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  • BS EN 562:2003

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    Gas welding equipment. Pressure gauges used in welding, cutting and allied processes

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-04-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  03-06-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Pressure
      4.1 Unit of pressure
      4.2 Maximum scale reading
      4.3 Maximum pressure mark
    5 Manufacturing requirements
      5.1 Materials
      5.2 Design and dimensions
    6 Safety
    7 Marking
    8 Tests
      8.1 General
      8.2 Design and manufacturing standard
      8.3 Accuracy
      8.4 Torsion test
      8.5 Bend test
      8.6 Case vent test
      8.7 Strength
      8.8 Flammability test
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    Specifies requirements for Bourdon tube pressure gauges normally used with compressed gases at pressures up to 300 bar in welding, cutting and allied processes. Also covers use for dissolved acetylene and for liquefied gases under pressure. Coverage includes: safety, marking and pressure. Also gives detailed definitions and diagrams.

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    Committee WEE/18
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6752(1986) & 01/706898 DC (06/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 1326:1996 Gas welding equipment. Small kits for gas brazing and welding
    BS 7650:1993 Specification for pressure regulators used in welding, cutting and related processes with compressed gases up to 300 bar

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    ISO 10102:2001 Assembly tools for screws and nuts Double-headed open-ended engineers' wrenches Length of wrenches and thickness of the heads
    EN ISO 1302 : 2002 GEOMETRICAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (GPS) - INDICATION OF SURFACE TEXTURE IN TECHNICAL PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION (ISO 1302:2002)
    EN ISO 228-1:2003 Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are not made on the threads - Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation (ISO 228-1:2000)
    ISO 2503:2009 Gas welding equipment Pressure regulators and pressure regulators with flow-metering devices for gas cylinders used in welding, cutting and allied processes up to 300 bar (30 MPa)
    ASME B1.20.1 : 2013(R2018) PIPE THREADS, GENERAL PURPOSE (INCH)
    EN 472:1994 Pressure gauges - Vocabulary
    ISO 7-1:1994 Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation
    ISO 1302:2002 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) Indication of surface texture in technical product documentation
    EN ISO 4589-2:2017 Plastics - Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index - Part 2: Ambient-temperature test (ISO 4589-2:2017)
    ISO 497:1973 Guide to the choice of series of preferred numbers and of series containing more rounded values of preferred numbers
    ISO 4589-2:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 2: Ambient-temperature test
    ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
    EN ISO 2503:2009/A1:2015 GAS WELDING EQUIPMENT - PRESSURE REGULATORS AND PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH FLOW-METERING DEVICES FOR GAS CYLINDERS USED IN WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES UP TO 300 BAR (30 MPA) (ISO 2503:2009/AMD 1:2015)
    ISO 228-1:2000 Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are not made on the threads Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation
    EN 29539 : 1992 SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS FOR EQUIPMENT USED IN GAS WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
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