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    BS 8537 - COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - PLUMBING FITTINGS - SPECIFICATION FOR FITTINGS WITH PRESS ENDS FOR METALLIC TUBES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-12-2010

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Operating temperatures and pressures
    5 Requirements
    6 Requirements and parameters for initial type tests
    7 Designation
    8 Permanent and durable marking
    9 Documentation
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Copper and copper alloys commonly
            used for the manufacture of fittings
    Annex B (normative) - Method for testing the leaktightness
            of joints with a metallic tube under internal
            hydrostatic pressure
    Annex C (normative) - Method for testing leaktightness of
            joints with metallic tube under internal pneumatic
             pressure
    Annex D (normative) - Method for testing resistance to
            pull-out of joints with a metallic tube
    Annex E (normative) - Test method for resistance of joints
            with a metallic tube intended for water applications
            to temperature cycling
    Annex F (normative) - Test method for the resistance of
            joints to working temperature
    Annex G (normative) - Test method for the resistance of
            joints with metallic tube to pressure cycling
    Annex H (normative) - Test method for the leaktightness of
            joints with a metallic tube under vacuum
    Annex I (normative) - Test method for the resistance of
            joints with a metallic tube to vibration

    Annex J (normative) - Test method for the resistance of
            joints to static flexural strength for plumbing
    Annex K (normative) - Test method for the resistance of
            joints on plumbing fittings with Type 2 press ends
            to high temperature
    Annex L (normative) - Pressure test for plumbing fittings
            bodies with as-cast microstructure or fabricated by
            welding or brazing
    Annex M (normative) - Determination of mean depth of
            dezincification
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    Committee NFE/34/3
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 10312:2002 Welded stainless steel tubes for the conveyance of aqueous liquids inclu ding water for human consumption. Technical delivery conditions
    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS EN ISO 6509:1995 Corrosion of metals and alloys. Determination of dezincification resistance of brass
    BS EN 681-1:1996 Elastomeric seals. Material requirements for pipe joint seals used in water and drainage applications Vulcanized rubber
    BS EN 1655:1997 Copper and copper alloys. Declarations of conformity
    BS ISO 9924-1:2000 Rubber and rubber products. Determination of the composition of vulcanizates and uncured compounds by thermogravimetry Butadiene, ethylene-propylene copolymer and terpolymer, isobutene-isoprene, isoprene and styrene-butadiene rubbers
    BS EN 1057 : 2006 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 549:1995 Specification for rubber materials for seals and diaphragms for gas appliances and gas equipment
    BS EN 12449:2016 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes
    ISO 6509:1981 Corrosion of metals and alloys Determination of dezincification resistance of brass
    BS EN 1982:2017 Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and castings
    BS EN 1254-4:1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plumbing fittings Fittings combining other end connections with capillary or compression ends
    BS EN 12164:2011 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for free machining purposes
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