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Overview

This standard specifies the requirements, sampling, test methods and conditions of delivery for copper tubes. It is applicable to seamless round copper tubes having an outside diameter from 6 mm up to and including 219 mm for pipeline systems under vacuum or for distributing the following medical gases intended to be used at operating pressures up to 2 000 kPa:
- oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, xenon;
- medical air;
- specific mixtures of these above mentioned gases;
- air for driving surgical tools;
- anaesthetic gases and vapours.
Tubes according to this standard are suitable for capillary soldering (soft or hard soldering) or for assembly by means of compression fitting or flared connectors.
It is advised to take appropriate precautions if applying insulating material because it could be detrimental to the copper tube.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of Directive 97/23/EC, Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). More details about the connection with the EC Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 97/23/EC are given in the informative Annex ZA, which is part of this document.
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 "Copper and copper alloys" (secretariat: DIN). On the national level the standard is supervised by Working Committee NA 066-02-03 AA "Kupferrohre (Installation und Industrie)" ("Copper tubes (Installation and industrial)") at FNNE.

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Responsible national committee

NA 066-02-03 AA - Copper tubes (installation and indusrial)  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 133/WG 3 - Copper tubes (installation and industrial)