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    I.S. EN 559:2003

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    GAS WELDING EQUIPMENT - RUBBER HOSES FOR WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  05-05-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Abbreviation
    5 Application
    6 Hose designation
    7 Materials
       7.1 Construction
       7.2 Manufacture
    8 Dimensions and tolerances
       8.1 Internal diameter
       8.2 Concentricity (total indicator reading)
       8.3 Cut lengths and tolerances
    9 Requirements and tests
       9.1 Basic requirements
       9.2 Special requirements
    10 Hose colour and gas identification
       10.1 General
       10.2 Gas identification
       10.3 Marking
    Annex A (normative) Method of test for non-ignition
       A.1 Apparatus
       A.2 Procedure
    Annex B (normative) Method of test for resistance to
            n-pentane
    Annex C (normative) Method of test for resistance to
            incandescent particles and hot surfaces
    Annex D (normative) Summary of requirements and tests
            for type approval
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    Gives requirements for rubber hoses, including twin hoses and fluxed fuel gas hoses for welding, cutting and allied processes. The term "allied processes" means, in particular, heating, brazing and metallization.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
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    EN ISO 8330:2014 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Vocabulary (ISO 8330:2014)
    EN ISO 1402:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Hydrostatic testing (ISO 1402:2009)
    EN ISO 4671:2007/A1:2011 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Methods of measurement of the dimensions of hoses and the lengths of hose assemblies - Amendment 1: Clarification of position at which outside diameter is measured (ISO 4671:2007/Amd 1:2011)
    EN 1256:2006 Gas welding equipment - Specification for hose assemblies for equipment for welding, cutting and allied processes
    EN ISO 1307:2008 Rubber and plastics hoses - Hose sizes, minimum and maximum inside diameters, and tolerances on cut-to-length hoses (ISO 1307:2006)
    ISO 188:2011 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
    EN ISO 4672 : 1999 RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSES - SUB-AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY TESTS
    EN 560:2005/AC:2007 GAS WELDING EQUIPMENT - HOSE CONNECTIONS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR WELDING, CUTTING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    EN ISO 11114-3:2010 Gas cylinders - Compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents - Part 3: Autogenous ignition test for non-metallic materials in oxygen atmosphere (ISO 11114-3:2010)
    EN 27326 : 1993 RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSES - ASSESSMENT OF OZONE RESISTANCE UNDER STATIC CONDITIONS
    EN ISO 4080:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Determination of permeability to gas (ISO 4080:2009)
    EN 28033 : 1993 RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSES - DETERMINATION OF ADHESION BETWEEN COMPONENTS
    EN 1327:1996 Gas welding equipment - Thermoplastic hoses for welding and allied processes
    ISO 37:2017 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
    ISO 471:1995 Rubber Temperatures, humidities and times for conditioning and testing
    ISO 1817:2015 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids
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