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ISO 404:2013 — General Technical Delivery Requirements for Steel Products
Procurement reference for coordinating ISO general delivery requirements with the order, product standard and inspection documents.
Edition control: ISO 404:2013 is published as Edition 3, was reviewed and confirmed in 2023, and has published Amendment 1:2022. Confirm the authorised edition and amendments before use.
Scope in Procurement
ISO 404:2013 provides general technical delivery requirements for steel products covered by ISO 6929, except steel castings and powder-metallurgy products.
Where the order or applicable product or material standard differs from ISO 404, those agreed or product-standard requirements govern.
Procurement Hierarchy
- Project specification, contract and approved purchase order
- Applicable steel product or material standard
- The named general technical delivery standard
- Required inspection-document route and certificate information structure
- Approved inspection plan, supplementary tests and acceptance criteria
This hierarchy prevents a general delivery standard from being used as a substitute for the exact grade, form, dimensions, condition, testing and project requirements.
Ordering and Delivery Controls
- Exact steel designation and governing product standard
- Product form, dimensions, tolerances, quantity and delivery condition
- Manufacturing, heat-treatment and surface requirements
- Chemical, mechanical, impact, corrosion, NDT and dimensional tests where applicable
- Sampling, retest and acceptance requirements stated by the governing documents
- Inspection-document type, traceability and required certificate fields
- Marking, identification, packing and delivery destination
- Any deviation, concession or project-specific precedence agreed in writing
Scope Boundaries
- Steel castings require their applicable delivery framework
- Powder-metallurgy products are outside the stated general scope
- The standard does not prove material grade or fitness for service
- Inspection documents do not replace the product standard or inspection plan
Companion Technical Pages
- ISO 10474:2013 inspection documents
- EN 10021:2006 general delivery conditions
- EN 10204:2004 inspection-document routes
ISO 404 and EN 10021 are not presented as automatically equivalent. The inquiry and purchase order must identify the governing framework and edition.
Official Publication and Access Policy
Check the official record for ISO 404:2013. Also check the official Amendment 1:2022 record. Protected clauses and tables are not reproduced on this website.
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Sampling Companions
General delivery requirements should be coordinated with the applicable product standard and the defined sampling route for each required test.