This standard defines the general requirements for manufacture, inspection and testing of aluminium alloy forging stock and forgings.

Particular requirements applicable to forging stock, pre-production forgings and production forgings are defined in EN 2082-2 and EN 2082-3 respectively.

The three standards EN 2082-1, EN 2082-2 and EN 2082-3 define the inspection level and the sampling frequencies to be applied unless otherwise specified on the drawing, order or inspection schedule.