Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys

The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards for aerospace applications.
This Part 003 specifies the "Specific rules for heat resisting alloys".

Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen - Teil 003: Besondere Regeln für hochwarmfeste Legierungen

Die Normenreihe EN 4500 legt die Regeln für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von Normen für metallische Werkstoffe für Anwendungen in der Luft- und Raumfahrt fest.
Dieser Teil 003 legt die "Besonderen Regeln für hochwarmfeste Legierungen" fest.

Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de matériaux - Partie 003 : Règles spécifiques aux alliages résistant à chaud

La série EN 4500 spécifie les règles pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de matériaux métalliques pour les applications aérospatiales.
La présente Partie 003 spécifie les « Règles spécifiques aux alliages résistant à chaud ».

Aeronavtika - Kovinski materiali - Pravila za načrtovanje in predstavljanje standardov za materiale - 003. del: Posebna pravila za toplotno odporne zlitine

General Information

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Not Published
Public Enquiry End Date
30-Oct-2025
Technical Committee
I13 - Imaginarni 13
Current Stage
5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
Start Date
11-May-2026
Due Date
29-Jun-2026
Completion Date
11-May-2026

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Overview

kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026 is a European standard dedicated to the aerospace sector and focuses on metallic materials, specifically providing rules for the drafting and presentation of material standards for heat-resisting alloys. As part of the EN 4500 series, it builds on general and material-specific rules to support cooperation and uniformity across the aerospace industry's supply chain. This document is vital for ensuring clarity and consistency in the creation and presentation of technical standards that apply to high-performance heat-resisting alloys used in aerospace engineering.

Key Topics

  • Material Designation and Description
    The standard outlines the proper formatting and terminology necessary for clear identification of heat-resisting alloys. This includes the use of standardized designation systems and the necessary inclusion of attributes such as the method of melting, form entries, and method of production.

  • Chemical Composition Specification
    Designers must present the chemical composition in a prescribed order, ensuring clear communication regarding alloy elements and trace constituents following the sequence: C, Si, Mn, P, S, followed by alloying and trace elements.

  • Physical Forms and Production Methods
    Detailed guidance is provided for describing physical forms (e.g., sheets, bars, tubes, forgings, powder metallurgy products) and production methods (e.g., rolled, extruded, forged).

  • Processing, Heat Treatment, and Testing
    The document lays out the accepted terms and structure for specifying delivery conditions, heat treatment states, and associated test methods for properties such as tensile strength, hardness, impact and creep resistance.

  • Tabular and Sectional Structure
    A standardized table (Table 1) format ensures completeness and ease of comparison across material standards by sectioning key properties and test protocols.

  • Editorial and Reference Clarity
    Changes in this edition include clearer differentiation between normative and informative content and editorial reorganization for a more user-friendly, single-table format.

Applications

  • Drafting Material Standards for Aerospace
    kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026 is directly intended for technical writers, engineers, and standardization bodies tasked with specifying new or revised material standards for heat-resisting alloys in aerospace applications.

  • Component and Material Qualification
    The standard is essential in ensuring the specification and qualification of heat-resistant alloys, which are crucial for turbine engines, exhaust systems, and components exposed to high temperatures in aerospace environments.

  • Procurement and Supplier Alignment
    Use of this standard helps align suppliers and manufacturers with contractual and regulatory requirements for aerospace metallic materials, minimizing ambiguity and supporting transparent technical communication.

  • Quality Assurance and Compliance
    Adoption of these specific rules aids in audits and verification processes, demonstrating compliance with European and international aerospace material quality expectations.

Related Standards

  • EN 4500-001: Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 001: General rules
  • EN 4500-002: Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and magnesium alloys
  • EN 4500-004: Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys
  • EN 4500-005: Specific rules for steels
  • EN 4500-006: Specific rules for filler metals for brazing
  • EN 4258: General organization of standardization and relation of standards used in aerospace metallic materials
  • EN 10027-1/2: Designation systems for steels
  • EN 4700-001: Technical specification for steel and heat-resisting alloys (plate, sheet, strip)
  • EN 2950: Atlas of structures and defects for wrought heat-resisting alloys

By adhering to kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026, organizations across the aerospace sector can ensure the reliability and performance of heat-resisting alloy materials while maintaining harmonization with European standards for material technical documentation.

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kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys". This standard covers: The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards for aerospace applications. This Part 003 specifies the "Specific rules for heat resisting alloys".

