

- a numerical system indicating the product number.

The system for indicating the product number shall be one of those used for the identification of the manufacturer or any system that leaves a permanent and indelible mark on the product.

The symbol indicating the start of the product mark shall be one of the following:

- Where the marking method uses widened ribs or indentations, the symbol identifying the start of the mark shall consist of three consecutive widened ribs or indentations. (For example see picture below).

- Where the marking method uses missing ribs or indentations, the symbol identifying the start of the mark shall consist of three consecutive missing ribs or indentations.

- Where numbers are rolled onto the surface of the bar, no starting symbol is required.

- Where marks are rolled or indented onto the surface, the start of the mark shall consist of two pairs of marks between consecutive pairs of ribs or indentations.

For other marking methods, if the symbol indicating the start of the product mark is necessary, it shall be a permanent and indelible mark on the product.

NOTE If the numbers are read vertically along the product axis, the numbers should be read from top to bottom.

The product number shall consist of a three digit number between 101 and 999, except multiples of 10. (For example see picture below).Rebar product identification with widened ribs EN 10080 2005

Picture — Example of product identification for rebar No 226 (with widened ribs)

Plain products

Plain steels shall be identified with the same information as ribbed or indented steels.

The information shall either be applied by marks rolled onto the product, or printed onto an attached label.

Coil

Ribbed, indented or plain coil shall be identified in the same manner as described in identification for bar.

For coil, the manufacturer's identification refers to the works applying the final mechanical properties to the coil product.

In addition, an extra mark shall be applied at the beginning of the product mark to indicate that the product was produced as coil. The extra mark shall be one of the following:

- Where the marking system uses widened ribs or indentations, the extra mark shall be an additional widened rib or indentation at the start of the product mark.

- Where the marking system uses missing ribs or indentations, the extra mark shall be an additional missing rib or indentation at the start of the product mark.

- Where the marking system uses numbers, the extra mark shall be a C.

- Where the marking system uses marks rolled onto the surface, the extra mark shall be two marks between a pair of normal ribs, placed immediately prior to the start of the product number.

De-coiled product

In addition to the manufacturer's identification placed onto the product, an identification mark of the de-coiler shall be either made on the product or printed on an attached label.

The product number shall have been applied to the product prior to de-coiling by the rolling mill or the processor.

Welded fabric

In addition to the manufacturer's and product marks applied to the individual wires, a label shall be attached to a bundle of welded fabric to indicate the manufacturer of the welded fabric and the technical class(es) of the product.

Lattice girders

In addition to the manufacturer's and product marks applied to individual wires, a label shall be attached to the lattice girder to indicate the manufacturer of the lattice girder and the technical class(es) of the product.

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