This European Standard specifies the general requirements to be met by extrusion ingots of aluminium and
aluminium alloys obtained by semi-continuous or continuous casting, from primary or recycled metal, for
general engineering applications.
BS EN 486:2009 Referenced Document
EN 10204 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents*, 2024-04-19 Update
EN 12258-1:1998 Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys - Terms and Definitions - Part 1: General Terms
EN 14242 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical analysis - Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectral analysis
EN 14726 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Determination of the chemical composition of aluminium and aluminium alloys by spark optical emission spectrometry*, 2019-03-01 Update
EN 573-1 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 1: Numerical designation system*, 2024-04-19 Update
EN 573-2 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 2: Chemical symbol based designation system
EN 573-3 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products*, 2023-12-20 Update
BS EN 486:2009 history
2009BS EN 486:2009 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extrusion ingots - Specifications