BRITISH STANDARD Timber structures — Dowel-type fasteners — Requirements ICS 91.080.20 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS EN 14592:2008 +A1:2012 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 It supersedes BS EN 14592:2008, which is withdrawn The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by !" The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/518, Structural timber A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2009 © The British Standards Institution 2012.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2012 ISBN 978 580 76350 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Comments 31 October 2012 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2012 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 14592:2008+A1 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2012 ICS 21.060.01; 91.080.20 Supersedes EN 14592:2008 English Version Timber structures - Dowel-type fasteners - Requirements Structures en bois - Eléments de fixation de type tige Exigences Holzbauwerke - Stiftförmige Verbindungsmittel Anforderungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on August 2008 and includes Amendment approved by CEN on April 2012 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 Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2012 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members Ref No EN 14592:2008+A1:2012: E BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Contents Page Foreword 4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions 6 4 Symbols and abbreviations 9 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Dimensions and tolerances 9 Method of measurement and accuracy .9 Length .9 Nominal diameter 9 Other dimensions 9 Cross-sectional area 10 6 6.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 6.3 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.4 6.3.5 6.4 6.4.1 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.5 6.5.1 6.5.2 6.5.3 6.5.4 6.5.5 Requirements 10 Nails 10 General 10 Materials 10 Geometry 10 Mechanical strength and stiffness 11 Corrosion protection 12 Staples 13 General 13 Materials 13 Geometry 13 Mechanical strength and stiffness 13 Corrosion protection 14 Screws 14 General 14 Materials 15 Geometry 15 Mechanical strength and stiffness 15 Corrosion protection 17 Dowels 17 General 17 Materials 17 Geometry 17 Mechanical strength and stiffness 17 Corrosion protection 18 Bolts and nuts 18 General 18 Materials 18 Geometry 19 Mechanical strength and stiffness 19 Corrosion protection 19 7 7.1 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.3 Evaluation of conformity 20 General 20 Initial type testing (ITT) 20 General 20 Sampling, testing and conformity criteria 20 Factory production control (FPC) 26 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 General 26 Daily control 26 6-monthly control 32 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Marking 33 General 33 Nails 33 Staples 33 Screws 34 Dowels 34 Bolts and nuts 34 Annex A (normative) Expression of corrosion protection specifications 35 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Contruction Products Directive 37 Bibliography 44 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Foreword This document (EN 14592:2008+A1:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 124 “Timber structures”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2012 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2012-04-09 This document supersedes EN 14592:2008 The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! " This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s) For relationship with EC Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for materials, geometry, strength, stiffness and durability ascpects (i.e corrosion protection) of dowel-type fasteners for use in load bearing timber structures Only dowel-type fasteners manufactured from steel are covered by this European Standard For the purpose of this standard, dowel-type fasteners for timber structures are taken to be nails, staples, screws, dowels, and bolts with nuts Definitions of these items are given in Clause This European Standard specifies also the evaluation of conformity procedures and includes requirements for marking of these products !This European Standard does not cover fasteners treated with fire retardants to improve their fire performance This European Standard covers fasteners that may be coated for the following purposes: Corrosion protection (e.g hot dip galvanization, epoxy coating); Lubricants (to facilitate insertion); Withdrawal enhancement and/or collation (adhesive coating)." Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 409, Timber structures - Test methods - Determination of the yield moment of dowel type fasteners - Nails EN 1382, Timber structures - Test methods - Withdrawal capacity of timber fasteners EN 1383:1999, Timber structures - Test methods - Pull-through resistance of timber fasteners EN 1995-1-1:2004, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings EN 10016 (all parts), Non-alloy steel rod for drawing and/or cold rolling EN 10025-2, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy structural steels EN 10025-3, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for normalized/normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels EN 10083-1, Steels for quenching and tempering - Part 1: General technical delivery conditions EN 10083-2, Steels for quenching and tempering - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non alloy steels !EN 10088 (all parts), Stainless steels" EN 10149-1, Hot-rolled flat products made of high yield strength steels for cold forming – Part 1: General delivery conditions EN 10218-1, Steel wire and wire products - General - Part 1: Test methods BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) !EN 10263 (all parts), Steel rod, bars and wire for cold heading and cold extrusion EN 10269, Steels and nickel alloys for fasteners with specified elevated and/or low temperature properties" !EN 10277-2, Bright steel products - Technical delivery conditions - Part 2: Steels for general engineering purposes" EN 14358, Timber structures - Calculation of characteristic 5-percentile values and acceptance criteria for a sample !EN 15737, Timber structures - Test methods - Torsional resistance of driving in screws" EN ISO 780, Packaging - Pictorial marking for handling of goods (ISO 780:1997) EN ISO 1461, Hot dip galvanised coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test methods (ISO 1461:1999) EN ISO 4014, Hexagon head bolts - Product grades A and B (ISO 4014:1999) EN ISO 4016, Hexagon head bolts - Product grade C (ISO 4016:1999) EN ISO 4017, Hexagon head screws - Product grades A and B (ISO 4017:1999) EN ISO 4018, Hexagon head screws - Product grade C (ISO 4018:1999) EN ISO 4032, Hexagon nuts, style - Product grades A and B (ISO 4032:1999) EN ISO 4034, Hexagon nuts - Product grade C (ISO 4034:1999) !EN ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials - Tensile testing - Part 1: Method of test at room temperature (ISO 6892-1:2009)" EN ISO 9001, Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) EN ISO 10666:1999, Drilling screws with tapping screw thread - Mechanical and functional properties (ISO 10666:1999) !deleted text" ISO 2081, Metallic coatings - Electroplated coatings of zinc on iron or steel Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, terms and definitions given in EN 1995-1-1:2004 and the following apply 3.1 plain shank nail (smooth nail) nail that has a constant cross-section along its entire length (e.g round, square or grooved nails) 3.2 threaded nail nail that has its shank profiled or deformed over a part of its length !lg as defined in Figure b" 3.3 staple crown width distance between the outer edges of the staple legs BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) 3.4 dowel cylindrical metal fastener that does not contain an integral head NOTE Dowels may be threaded and have nuts fitted at either end 3.5 bolt cylindrical metal fastener containing an integral head at one end and a threaded portion to receive a nut at the other end 3.6 withdrawal parameter parameter measuring the resistance of a timber test piece to the withdrawal of a timber fastener 3.7 head pull-through parameter parameter measuring the resistance of a timber test piece to the pulling through of the head of a timber fastener or the crown of a staple 3.8 tensile capacity tensile capacity measured during a test following the principle of EN 1383, as described in 6.1.4.5 3.9 nominal diameter screws intended for use in load bearing timber structures, d being the maximum outer cross-section diameter of the threaded part, and for nails d being the minimum outer cross-sectional dimension of the unprofiled part, when measured as described in 5.3 NOTE For plain shank nails, spiral rolled nails or annular ring shank nails, intended for use in load bearing timber structures, d is the minimum outer cross-sectional diameter of the round nail wire, or the side length dimension of the minimum cross-sectional for a square nail, for all other profiled nails, intended for use in load bearing timber structures; d is the minimum cross-sectional diameter of the original wire rod, from which the profiled nail has been produced (see Figure 1) BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) ! a) Nominal diameter d and length l of nails (left) and screws (right) For screws the threaded length is shown, see also Figure lg b) Length of the threaded part lg of threaded nails Figure – Nominal diameter, length and length of the threaded part of nails and screws" !3.10 thread root diameter inner diameter of the thread of a screw NOTE The inner diameter is used in EN 1995-1-1 to determine the effective diameter for laterally loaded dowel type fasteners." 