The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards for aerospace applications. This Part 003 specifies the "Specific rules for heat resisting alloys".

kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules; 49.025.05 - Ferrous alloys in general; 49.025.15 - Non-ferrous alloys in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

kSIST FprEN 4500-003:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 4500-003:2024. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 4500-003:2025
01-oktober-2025
Aeronavtika - Kovinski materiali - Pravila za načrtovanje in predstavljanje
standardov za materiale - 003. del: Posebna pravila za toplotno odporne zlitine
Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards - Part 003: Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln für das Erstellen und die
Gestaltung von Werkstoffnormen - Teil 003: Besondere Regeln für hochwarmfeste
Legierungen
Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles pour la rédaction et la présentation
des normes de matériaux - Partie 003 : Règles spécifiques aux alliages résistant à chaud
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 4500-003
ICS:
01.120 Standardizacija. Splošna Standardization. General
pravila rules
49.025.05 Železove zlitine na splošno Ferrous alloys in general
49.025.15 Neželezove zlitine na Non-ferrous alloys in general
splošno
oSIST prEN 4500-003:2025 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 4500-003
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2025
ICS 01.120 Will supersede EN 4500-003:2024
English Version
Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting
and presentation of material standards - Part 003: Specific
rules for heat-resisting alloys
Série aérospatiale - Matériaux métalliques - Règles Luft- und Raumfahrt - Metallische Werkstoffe - Regeln
pour la rédaction et la présentation des normes de für das Erstellen und die Gestaltung von
matériaux - Partie 003 : Règles spécifiques aux alliages Werkstoffnormen - Teil 003: Besondere Regeln für
résistant à chaud hochwarmfeste Legierungen
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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 4500-003:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials. 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Title . 6
4.2.1 General. 6
4.2.2 Method of melting . 6
4.2.3 Form entries . 7
4.2.4 Form entries for powder metallurgy . 8
4.2.5 Additional information entries . 9
4.3 Introduction . 9
4.3.1 General. 9
4.4 Scope, normative references, terms and definitions, requirements . 9
4.5 Table 1 . 9
4.5.1 Line 1: Material designation . 9
4.5.2 Line 2: Chemical composition. 9
4.5.3 Line 3: Method of melting . 9
4.5.4 Line 4.1: Form . 10
4.5.5 Line 4.2: Method of production . 10
4.5.6 Line 4.3: Further intended processing . 10
4.5.7 Line 4.4: Limit dimension(s) . 10
4.5.8 Line 5.1: Technical specification . 10
4.5.9 Line 5.2: Dimensional standard . 10
4.5.10 Line 6.1: Delivery condition and Heat treatment . 10
4.5.11 Line 6.2: Delivery condition code . 11
4.5.12 Line 7: Use condition and Heat treatment . 11
4.5.13 Line 8.1: Test sample(s) . 11
4.5.14 Line 8.2: Test piece(s) . 11
4.5.15 Line 8.3: Heat treatment . 11
4.5.16 Line 9: Dimensions concerned . 11
4.5.17 Line 10: Thickness of cladding on each face . 11
4.5.18 Line 11: Direction of test piece . 11
4.5.19 Lines 12 to 16: Tensile (T) . 11
4.5.20 Line 17: Hardness . 11
4.5.21 Line 18: Shear strength . 12
4.5.22 Line 19: Bending . 12
4.5.23 Line 20: Impact strength . 12
4.5.24 Lines 21 to 26: Creep (C) . 12
4.5.25 Line 27 . 12
4.5.26 Line 29: Reference heat treatment . 12
4.5.27 Lines 30 to 94 . 12
4.5.28 Line 95: Marking inspection . 12
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4.5.29 Line 96: Dimensional inspection . 12
4.5.30 Line 97 . 12
4.5.31 Line 98: Notes . 12
4.5.32 Line 99: Typical use . 12
4.5.33 Line 100: Product qualification . 13
4.6 Bibliography . 13
Annex A (informative) Completion of title page . 14
Annex B (informative) Completion of the introduction . 15
Annex C (informative) Completion of the scope, normative references, terms and definitions,
and requirements . 16
Annex D (informative) Completion of Table 1 . 17
Annex E (informative) Completion of the bibliography. 25
Bibliography . 26
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Foreword
This document (prEN 4500-003:2025) has been prepared by the Technical Committee ASD-STAN/D04
“Material”.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry
This document will supersede EN 4500-003:2025
prEN 4500-003:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect
to EN 4500-003:2024:
— addition of the lines 4.3 "Further intended processing" and 5.2 "Dimensional standard" in the body
of the document and in Annex D;
— addition of introductory sentences to Table 1 in Annex C to highlight the fact that the table is a
normative element and that all the documents that it lists shall be applied;
— overall editorial modifications to give clarity on the normative or informative nature of the
references made to other documents or Annexes;
— restructuring of the document and simplification of the Template to achieve a single continuous table.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
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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.
