European standards for pressure equipment:

harmonised, supporting and relevant horizontal

standards.
Ed Haynes
Consultant – Pressure Equipment

SYNOPSIS

The Pressure Equipment Directive came into force in May 2002, and several
standards, developed by CEN under a mandate from the European Commission,
have been harmonised and published in the Official Journal of the European
Community. The major harmonised product standards replace existing national
standards. Supporting standards include some application standards for welding and
non-destructive testing. Harmonised European standards provide a means by which
a manufacturer can claim presumption of conformity to the essential safety
requirements of the directive.

LIST OF TABLES

The data in the following tables should be checked with published sources or the
relevant Technical Committee (TC) or National Standards Body (NSB). It has been
condensed for ease of presentation and is subject to update.

Table 1. Unfired pressure vessels, piping and steam boilers

Table 2. Valves and safety accessories
Table 3. Transportable gas cylinders and portable fire extinguishers
Table 4. Refrigeration systems and heat pumps
Table 5. GRP tanks and vessels
Table 6. Static cryogenic pressure equipment
Table 7. Static LPG pressure equipment
Table 8. Miscellaneous harmonised product standards
Table 9. Non-destructive examination of welds
Table 10. Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials
Table 11. Standards for specification and approval of welding procedures
Table 12. Additional standards for welding
Table 13. Additional standards for non-destructive examination
Table 14. Standards for flanges and bolting
Table 15. Material standards for aluminium and copper
Table 16. Material standards for pressure purposes – plates, forgings and castings
Table 17. Material standards for pressure purposes – steel tubes
Table 18. Standards for material inspection and documentation
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Table 1. Unfired pressure vessels, piping & steam boilers

Part Pressure Industrial Water tube Shell boilers

Number vessels piping boilers EN 12953
EN 13445 EN 13480 EN 12952
CEN/TC 269
CEN/TC 54 CEN/TC 267 CEN/TC 269

Part 1 General General General General

Part 2 Materials Materials Materials Materials
Part 3 Design Design & calc Design & calc Design & calc
Part 4 Manufacture Fabrication & Workmanship
installation
Part 5 Inspection & testing Inspection & testing Workmanship Inspection
Part 6 Cast iron Buried piping Inspection Equipment
Part 7 Equipment Firing systems
Part 8 *Aluminium *Aluminium Firing systems Safeguards
Part 9 Firing systems *Limiting devices
Part 10 Safeguards Feed water
Part 11 *Limiting Acceptance tests
devices
Part 12 Feed water Firing systems
Part 13 Flue gas *Operating
cleaning instructions
Part 14 Denox
systems
Part 15 Acceptance
tests
Part 16 Fluidized bed
firing

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Table 2. Valves and safety accessories – CEN/TC 69

EN 12516: SHELL DESIGN STRENGTH

Part 1 Tabulation method

Part 2 Calculation method
Part 3 Experimental method
Part 4* Calculation method for valve shells manufactured in metallic
materials other than steel

STANDARDS for TESTING OF VALVES

EN 12266-1 Tests, test procedures and acceptance

EN ISO 10497 Fire type testing requirements

INDUSTRIAL VALVE STANDARDS

Type Steel Cast iron Copper Thermoplastic

Gate EN 1984 EN 1171 EN 12288 prEN ISO 16139
Ball prEN 1983 prEN 13547 prEN ISO 16135
Globe EN 13709 EN 13789 / prEN ISO 21787
Check prEN 14341 EN 12334 / prEN ISO 16137
Diaphragm EN 13397 prEN ISO 16138
Butterfly EN 593 prEN ISO 16136

EN ISO 4126: SAFETY DEVICES

Part 1 Safety valves

Part 2 Bursting disc safety devices
Part 3* Safety valves and bursting discs in combination
Part 4 Pilot operated safety valves
Part 5 Controlled safety pressure relief systems
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Table 3. Transportable gas cylinders & portable fire extinguishers

CEN/TC 23
prEN 15045 Seamless aluminium alloy for CO 2 Design, manufacture &
Fire Extinguishers (FE) testing
prEN 15047 Seamless steel for FE & Breathing Up to 15 litre capacity
apparatus (BA)
EN 1964-1: 1999 Refillable seamless steel Stainless steel
EN 1975: 1999 Refillable seamless aluminium alloy Up to 150 litres
EN 12862: 2000 Refillable welded aluminium alloy
EN 13322-1 Refillable welded steel Design & construction
EN 13322-2 Refillable welded stainless steel Design & construction
EN 12245 Fully wrapped composite
EN 12257 Seamless, hoop wrapped composite
prEN ISO 22435 Pressure regulators Integrated with cylinder valve

