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  • BS EN 1057 : 2006

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    COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - SEAMLESS, ROUND COPPER TUBES FOR WATER AND GAS IN SANITARY AND HEATING APPLICATIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Designations
    5 Ordering information
    6 Material characteristics
    7 Requirements
    8 Evaluation of conformity
    9 Sampling
    10 Test methods
    11 Inspection documentation
    12 Marking and form of delivery
    Annex A (normative) - Standardized dimensions for
            reconsideration at a future revision
    Annex B (normative) - Carbon film test
    Annex C (normative) - Freedom from defects tests
    Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European
             Standard addressing the provisions of the
             EU Construction Products Directive (CPD)
             89/106/EEC
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this
             European Standard and the Essential Requirements
             of the EU Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
             97/23/EC
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    Defines the requirements, sampling, test methods and conditions of delivery for seamless round copper tubes.

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    Committee NFE/34/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 2871-1(1971) and 93/304025 DC. (07/2005) Supersedes 04/30118524 DC (06/2006) 2006 Edition Re-Issued in March 2010 & incorporates AMD 1 2010. (04/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
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    ISO 6708:1995 Pipework components Definition and selection of DN (nominal size)
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    EN 1173:2008 Copper and copper alloys - Material condition designation
    EN ISO 6708:1995 Pipework components - Definition and selection of DN (nominal size) (ISO 6708:1995)
    EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
    ISO 857-1:1998 Welding and allied processes Vocabulary Part 1: Metal welding processes
    ISO 4741:1984 Copper and copper alloys — Determination of phosphorus content — Molybdovanadate spectrometric method
    EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
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    EN ISO 8491:2004 Metallic materials - Tube (in full section) - Bend test (ISO 8491:1998)
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    ISO 857-2:2005 Welding and allied processes Vocabulary Part 2: Soldering and brazing processes and related terms
    1997/23/EC : 1997 DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MAY 1997 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
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