Sheets in public survey
In this section, finished sheets are published for reasons of transparency. The downloads are working versions and are not valid until official publication. Published STahl-Eisen-Blätter can be purchased in the Steel Data Shop.
All companies, research institutes and experts associated with these topics are given the opportunity to review, supplement and comment. Comments are possible within a period of 6 weeks after publication. These will be checked by the authors and then taken into account if necessary. Comments are requested to stefanie.brockmann_at_vdeh.de. Please use this table template for this purpose.
SEP 1220-7
Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Joinability of Thin Sheet of Steel – Part 7: Projection Welding of Fasteners
Final drafts of steel-iron sheets are published for reasons of transparency. All companies, research institutes and other experts interested in these specialist topics are thus given the opportunity to review and comment.
We would like to inform you that the final draft of the new steel-iron test sheet (SEP) 1220-7
Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Joinability of Thin Sheet of Steel - Part 7: Projection Welding of Fasteners
is finalized and submitted to the public for review. This is a working draft that is not intended for use until the final version is published.
Please review the attached draft and submit your comments to ingo.steller_at_vdeh.de by August 29, 2025 at the latest. Please use the attached comments table.
If you are not responsible for this specialist topic, we would ask you to forward this message internally to the relevant specialist department.
Statement until: August 29th, 2025 Download draft
SEP 1237
Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Experimental Determination of Fracture Properties for Crash and Forming Simulation – 1st Edition
Dear Sir or Madam,
Final drafts of steel-iron sheets are published for reasons of transparency. All companies, research institutes and other experts interested in these specialist topics are thus given the opportunity to review and comment.
We would like to inform you that the final draft of the new steel-iron test sheet
SEP 1237 Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Experimental Determination of Failure Characteristics for Crash and Forming Simulation - 1st Edition
is completed and submitted to the public for review. This is a working draft that is not intended for use until the final version is published.
SEP 1237 is to be used together with SEP 1240 (separate survey)
We kindly ask you to review the attached draft and send us your comments by 05.09.2025 at the latest to ingo.steller_at_vdeh.de. Please use the attached comments table.
If you are not responsible for this specialist topic, we would ask you to forward this message internally to the relevant specialist department.
Please note:
SEP 1237 is the long version and can be quoted from SEP 1240, section 9.
SEP 1237 specifies the 3 test procedures individually and could serve as a template for an ISO standard
SEP 1237 is to be used together with SEP 1240 (separate survey)
If you are not responsible for this specialist topic
Statement until: September 5th, 2025 Download draft
SEP 1240
Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Experimental Determination of Mechanical Properties of Steel Sheets for CAE-Calculations – 2nd Edition
Dear Sir or Madam,
Final drafts of steel-iron sheets are published for reasons of transparency. All companies, research institutes and other experts interested in these specialist topics are thus given the opportunity to review and comment.
We would like to inform you that the final draft of the new steel-iron test sheet
SEP 1240 Testing and Documentation Guideline for the Experimental Determination of Mechanical Properties of Steel Sheets for CAE-Calculations - 2nd Edition
is completed and submitted to the public for review. This is a working draft that is not intended for use until the final version is published.
The SEP 1240 is to be used together with SEP 1237 (separate survey)
We kindly ask you to review the attached draft and send us your comments to ingo.steller_at_vdeh.de by 05.09.2025 at the latest. Please use the attached comments table.
If you are not responsible for this specialist topic, we would ask you to forward this message internally to the relevant specialist department.
Please note:
- SEP 1240 is a compilation of various test procedures
- The text of SEP 1240 is intentionally divided - for selection purposes - into 2 different test methods.
Statement until: September 5th, 2025 Download draft