This document covers products made of aluminium and aluminium alloys intended to be used as structural elements in construction works, including its use in installations. A product may be delivered in its final shape in coils or in one of the following forms: — extruded rods, bars, tubes and profiles; — cold-drawn rods and bars; — precision profiles; — sheets and strips including coil-coated sheets and strips; — plates including tread plates; — drawn tubes and wires; — castings; — forgings. When delivered in coils, the characteristics are assessed on samples taken after de-coiling, straightening, cutting and bending according to the applicable factory production control procedure. Procedures for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of characteristics of structural elements made of aluminium and aluminium alloys are specified in this document. Products delivered in other forms, e.g. delivered after machining or joining operations such as bolting and
