The new “Guide to stainless steel specifications” is now available from the British Stainless Steel Association. Fully updated, the “Blue guide” aims to be form the essential reference for suppliers, users and specifiers of stainless steel. In addition to providing summaries of the main standards applicable to different stainless steel products, the “Blue guide” contains a range of other useful information, including conversion tables, a summary buyers’ guide and a list of technical articles available on the BSSA website. Specific standards encompassed with a list of abbreviations include: British Standards BSEN Series; comparative international steel grades; British Standards BS Standards; British Standards Aerospace Series; and British and American standards for stainless steel products.