The EN 4500 series (Aerospace series — Metallic materials — Rules for drafting and presentation of
material standards) is composed by the following documents:
— General rules EN 4500-001;
— Specific rules for aluminium, aluminium alloys and EN 4500-002;
magnesium alloys
— Specific rules for heat-resisting alloys EN 4500-003;
— Specific rules for titanium and titanium alloys EN 4500-004;
— Specific rules for steels EN 4500-005;
— Specific rules for filler metals for welding EN 4500-002 to EN 4500-005;
— Specific rules for filler metals for brazing EN 4500-006.
Basis for the drafting of all European standards is CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations — Part 3: Principles
and rules for the structure and drafting of CEN and CENELEC documents.
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1 Scope
The EN 4500 series specifies the rules for the drafting and presentation of metallic material standards
for aerospace applications.
This Part 003 specifies the “Specific rules for heat resisting alloys”.
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 4500-001, Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Rules for drafting and presentation of material
standards - Part 001: General rules
EN 4259, Aerospace series - Metallic materials - Definition of general terms
EN 10027-1, Designation systems for steels - Part 1: Steel names
EN 10027-2, Designation systems for steels - Part 2: Numerical system
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 4259 and EN 4500-001 apply.
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/
4 Rules for drafting a European standard for aerospace metallic materials
4.1 General
Examples given in annexes are only intended to illustrate the rules for drafting and presentation and
might not correspond to real standardized EN semi-finished products. Technological development can
require the use of terms additional to those listed.
4.2 Title
4.2.1 General
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex A of this document.
The following are examples of descriptions which shall be used.
4.2.2 Method of melting
Complete in accordance with EN 4500-001 using one or more of the following terms:
— air melted;
— vacuum melted;
— vacuum refined;
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— vacuum arc melted;
— vacuum arc remelted;
— electro-slag remelted;
— consumable electrode remelted;
— inert gas atomised;
— rotating electrode atomised;
— rotating crucible atomised;
— water atomised.
4.2.3 Form entries
a) Sheets, strips, plates:
The terms may be qualified with one of the following terms:
1) rolled;
2) cold rolled;
3) hot rolled.
b) Bars:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) hot rolled;
2) cold rolled;
3) drawn;
4) extruded.
c) Sections:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) extruded;
2) hot rolled.
d) Tubes:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) rolled;
2) drawn;
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3) extruded;
4) seamless;
5) welded.
e) Wires:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) drawn;
2) hot rolled.
f) Forging stock;
g) Forgings:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) die;
2) hand.
h) Remelting stock;
i) Castings:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
1) sand;
2) chill;
3) investment;
4) centrifugal;
5) precision;
6) hot isostatically pressed (hipped).
4.2.4 Form entries for powder metallurgy
— Powder;
— Compacted material;
— Part:
The term may be qualified with one or more of the following terms:
o hot isostatically pressed (hipped);
o extruded;
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o forged.
4.2.5 Additional information entries
— For structural applications;
— For pressure applications;
— For rivets;
— For forged fasteners;
— For forged rings;
— For machined fasteners;
— For welding.
4.3 Introduction
4.3.1 General
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex B of this document.
4.4 Scope, normative references, terms and definitions, requirements
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex C of this document.
4.5 Table 1
4.5.1 Line 1: Material designation
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
For steels, the designation shall be according to EN 10027-1 and EN 10027-2.
4.5.2 Line 2: Chemical composition
The chemical composition shall be written in accordance with EN 4500-001 and the order of presentation
of elements shall conform to the following rules:
— C, Si, Mn, P, S;
— alloying elements in alphabetical order using their chemical symbol;
— ratio and/or total of above elements in alphabetical order;
— trace elements in alphabetical order.
4.5.3 Line 3: Method of melting
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
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The terms listed in 4.2.2 shall be used.
4.5.4 Line 4.1: Form
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
4.5.5 Line 4.2: Method of production
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
The applicable terms given in 4.2 shall be used.
4.5.6 Line 4.3: Further intended processing
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
4.5.7 Line 4.4: Limit dimension(s)
Shall be according to EN 4500-001.
See also Annex D of this document.
4.5.8 Line 5.1: Technical specification
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