3.11 stiffness value based on required bend angle (deformation), α of the characteristic yield strength (capacity) either found by testing or calculated according to EN 1995-1-1 !3.12 coating type defines the purpose of a coating Coating type 1: Corrosion protection Coating type 2: Lubricant to facilitate insertion Coating type 3: Adhesive coating for improving withdrawal strength and/or for collation purposes" BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) 7.3.3 6-monthly control The following shall be controlled on a 6-monthly basis in accordance with Table 12: Table 12 – Inspection scheme for 6-monthly factory production control Fastener Type Characteristic Test method Min number of specimens Compliance criteria See 6.1.4.3; Declared value fax,k ≤ characteristic test value Mechanical strenght and stiffness, as: All types of - characteristic threaded nail withdrawal parameter (fax,k) EN 1382 10 Screws Annex B (5 + 5) a 32 - characteristic torsional resistance (Rtor,k) a See 6.3.4.6; ftor,k/ 1,5 ≥ Rtor,k Five specimens in the radial grain direction and in the tangential grain direction of the screw sample BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Marking 8.1 General The marking on the packaging of the fasteners type shall as a minimum give the following information: identification of the manufacturer, number of this standard, type of fastener (with reference to the headings in this standard, e.g nail, staple, screw, dowel or bolt), nominal fastener diameter d, and length l (in mm), grade of the parent material or thickness of the corrosion protection against, if relevant (see Annex A) Additional marking requirements for each fastener type are given in Subclauses 8.2 to 8.6 NOTE Where ZA.3 covers the same information as this clause, the requirements of this clause are met 8.2 Nails The following additional information for nails on mechnical strength and stiffness characteristics shall be given: characteristic yield moment, My,k (in Nmm), characteristic withdrawal parameter, fax,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of wood based product used, characteristic head pull-through parameter, fhead,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of wood based product used, characteristic tensile capacity, ftens,k (in kN), ! head cross-sectional area Ah; for threaded nails: length of threaded part, lg; length of point, lp; for nails coated with a type coating: length of coated part." 8.3 Staples The following additional information for staples on mechnical strength and stiffness characteristics shall be given: characteristic yield moment, My,k (in Nmm), 33 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) characteristic withdrawal parameter, fax,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of wood based product used, characteristic head pull-through parameter, fhead,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of wood based product used, ! for staples coated with a adhesive coating: length of coated part." 8.4 Screws The following additional information for screws on mechanical strength and stiffness characteristics shall be given: characteristic yield moment, My,k (in Nmm), characteristic withdrawal parameter, fax,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of timber product used, characteristic head pull-through parameter, fhead,k (in N/mm ) together with the characteristic density ρk (in kg/m ) of the timber used, or the type of wood based product used, characteristic tensile capacity, ftens,k (in kN); !head diameter dh; inner threaded diameter d1; threaded length lg." NOTE In addition to the information listed above it may be advisable for the manufacturer to provide guidance on the installation torque necessary to insert the screw, e.g Rtor,k 8.5 Dowels The following additional information for dowels on mechanical strength and stiffness characteristics shall be given: characteristic yield moment, My,k (in Nmm) 8.6 Bolts and nuts The following additional information for bolts and nuts on mechnical strength and stiffness characteristics shall be given: 34 characteristic yield moment, My,k (in Nmm) BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Annex A (normative) Expression of corrosion protection specifications NOTE See 6.1.5, 6.2.5, 6.3.5, 6.4.5 and 6.5.5 The materials or coating specification used to achieve corrosion protection, as detailed in Table A.1, shall be in accordance with EN 1995-1-1 Alternative materials or coatings shall have equivalent properties/ performance It is noted that standards for galvanized and electroplated coatings express mass/unit area of coatings with respect to the surface area, and standards for hot-dip coated sheet express