CEN/TC 70
prEN 3-8 Portable fire extinguishers Up to PS = 30 bar
prEN 3-9 Additional requirements for CO2
prEN 1866:1998 rev Mobile fire extinguishers

Table 4. Refrigeration systems & heat pumps – CEN/TC 182

REF. NO. TITLE SCOPE

EN 378-1 Safety & environmental requirements Basic requirements
EN 378-2 Safety & environmental requirements Design, construction & testing
EN 378-3 Safety & environmental Installation & personnel
requirements protection
EN 378-4 Safety & environmental Operation, maintenance,
requirements repair & recovery
prEN 14276-1 Vessels General requirements
prEN 14276-2 Piping
prEN 12693 Positive displacement compressors
EN 12284 Valves Testing & marking
EN 13136 Pressure relief devices Method of calculation
EN 12178 Liquid level indicators Testing & marking
EN 12263:1998 Safety switching devices Requirements & tests
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Table 5. Glass Reinforced Plastic tanks and vessels – CEN/TC 210

EN 13121 : GRP TANKS FOR USE ABOVE GROUND

Part 1 Raw materials acceptance and usage

Part 2 Composite materials – chemical resistance
Part 3* Design calculation and workmanship
Part 4 Delivery, installation and maintenance

prEN 13923: FILAMENT WOUND FRP PRESSURE VESSELS

Part 1 Materials, design, calculation, manufacturing and testing

Table 6. Static cryogenic pressure equipment – CEN/TC 268

EN 13458: Static vacuum insulated EN 14197: Static non-vacuum

vessels insulated vessels
Part 1: Fundamental requirements
Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing
Part 3: Operational requirements
PRODUCT SUPPORTING STANDARDS
EN 1252-1 Materials: Toughness requirements for temperatures below –80 0C
EN 1252-2 Materials: Toughness requirements for between –80 0C and –100C
EN 1797 Gas/material compatibility – Oxygen compatibility
EN 12213 Performance evaluation of thermal insulation
PRESSURE ACCESSORIES & SAFETY ACCESSORIES
EN 1626 Valves
EN 12300 Cleanliness for cryogenic service
EN 12434 Cryogenic flexible hoses
EN 13371 Couplings
EN 13275 Pumps
EN 13648-1 Safety valves
EN 13648-2 Bursting discs
EN 13648-3 Capacity and sizing
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Table 7. Static LPG pressure equipment – CEN/TC 286

EN 12542: Welded steel cylindrical EN 14075: Welded steel cylindrical

tanks – overground tanks – underground

PRODUCT SUPPORTING STANDARDS

EN 13175 Specification and testing of LPG tank valves
EN 13799 Contents gauges for LPG tanks
EN 14071 Ancillary equipment
EN 14129 Pressure relief valves
prEN 14570 Equipping LPG tanks
AUTOMOTIVE LPG EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
prEN 14678-1 Automotive LPG filling stations – equipment

Table 8. Miscellaneous harmonised product standards

TECHNICAL REF. NO. SCOPE

COMMITTEE
prEN 13831 Closed expansion vessels
CEN/TC 54 EN 764-5 Technical documentation
EN 764-7 Safety systems
prEN 14359 Gas loaded accumulators
CEN/TC 69 EN 19 Marking of valves
CEN/TC 269 EN 14222 Stainless steel shell boilers
CEN/TC 194 EN 12778 Pressure cookers
CEN/TC 221 EN 14125 Underground pipework for petrol stations
EN 334 Gas pressure regulators up to 100bar
CEN/TC 235 EN 13482 Gas safety shut off devices
prEN 13787 rev Elastomers for gas pressure regulators
WI 00235010 Control valves for gas supply systems
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Table 9. Non-destructive examination of welds – CEN/TC 121

