What is CE and what does it mean for Steel fibres and how they are classified?

EN14889-1 is currently the only performance based manufacturing standard for steel fibres, whch means it requires manufacturers to declare the fibre dosage required to meet a standard performance level. Every pallet of product supplied to market has a CE label that details the manufacturing facility, fibre tensile strength, geometry and importantly this minimum dosage.

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1. At last a transparent performance comparison for steel fibres (read the article)

2. Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) - Quality, performance and specification. By Alan Ross MIPENZ CPEng (Aust) Business Development Manager for BOSFA Pty Ltd

This paper discusses the Performance Class concept and the progress being made in Europe with quality control measures for SFRC being adopted by the ready mix industry. It also discusses the importance of specifying steel fibres that can guarantee a minimum level of quality and performance. (read the article)