BSI · STANDARD

BS
EN 1993-1-10

Eurocode 3: Material toughness and through-thickness properties

§ 01

Overview

What this standard covers

Sets permissible thickness for a given grade, sub-grade, service temperature and stress level, which is why a J2 or K2 sub-grade is often required rather than JR.

Sets permissible thickness for a given grade, sub-grade, service temperature and stress level, which is why a J2 or K2 sub-grade is often required rather than JR.

Who uses it

Specifiers, buyers and mills confirming what a grade guarantees before it is ordered or substituted.

§ 02

Details

Reference data

Standard number
BS EN 1993-1-10
Title
Eurocode 3: Material toughness and through-thickness properties
Organisation
BSI
Country
United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Subject
Materials
Subcategory
Toughness
Type
STANDARD
Application
Contractual
Availability
Paid
Status
CURRENT
Roles
material standard
Last verified
2026-09-06

Official source: knowledge.bsigroup.com

§ 03

Related

Standards used alongside this one

  • BS EN 10025-2

    Hot rolled products of structural steels — Non-alloy structural steels

    Defines S235, S275 and S355 with their JR, J0, J2 and K2 sub-grades, setting yield strength, tensile range, chemistry and Charpy impact requirements.

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  • BS EN 10164

    Steel products with improved deformation properties perpendicular to the surface

    Through-thickness quality classes Z15, Z25 and Z35 used where welding imposes strain through the plate thickness.

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  • ASTM A36/A36M

    Carbon Structural Steel

    The long established 36 ksi carbon structural grade, still common for plate, angle and channel.

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  • ASTM A370

    Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

    How tensile, bend and impact tests on steel products are performed and reported — the basis of the values printed on a US mill certificate.

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  • ASTM A500/A500M

    Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing

    The usual US HSS specification for round, square and rectangular tubing, with grades B and C in common use.

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  • ASTM A501/A501M

    Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing

    Hot formed structural tubing, the closest US equivalent to hot finished EN 10210 hollow sections.

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Calculations

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