Technique Ref. No. Scope

General rules. EN 12062: 1997 General rules for metallic materials

Radiographic EN 1435: 1997 Radiographic examination of welded joints
examination EN 12517: 1998 Acceptance levels for indications from
imperfections
EN 1714: 1997 Methods for manual ultrasonic
examination of fusion welded joints
Ultrasonic EN 1712: 1997 Acceptance levels
examination EN 1713: 1998 Characterization of indications in welds
ISO/AWI 22825 Welds in austenitic steel
Magnetic EN 1290 Techniques for detection of surface
particle imperfections in ferromagnetic welds
examination including HAZ.
EN 1291: 1998 Acceptance levels.
Eddy current EN 1711: 2000 Examination of welds by complex plane
examination analysis
Penetrant EN 1289: 1998 Acceptance levels
testing
Visual EN 970: 1997 Methods for visual examination
examination EN 25817 Acceptance levels

Table 10. Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials – CEN/TC 121

Technique Ref. No. Scope

EN ISO 9018 Tensile test on cruciform & lapped joints

Mechanical tests prEN ISO 17655 Samples for delta ferrite measurement
ISO/CD 15653 Method of determining K1c, CTOD &
critical J values
EN ISO 17641-1 Hot cracking – general
EN ISO 17641-2 Hot cracking – self restraint tests
Cracking tests for ISO/TR 17641-3 Hot cracking – Externally loaded tests
weldments EN ISO 17642-1 Cold cracking – general
EN ISO 17642-2 Cold cracking – self restraint tests
EN ISO 17642-3 Cold cracking – Externally loaded tests
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Table 11. Standards for specification & approval of welding procedures –

CEN/TC 121

Process Arc Welding Gas Welding

General Rules EN ISO 15607
Guidelines for a grouping CR ISO / TR 15608
system
Welding procedure specification EN ISO 15609-1 EN ISO 15609-2
Approved consumables EN ISO 15610
Previous welding procedure EN ISO 15611
Standard procedure EN ISO 15612
Pre-production test EN ISO 15613

Welding procedure test EN ISO 15614

Part 1: Steel / Nickel
Part 2: Aluminium
Part 3*: Cast iron
Part 4*: Aluminium castings
Part 5: Titanium / zirconium
Part 6*: Copper
Part 7*: Surfacing
Part 8: Tube to tube sheet
Part 11: Electron & laser beam
Part 12: Spot, seam & projection
Part 13: Flash & butt welding

Additional Standards in this series cover the following welding

procedures specification

EN 15609-3 - Electron Beam Welding

EN 15609-4 - Laser Beam Welding
EN 15609-5 - Resistance Welding
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Table 12. Additional standards for welding – CEN/TC 121

Subject Ref. No. Scope

EN 287-1 Steels
EN ISO 9606-2 Aluminium alloys
Approval testing of EN ISO 9606-3 Copper & copper alloys
welders EN ISO 9606-4 Nickel & nickel alloys
EN ISO 9606-5 Titanium & zirconium & alloys
prEN 287-2: 1992 Aluminium and aluminium alloys
EN 1011-1: General guidance for arc welding
1998/A1 and A2
EN 1011-2: 2001 Arc welding of ferritic steel
EN 1011-3: 2000 Arc welding of stainless steel
Recommendations EN 1011-4: 2000 Arc welding of aluminium and alloys
for welding metallic EN 1011-5 Welding of clad steel
materials EN ISO 15620 Friction welding of metallic materials
EN ISO 14555 Arc stud welding of metallic materials
EN ISO 13919-2 Electron & laser beam
EN ISO 5817 Fusion welded joints
Quality levels EN ISO 14554-1 Resistance welding: Comprehensive
EN ISO 14554-2 Resistance welding: Elementary
PrEN ISO 9692-1 Manual metal-arc, gas shielded metal
arc & gas welding of steel
EN ISO 9692-2 Submerged arc welding of steel
Recommendation EN ISO 9692-3 MIG & TIG welding of aluminium & alloys
for joint preparation EN ISO 9692-4 Clad steels
EN ISO 6520-2 Classification of geometric imperfections
– Welding with pressure
EN ISO 9013 Classification of thermal cuts
Basic welded joint EN 1708-1 Pressurized components
Details in steel
EN 13133: 2000 Brazer approval
Brazing EN 13134: 2000 Procedure approval
EN 12799: 2000 NDE of brazed joints
EN 12797: 2000 Destructive tests of brazed joints
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Table 13. Additional standards for non-destructive examination – CEN/TC 138

