This European Standard contains definitions of terms related to scrap of aluminium and aluminium alloys which are helpful for the communication within the aluminium industry and between the industry and the authorities.
Definitions of general terms which are helpful for the communication within the aluminium industry are laid down in EN 12258-1.
NOTE 1 In some terms and definitions "aluminium" is used for "aluminium and aluminium alloys".
NOTE 2 Definitions of other standards or regulations applying to a broader field of application which includes the field of application of this Standard can be more general than the definitions of identical terms in this standard; they can be found in the relevant documents.
NOTE 3 The definitions of terms indicating different types of scrap do not contain requirements, e. g. on metal yield or chemical composition related to the scrap category to which this type of scrap belongs.
A glossary (Clause 10) comprises all terms which are defined in this Standard and their translations in alphabetical order.