mass/unit area with respect to the area of the sheet (i.e the area of a sheet represents half the area of its surface) Table A.1 – Corrosion resistant materials and coatings Material Standard Preferred Austenitic stainless steel EN 10088-1 !, EN 10088-3" grade 1.4401 EN 10088-1 !, EN 10088-3" grade 1.4301 (molybdenum chrome nickel alloys) Austenitic stainless steel (Chrome nickel alloys) Hot-dip zinc coating grade 1.4310 EN ISO 1461 thickness 20 µm thickness 35 µm thickness 45 µm Electroplated zinc coating ISO 2081 type and thickness Fe/Zn 12c type and thickness Fe/Zn 25c type and thickness Fe/Zn 40c 35 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) !deleted text" 36 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Contruction Products Directive ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics This European Standard has been prepared under Mandate M112 "Structural timber products and ancillaries" given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association The clauses of this European Standard shown in this annex meet requirements of the mandate given under the EU Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) Compliance with these clauses confers a presumption of fitness of the construction products covered by this annex for their intended uses indicated herein; reference shall be made to the information accompanying the CE marking WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives not affecting the fitness for intended uses may be applicable to the construction products falling within the scope of this European Standard NOTE In addition to any specific clauses relating to dangerous substances contained in this standard, there may be other requirements applicable to the products falling within its scope (e.g transposed European legislation and national laws, regulations and administrative provisions) In order to meet the provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive, these requirements need also to be complied with, when and where they apply NOTE An informative database of European and national provisions on dangerous substances is available at the Construction web site on EUROPA (accessed through http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/construction/internal/dangsub/dangmain.htm ) This annex has the same scope as Clause of this standard with regard to the products and intended uses covered It establishes the conditions for the CE marking of timber fasteners intended for the use indicated below and shows the relevant clauses applicable (see Table ZA.1) Table ZA.1 – Relevant clauses for dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" Construction products: Dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" Intended use: For structural timber products Essential characteristics Requirement clauses in this European Standard Mandated levels and/ or classes Notes MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS: a) Characteristics yield moment a (to cover strength and stiffness ) for: - Nails 6.1.4.1 - 6.1.4.2 - Staples 6.2.4.1 - 6.2.4.2 - Screws 6.3.4.1 - 6.3.4.2 - Dowels 6.4.4.1 - 6.4.4.2 - Bolts and nuts 6.5.4.1 - 6.5.4.2 - Value My,k (in Nmm) declared after tested to EN 409 or calculated acc to EN 1995-1-1 37 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Table ZA.1 – Relevant clauses for dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" (continued) Essential characteristics Requirement clauses in this European Standard Mandated levels and/ or classes Notes b) Characteristics withdrawal parameter (to cover strength) for: - !Value fax,k (in N/mm ) declared, coating type 1,2 or together with characteristic timber density (ρk) (in kg/m ), after tested according to EN 1382 or calculated according to b EN 1995-1-1 " - Value fhead,k (in N/mm ) declared, together with characteristic timber density (ρk) (in kg/m ), after tested acc to EN 1383 or c calculated acc to EN 1995-1-1 - For nails and screws the value ftens,k (in N/mm ) declared after tested acc to EN 1383 For nuts grade acc toTable 6.3.4.6 - Value ftor,k (in N/mm ) declared together with characteristic timber density (ρk) (in kg/m )after tested acc to EN ISO 10666 and Annex B - Nails 6.1.5 - - Staples 6.2.5 - Screws 6.3.5 - Dowels 6.4.5 Relevant grade of the parent material or thickness of the corrosion protection acc to Annex A, together with Service Class acc to EN 1995-1-1, declared - Bolts and nuts 6.5.5 - Nails 6.1.4.3 - Staples 6.2.4.3 - Screws 6.3.4.3 c) Characteristics head pull-through parameter (to cover strength) for: 6.1.4.4 - Nails 6.2.4.4 - Staples - Screws d 6.3.4.4 d) Characteristics tensile capacity (to cover strength) for: - Nails 6.1.4.5 - Screws 6.3.4.5 - Nuts 6.5.4.2 e) Characteristics torsional ratio (to cover strength) for: - Screws DURABILITY (i.e corrosion protection), where relevant, for: a Value based