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  • BS EN 12862:2000

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    Transportable gas cylinders. Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-10-2000

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions and symbols
    4 Materials
    5 Design
    6 Construction and workmanship
    7 Tests
    8 Conformity evaluation
    9 Identification marks
    Annex A (normative) Corrosion tests
    Annex B (normative) Test methods to determine sustained-
                        load-cracking resistance of aluminium
                        alloy cylinders
    Annex C (normative) Prototype testing and production testing
    Annex D (normative) Description, evaluation of manufacturing
                        defects and conditions for rejection of
                        welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders at
                        time of visual inspection
    Annex E (informative) Examples of type approval and
                          production test certificates
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    Defines minimum criteria for material, design, construction and workmanship, manufacturing processes and tests of refillable transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders of water capacities between 0,5 and 150 l for liquefied, dissolved and compressed gases.

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    Committee PVE/3/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5045-5(1986) and 97/707963 DC. (05/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    ISO 11114-1:2012 Gas cylinders Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents Part 1: Metallic materials
    EN 30042 : 1994 ARC WELDED JOINTS IN ALUMINIUM AND ITS WELDABLE ALLOYS - GUIDANCE ON QUALITY LEVELS FOR IMPERFECTIONS
    ISO 10042:2005 Welding Arc-welded joints in aluminium and its alloys Quality levels for imperfections
    EN 1089-1 : 1996 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CYLINDERS - GAS CYLINDER IDENTIFICATION (EXCLUDING LPG) - STAMPMARKING
    EN 288-4:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - WELDING PROCEDURES FOR THE ARC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS
    ISO 13341:2010 Gas cylinders — Fitting of valves to gas cylinders
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    EN 910 : 1996 DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON WELDS IN METALLIC MATERIALS - BEND TESTS
    EN ISO 7539-6:2011 Corrosion of metals and alloys - Stress corrosion testing - Part 6: Preparation and use of precracked specimens for tests under constant load or constant displacement (ISO 7539-6:2011)
    EN 287-2:1992/A1:1997 APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDERS - FUSION WELDING - ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
    ISO 7539-6:2011 Corrosion of metals and alloys Stress corrosion testing Part 6: Preparation and use of precracked specimens for tests under constant load or constant displacement
    EN ISO 13341:2010/A1:2015 Gas cylinders - Fitting of valves to gas cylinders - Amendment 1 (ISO 13341:2010/Amd 1:2015)
    EN 962:1996/A2:2000 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CYLINDERS - VALVE PROTECTION CAPS AND VALVE GUARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL GAS CYLINDERS - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTS
    EURONORM 6 : 1955 FOLDING TEST FOR STEEL
    EURONORM 12 : 1955 FOLDING TEST OF SHEET STEELS AND STRIPS WITH A THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 3 MM
    EN 10003-1 : 1994 METALLIC MATERIALS - BRINELL HARDNESS TEST - TEST METHOD
    EN 970:1997 Non-destructive examination of fusion welds - Visual examination
    EN 1435:1997/A2:2003 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WELDS - RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING OF WELDED JOINTS
    EN 629-1 : 1996 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CYLINDERS - 25E TAPER THREAD FOR CONNECTION OF VALVES TO GAS CYLINDERS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION
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