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This British Standard was

published under the authority
of the Standards Policy
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on 30 September 2005
© The British Standards

Institution 2016
Published by BSI Standards
Limited 2016
First published:
BS 4449: April 1969
BS 4461: March 1969
First revision:
BS 4449: May 1978
BS 4461: May 1978
Second combined version as:
BS 4449: May 1988 Amendments issued since publication
Third combined version as:
BS 4449: May 1997
Amd. No. Date Comments
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this 17103 30 April 2007
British Standard:
Committee reference ISE/9/1 A2 31 March 2009
Drafts for comment
04/30109891 DC A3 31 March 2016 See foreword
15/30334782 DC
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incorporates a full revision of the standard. The characteristic yield strength has
been increased to 500 MPa, and a third ductility class has been added, compared
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