on required bend angle (deformation), α of the characteristic yield moment b Not relevant for profiled nails c Relevant to the plain shank nails only d For screws it shall be informed if washes are or are not a part of the declaration The requirement on a certain characteristic is not applicable in those Member States where there are no regulatory requirements on that characteristic for the intended end use of the product In this case, manufacturers placing their products on the market of these Member States are not obliged to determine nor 38 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) declare the performance of their products with regard to this characteristic and the option “No performance determined” (NPD) in the information accompanying the CE marking (see ZA.3) may be used The NPD option may not be used, however, where the characteristic is subject to a threshold level ZA.2 Procedure for attestation fasteners !deleted text" of conformity of dowel-type timber ZA.2.1 System of attestation of conformity The system of attestation of conformity of dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" indicated in Table ZA.1, in accordance with the Decision of the Commission 97/176/EC of 1997-02-17 (see OJEU L73 of 199703-14) (as amended by 2001/596/EC of 2001-01-08) (see OJEU L209 of 2001-08-02) as given in Annex III of the mandate for "Structural timber products and ancillaries", is shown in Table ZA.2 for the intended uses and relevant level(s) and classes Table ZA.2 – System of attestation of conformity Products Intended use Timber fasteners Used for structural timber products Level(s) or class(es) Attestation of conformity system - System 3: See Directive 89/106/EEC (CPD) Annex III.2 (ii), second possibility The attestation of conformity of dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" in Table ZA.1 shall be based on the evaluation of conformity procedures indicated in Table ZA.3 resulting from application of the clauses of this European Standard indicated therein Table ZA.3 – Assignment of evaluation of conformity tasks for dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" under system Tasks Tasks under the responsibility of the manufacturer Content of the task Evaluation of conformity clauses to apply Factory production control (FPC) Parameters related to all characteristics of Table ZA.1 appropraite for the product type 7.3 Initial type testing by a notified test laboratory All characteristics of Table ZA.1 appropraite for the product type 7.2 ZA.2.2 EC declaration of conformity When compliance with the conditions of this annex is achieved, the manufacturer or his agent established in the EEA shall draw up and retain a declaration of conformity (i.e EC declaration of conformity), which entitles the manufacturer to affix the CE marking This declaration shall include: name and address of the manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the EEA, and place of production, NOTE The manufacturer may also be the person responsible for placing the product onto the EEA market, if he takes responsibility for CE marking 39 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) description of the product (type, identification, use, ), and a copy of the information accompanying the CE marking, NOTE Where some of the information required for the declaration is already given in the CE marking information, it does not need to be repeated provisions to which the product conforms (i.e Annex ZA of this EN), and a reference to the ITT report(s) and factory production control records (if appropriate), particular conditions applicable to the use of the product, (i.e provisions for use under certain conditions), name and address of the notified laboratory(ies), name of, and position held by, the person empowered to sign the declaration on behalf of the manufacturer or his authorised representative The above mentioned declaration shall be presented in the language or languages accepted in the Member State in which the product is intended to be used 40 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) ZA.3 CE marking and labelling The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the EEA is responsible for the affixing of the CE marking The CE marking symbol to affix shall be in accordance with Directive 93/68/EEC and shall be shown on each package of dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" The following information shall accompany the CE marking symbol on each package and represent the minimum CE marking: a) name or identifying mark of the manufacturer (see Note in ZA.2.2), NOTE Registered address of the manufacturer may also be added b) the last two digits of the year in which the marking was affixed, c) reference to this European Standard and the year of ist publication (i.e EN 14592:2008), d) description of the product: "Nails", "Staples", "Screws", "Dowels" or "Bolts", as relevant, and intended uses: "for structural timber products", together with their nominal diameter, d, and length, l and parent material !, for threaded nails the length of the profiled part lg and the length of the point lp and for nails or staples with coating of type the length of the coated part" Figure ZA.1 gives an example of the minimum CE marking to be given on the packaging of dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" (e.g round cross-sectional plan shank nails) CE marking symbol given in Directive 93/68/EEC AnyCo Ltd 08 EN 14592:2008 Round cross-sectional plain shank nails for structural timber products Name or identifying mark of the manufacturer NOTE Registered address of the manufacturer may also be added Last two digits of the year in which the marking was affixed Number of European Standard and the year of its publication Description of the product(s) and its intended use(s),together with dimensions and the parent material Dimensions: Diameter = mm, !Head area 28 mm²", Length = 50 mm Material: Non-alloy steel rods according to EN 10016-2 Figure ZA.1 – Example of the minimum CE marking on the packaging for round cross-sectional plain shank nails In addition, the CE marking symbol shall also be shown on the commercial documents accompanying the package of dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" It shall contain, in addition to the information above (see a) to d)), declared values of the following essential characteristics, listed in Table ZA.1 and represent the complete CE marking: e) !- For nails head area Ah; - for screws head diameter , dh inner threaded diameter d1 and threaded length lg;" f) mechanical strength and stiffness characteristics according to 6.1.4 to 6.5.4, as appropriate to the type of fastener and expressed as: characteristic yield moment, 41 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) characteristic withdrawal parameter, characteristic pull-through parameter, characteristic tensile capacity, characteristic torsional ratio g) durability (i.e corrosion protection), according to 6.1.5, 6.2.5, 6.3.5, 6.4.5 or 6.5.5, as appropriate to the type of fastener The “No performance determined” (NPD) option may be used when and where the characteristic, for a given intended use, is not subject to a threshold level and to regulatory requirements in the Member State, where the products are intended to be used Figure ZA.2 gives an example of the complete CE marking to appear in the commercial documents, accompanying the package for dowel-type timber fasteners !deleted text" (e.g round cross-sectional plain shank nails) CE marking symbol given in Directive 93/68/EEC Name or identifying mark of the manufacturer AnyCo Ltd NOTE 08 Registered address of the manufacturer may also be added Last two digits of the year in which the marking was affixed EN 14592:2008 Number of European Standard and the year of its publication Round cross-sectional plain shank nails for structural timber products Description of the product(s) and its intended use(s), together with dimensions and the parent material Dimensions: Diameter = mm, !Head area 28 mm²", Length = 50 mm Material: - Non-alloy steel rods according to EN 10016-2; - Characteristic tensile strength of wire (fu) in acc with EN 10218-1, minimum 600 N/mm MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS: Information on mandated essential characteristics - Characteristic yield moment My,k = 610 Nmm - Characteristic withdrawal parameter in timber with characteristic density ρk = 350 kg/m3 !, coating type 1, or 3" fax,k = 2,45 N/mm2 - Characteristic head pull-through parameter in timber with charact density ρk = 350 kg/m3 fhead,k = 8,57 N/mm2 - Characteristic tensile capacity ftens,k = NPD DURABILITY (i.e corrosion protection): - Z275 Hot-dip zinc coating (Service Class acc to EN 1995-1-1) Figure ZA.2 – Example of the complete CE marking in the commercial documents, accompanying the package for for round cross-sectional plain shank nails 42 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) In addition to any specific information relating to dangerous substances shown above, the product should also be accompanied, when and where required and in the appropriate form, by documentation listing any other legislation on dangerous substances for which compliance is claimed, together with any information required by that legislation NOTE European legislation without national derogations need not be mentioned NOTE Affixing the CE marking symbol means, if a product is subject to more than one directive, that it complies with all applicable directives 43 BS EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 EN 14592:2008+A1:2012 (E) Bibliography [1] EN 10083-3, Steels for quenching and tempering - 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