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CRYOGENIC VESSELS - GAS/MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2001

Publisher

National Standards Authority of Ireland

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Compatibility of materials with gases other than
  oxygen
4 General requirements for oxygen service
  4.1 Evaluation of materials for oxygen service
  4.2 Evaluation of metallic materials
  4.3 Evaluation of non metallic materials
  4.4 Test methods and acceptance criteria
      4.4.1 Ignition tests
      4.4.2 Mechanical impact test in liquid oxygen (LOX)
Annex A (normative) - Spontaneous ignition test
                         (Bomb test)
Annex B (normative) - Pressure surge test
Annex C (informative) - Ignition test - Advantages and
                         disadvantages of the two alternative
                         methods
Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European Standard
                         addressing requirements or other
                         provisions of EU directives
Bibliography

Specifies requirements for gas/materials compatibility for cryogenic vessels (such as chemical resistance) but it does not cover mechanical properties (e.g. for low temperature application).

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status	Current
Supersedes	I.S. EN 1797-1:1998

Standards	Relationship
UNE-EN 1797:2002	Identical
SN EN 1797 : 2001	Identical
NBN EN 1797 : 2001	Identical
NEN EN 1797 : 2001	Identical
NF EN 1797 : 2001	Identical
BS EN 1797:2001	Identical
NS EN 1797 : 1ED 2001	Identical
EN 1797:2001	Identical
UNI EN 1797 : 2003	Identical
DIN EN 1797:2002-02	Identical