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With the introduction of EC directives, such as the Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED), there is an increasing requirement for product manufacturers to prove the
materials they use meet dened chemical and mechanical properties. This has led
to the authentication of material certication requirements under the standard
BSEN 10204:2004. This factsheet gives more information about achieving
certication under type 3.2 of that standard.
Background
In Germany, inspection documents
(certicate types) were originally specied
in standard DIN 50049. These denitions
of material testing and certicate types
were adopted for European standard
EN 10204, rst published in 1991 when
certicate types 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1A, 3.1B,
3.1C and 3.2 were dened, which closely
followed the denitions in the German
standard.
EN 10204 was revised in 2004 and
published as BSEN 10204 in October 2004
with a simplied range of inspection
documents (certicate types). These now
only include types 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2.
Type 2.3 has been deleted
Type 3.1 replaces 3.1B
Type 3.2 replaces 3.1A, 3.1C and 3.2 of
the previous edition
This reduced range of options was
designed to make the standard easier to
understand and work with.
What is a true type 3.2 certication?
Inspection certicate 3.2 type 3.2
is dened within EN 10204:2004 as
a Document prepared by both the
manufacturers authorized inspection
representative, independent of the
manufacturing department and either
the purchasers authorized representative
or the inspector designated by the
ofcial regulations and in which they
declare that the products supplied are
in compliance with the requirements of
the order and in which test results are
supplied.
Industry recognises an independent third
party inspection as fullling the role of
purchasers authorised representative or
the inspector designated by the ofcial
regulations.
EN 10204:2004 denes the manufacturer
as an organization that manufactures
the respective products according to the
requirements of the order and to the
properties specied in the referenced
product specication. Examples of a
manufacturer are steelmaker, foundry,
smelter, forge, pipe/plate mill etc.
Therefore, true type 3.2 certication
is produced by the manufacturer, with
test results supplied. The independent
third party inspector will have witnessed
test results and veried the materials
identication and traceability.
BS EN 10204 - type 3.2 Inspection
Certication
Inspection
How we can help you
Lloyds Register offers an independent
third party inspection role to
manufacturers for type 3.2 certication.
This involves visiting the manufacturer
where the surveyor will identify the
material to be veried. This includes a
visual examination, sample dimensional
checks and conrmation that the material
is traceable back to the ladle chemical
analysis, which may be in the form of
a BS EN 10204 type 3.1 certicate. The
traceable reference may be the cast or
heat number, test number or some other
reference clearly traceable back to the
ladle analysis.
The traceable reference would normally
be marked on the component by the
manufacturer via indelible means, i.e.
hard stamping, etching, stencilling or
other indelible marking. Adequate
material is identied by the surveyor for
further testing, with the traceable identity
transferred, including test stamp marking
of the original piece. Documentation
would be reviewed against specication
for compliance with chemical composition,
heat treatment and Non Destructive
Examination.
The Lloyds Register surveyor would also
visit the test house (either a department
independent of production within
the manufacturer or a sub-contract
independent nationally or internationally
accredited test facility) to witness the
appropriate tests (tensile, impacts, bend
tests, hardness, corrosion, structure,
etc.) as specied in the standard or
specication and review the results
obtained to ensure they meet the
requirements.
Providing all the testing and examinations
meet with the specied requirements,
the surveyor would carry out a nal visit
to the manufacturer to verify that the
material meets the product specication
as dened in EN 10204:2004, review and
countersign their type 3.2 certication
and inspect and hard stamp, or otherwise
indelibly mark the material.
Material from a stockist Intent of 3.2
Often in industry, the purchaser (end
user) will order material from a stockist.
The stockist may select material that has
only been certied by the manufacturer
using a type 3.1 certicate. As dened
by EN 10204:2004, this certication has
not been validated by an independent
third party inspector. However, it is
widely accepted that material covered by
type3.1 certication can be upgraded to
material to the-intent-of type 3.2 by the
stockist employing an independent third
party inspector to validate this material.
Lloyds Register offers an independent
third party inspection role to stockists
and intermediate material handlers
or processors for intent-of type 3.2
certication and this involves visiting
the stockist to identify the material
to be veried. This includes a visual
examination, sample dimensional checks
and conrmation that the material is
traceable back to the ladle chemical
analysis which may be in the form of a
BSEN10204 type 3.1 certicate.
The traceable reference may be the cast
or heat number, test number or some
other reference clearly traceable back
to the mill certicate. The traceable
reference would normally be marked on
the component by the original material
manufacturer via indelible means, either
hard stamping, etching, stencilling or
other indelible marking. Adequate
material is identied by the surveyor for
further testing with the traceable identity
transferred, including test stamp marking
of the original piece.
Following conrmation of traceability
the material certicate is checked
against the intended specication to
conrm compliance for chemical analysis,
mechanical properties (tensile, impacts,
hardness, bend tests etc.), heat treatment
condition, corrosion and structure
requirements, and any NDT performed
as required by the applicable material
standard or client specication.
The Lloyds Register Group surveyor
would also visit the test house, normally
a sub-contract independent nationally
or internationally accredited test facility,
to witness all additional testing of the
material that is necessary to conrm
compliance with the specication.
Providing all the testing and
examinations meet with the specied
requirements, the surveyor would carry
out a nal visit to the stockist to review
documentation (including the original
manufacturers type 3.1 certicate),
verify that the material meets the
product specication as dened in
EN10204:2004; countersign the stockists
certication and inspect and hard stamp
the material. The surveyor will then
issue a Lloyds Register certicate to
the intent of EN 10204:2004 type 3.2,
referencing the laboratory test report
and the material manufacturers type 3.1
certicate.

Any material inspected to the intent
of type 3.2 must not be passed off to
your client as inspected to true type 3.2
certication.
The acceptability of the type 3.2 (or
meeting the intent of type 3.2) should
be conrmed with the purchaser before
work starts.
In both cases described above, Lloyds
Register surveyors responsible for the
third party inspection can, at the clients
request, issue inspection certicates that
detail the scope of inspection carried out
and include a statement of conformance
with EN 10204:2004 type 3.2, or the intent
of EN 10204:2004 type 3.2 as applicable.
Benets of using Lloyds Register
Technical expertise
Assurance that products meet the
specied standard
Acceptance by authorities worldwide
Global and local network of
experienced surveyors
Limits your risk
To nd out more about how we can help:
Call: +44 (0)2476 518630 Visit: www.lloydsregister.co.uk Email: ukenergy@lr.org
March 2014
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