SIST EN 1559-3:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2026
Livarstvo - Tehnični dobavni pogoji - 3. del: Dodatne zahteve za litoželezne ulitke
Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 3: Additional requirements for iron
castings
Gießereiwesen - Technische Lieferbedingungen - Teil 3: Zusätzliche Anforderungen an
Eisengussstücke
Fonderie - Conditions techniques de fourniture - Partie 3: Spécifications
complémentaires pour les pièces moulées en fonte
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1559-3:2026
ICS:
77.140.80 Železni in jekleni ulitki Iron and steel castings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 1559-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.140.80 Supersedes EN 1559-3:2011
English Version
Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 3:
Additional requirements for cast iron castings
Fonderie - Conditions techniques de fourniture - Partie Gießereiwesen - Technische Lieferbedingungen - Teil
3: Spécifications complémentaires pour les pièces 3: Zusätzliche Anforderungen an Eisengussstücke
moulées en fonte
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 September 2026.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser . 7
4.1 Mandatory information . 7
4.2 Optional information . 7
4.3 Drawings, patterns and tools . 7
4.4 Information on the mass . 7
4.5 Preliminary sample . 7
4.6 Initial sample . 7
5 Designations . 8
6 Manufacture . 8
6.1 Manufacturing process . 8
6.2 Welding operations . 8
6.2.1 General. 8
6.2.2 Production welding . 8
7 Requirements . 8
7.1 General. 8
7.2 Material . 8
7.2.1 Chemical composition . 8
7.2.2 Mechanical properties . 8
7.2.3 Other properties . 8
7.3 Casting . 8
7.3.1 Chemical composition . 8
7.3.2 Mechanical properties . 9
7.3.3 Outer and inner conditions (non-destructive testing) . 9
7.3.4 Condition of the casting . 10
7.3.5 Mass of the casting . 10
7.3.6 Additional requirements regarding the condition of the casting . 10
8 Inspection . 10
8.1 General. 10
8.2 Type of inspection documents and type of inspection . 10
8.3 Test unit . 10
8.3.1 Formation of test units . 10
8.3.2 Size of test units . 10
8.3.3 Inspection frequency . 10
8.4 Samples . 10
8.5 Test . 10
8.6 Invalidation of tests . 10
8.7 Retests . 11
8.8 Sorting and reprocessing . 11
9 Marking . 11
10 Packaging and surface protection . 11
11 Complaints . 11
Annex A (informative) Guidelines for the specification of acceptance criteria for the outer
and inner conditions (non-destructive testing) . 12
Annex B (informative) Guidelines for the specification of acceptance criteria for surface
condition (visual check) . 14
Annex C (informative) Significant technical changes between this document and the
previous edition . 16
Bibliography . 17

European foreword
This document (EN 1559-3:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 190 “Foundry
technology”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 April 2027, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2027.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1559-3:2011.
The significant technical changes with respect to EN 1559-3:2011 are given in Annex C, Table C.1.
This document is one of a series of European Standards for technical delivery conditions for castings. The
other standards in this series are:
— EN 1559-1, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 1: General
— EN 1559-2, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 2: Additional requirements for steel
castings
— EN 1559-4, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 4: Additional requirements for aluminium
alloy castings
— EN 1559-5, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 5: Additional requirements for
magnesium alloy castings
— EN 1559-6, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 6: Additional requirements for zinc alloy
castings
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
CEN/TC 190 “Foundry Technology” has prepared a series of material standards covering the following
cast irons:
— grey cast irons [1];
— malleable cast irons [2];
— spheroidal graphite cast irons [3];
— ausferritic spheroidal graphite cast irons [4];
— abrasion resistant cast irons [5];
— austenitic cast irons [7];
— compacted (vermicular) graphite cast irons [8];
— low alloyed ferritic spheroidal graphite cast irons for elevated temperature applications [9].
In order to assist manufacturers and purchasers to prepare proper contractual arrangements and
prevent misunderstanding, CEN/TC 190 approved the preparation of a series of standards covering
technical delivery conditions. These have been prepared as separate parts.
This document covers the additional technical delivery conditions for all the cast iron materials, e.g.
optional information, manufacturing process, welding operation, additional requirements regarding the
condition of the casting, test methods.
This document cannot be used alone for compiling a specification for ordering and supplying iron
castings, but as a complement to EN 1559-1.
1 Scope
This document specifies the additional technical delivery conditions for castings made from all cast iron
materials.
This document applies to iron castings produced in sand or permanent moulds or by centrifugal casting,
continuous casting or investment casting.
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 287-6, Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 6: Cast irons
EN 1011-8, Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 8: Welding of cast irons
EN 1369, Founding - Magnetic particle testing
EN 1370, Founding - Examination of surface condition
EN 1371-1, Founding - Liquid penetrant testing- Part 1: Sand, gravity die and low pressure die castings
EN 1559-1, Founding - Technical conditions of delivery - Part 1: General
EN 1560, Founding - Designation system for cast iron - Material symbols and material numbers
EN 12680-3, Founding - Ultrasonic testing - Part 3: Spheroidal graphite cast iron castings
EN 12681-1, Founding - Radiographic testing - Part 1: Film techniques
EN 12681-2, Founding - Radiographic testing - Part 2: Techniques with digital detectors
EN 14784-1, Non-destructive testing - Industrial computed radiography with storage phosphor imaging
plates - Part 1: Classification of systems
EN ISO 3452-1, Non-destructive testing - Penetrant testing - Part 1: General principles (ISO 3452-1)
EN ISO 5579, Non-destructive testing - Radiographic testing of metallic materials using film and X- or
gamma rays - Basic rules (ISO 5579)
EN ISO 9934-1, Non-destructive testing - Magnetic particle testing - Part 1: General principles (ISO 9934-1)
EN ISO 15614-3, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding
procedure test - Part 3: Fusion welding of non-alloyed and low-alloyed
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