DIN Standards Committee Firefighting and Fire Protection
DIN EN 12163
Copper and copper alloys - Rod for general purposes; German version EN 12163:2016
Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Stangen zur allgemeinen Verwendung; Deutsche Fassung EN 12163:2016
Overview
This European Standard specifies the composition, property requirements and dimensional tolerances for copper alloy rod in the shape of circles, squares, hexagons or octagons, finally produced by drawing or extruding intended for general purposes. The sampling procedures and the methods of test for verification of conformity to the requirements of this European Standard are also specified. An optional procedure has been included for referring to restrictions to the chemical composition imposed by the 4 MS Common Composition List for materials used for products accepted for contact with drinking water.
This document has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 "Copper and copper alloys" (secretariat: DIN, Germany) of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Regarding the German collaboration, the responsible committee is Working Committee NA 066-02-04 AA "Strangpress- und Zieherzeugnisse" ("Extruded and drawn products") at DIN Standards Committee Nonferrous Metals (FNNE).
Document: references other documents
Responsible national committee
NA 066-02-04 AA - Extruded and drawn products
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 133/WG 4 - Extruded and drawn products, forgings and scrap
