Primary sources first
Sources and edition status
Normative claims begin with the applicable CEN standard or national adoption; producer literature explains capability but never overrides it.
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The short answer
The EN 10305 family is copyrighted. This site summarizes selection concepts and deliberately does not reproduce controlled tolerance, chemistry, or mechanical-property tables. Obtain the applicable national adoption from an authorized standards body for design, ordering, and acceptance.
Edition map used by this handbook
EN 10305-1, -2, -4, and -6 are referenced in their 2016 editions. EN 10305-3 is referenced in its 2023 edition, which incorporates the former Part 5 scope. National publication dates and identifiers can differ, so verify the document named by your contract.
| Document | Working edition | Scope note |
|---|---|---|
| EN 10305-1 | 2016 | Seamless cold drawn circular |
| EN 10305-2 | 2016 | Welded cold drawn circular |
| EN 10305-3 | 2023 | Welded cold sized; incorporates former Part 5 scope |
| EN 10305-4 | 2016 | Seamless hydraulic/pneumatic |
| EN 10305-5 | Superseded | Legacy shaped-tube part; see Part 3:2023 |
| EN 10305-6 | 2016 | Welded cold drawn hydraulic/pneumatic |
Source hierarchy
We prioritize current CEN documents and national adoptions, then official standards-catalogue records, then established producer technical literature for manufacturing context. Commercial availability claims are labeled as market observations and are never presented as requirements.
Direct source links
- CEN-CENELEC Standards catalogue
CEN-CENELEC. Official catalogue entry point for EN standards and current-status verification.
- EN 10305-1:2016 — Seamless cold drawn tubes
European Committee for Standardization. Scope and technical delivery conditions for seamless cold-drawn circular precision tubes.
- EN 10305-2:2016 — Welded cold drawn tubes
European Committee for Standardization. Scope and technical delivery conditions for welded cold-drawn circular precision tubes.
- EN 10305-3:2023 — Welded cold sized tubes
European Committee for Standardization. Current cold-sized tube standard; incorporates the former EN 10305-5 shaped-tube scope.
- BSI standards catalogue — EN 10305 series
British Standards Institution. Authorized national-adoption catalogue for purchasing and status checks.
- DIN Media standards catalogue — EN 10305 series
DIN Media. Authorized national-adoption catalogue and German edition-status reference.
- voestalpine Rotec — precision tube products
voestalpine Rotec. Producer context for manufacturing routes, applications, and capability; not a normative source.