Technique Ref. No. Scope

NDT personnel EN 473: 2000 Qualification & certification of NDT

personnel
Visual examination EN 13018 General principles
Magnetic particle EN ISO 9934-1 General principles
Penetrant testing EN 571-1: General principles
1997/prA1
Eddy current EN 12084 General principles and guidelines
Radiographic EN 444: 1994 General principles for X and gamma rays
EN 13068-3 General principles of radioscopic testing by
X & gamma rays
EN 1779: 1999 Criteria for method and technique selection
prEN 13184 Pressure change method
Leak testing EN 1593: 1999 Bubble emission technique
EN 13185 Tracer gas method
Acoustic emission EN 13554 General principles
prEN 14584 Acoustic emission during proof test
EN 583-1: 1998 General principles
EN 583-3: Transmission technique
1997/prA1
Ultrasonic EN 583-4: 2002 Discontinuities perpendicular to surface
EN 583-5: 2000 Characterization and sizing of defects
583-6 TOFD techniques for detecting defects
EN 14127:2004 Ultrasonic thickness measurement

Table 14. Standards for flanges & bolting – CEN/TC 74

Component Ref. No. Scope

prEN 1092 Steel flanges – PN designated

PN designated -1rev
flanges prEN 1092 Cast iron flanges – PN designated
-2rev
EN 1092 -4 Aluminium alloy flanges – PN designated
EN 1515-1 Selection of bolting
EN 1515-2 Combination of flange & bolting materials for
steel flanges
Class designated EN 1759 -1 Steel flanges – Class designated.
flanges EN 1759 -4 Aluminium alloy flanges – Class designated.
prEN 1515-3 Classification of bolt materials for steel flanges,
class designated
EN 1591-1 Calculation method
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Design rules for prEN 1591-2 Gasket parameters

gasketed flange rev
connections WI 00074018 Calculation method for P/T ratings
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Table 15. Material standards for aluminium & copper

Aluminium & aluminium alloys – Copper & copper alloys – CEN/TC133

CEN/TC 132

Ref. No Scope Ref. No. Scope

EN 485-1 Technical delivery EN 1652 Plate, sheet, strip &
conditions circles – general
prEN 485-2 Sheet strip & plate EN 1653 For boilers, pressure
properties vessels & hot water
EN 573-4 Wrought products – EN 1982 Ingots & castings
chemical composition
EN 12392 Wrought products for EN 12420 Forgings
pressure equipment
EN 13957 Extruded tube for general EN 12451 Seamless round tube –
application heat exchangers
EN 13958 Cold drawn tube for EN 12452 Rolled finned seamless
general application tube
EN 754-2 Cold drawn rod & tube – EN 12735-1 Seamless round tube –for
properties piping systems
EN 755-2 Extruded rod, bar & tube EN 12735-2 Seamless round tube – for
equipment
EN 1706 Castings EN 13348 Seamless round tube – for
medical gases
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Table 16. Material standards for pressure purposes – plates, forgings &
castings

ECISS/ EN No. Type Scope

TC

10163-1 Hot rolled steel plates – general req’ts

TC 10 10163-2 (Structural Plates and wide flats
10163-3 steel) Sections
10164 Technical delivery conditions
TC 22 10028-1 General requirements
10028-2 Non-alloy and alloy steels with specified
Flat products elevated temperature properties
10028-3 made of steel Weldable fine grain steels, normalized
10028-4 for pressure Nickel alloy steels with specified low
purposes temperature properties
10028-5 (some Weldable fine grain steels,
revisions thermomechanically rolled
10028-6 pending) Weldable fine grain steels, quenched &
tempered
10028-7 Stainless steels
10269 Steels & nickel alloys for fasteners with
Steel bars for specified elevated &/or low temperature
pressure properties
10272 purposes Stainless steel bars for pressure purposes
10273 Hot rolled weldable steel bars for pressure
purposes with specified elevated
temperature properties
TC 28 10222-1 General requirements for open die forgings
10222-2 Steel forgings Ferritic & martensitic steels with specified
for pressure elevated temperature properties
10222-3 purposes Nickel steels with specified low
(some temperature properties
10222-4 revisions Weldable fine grain steels with high proof
pending) strength
10222-5 Martensitic, austenitic & austenitic-ferritic
stainless steels
TC 31 10213-1 Steel castings General
10213-2 for pressure Steel grades for use at room temperature
purposes – & elevated temperature
10213-3 Technical Steel grades for use at low temperatures
delivery
10213-4 conditions
Austenitic & austenitic-ferritic steel grades
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Table 17. Material standards for pressure purposes – steel tubes

ECISS/ EN No. Type Scope

TC
10216-1 Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room
TC 29 Seamless temperature properties
10216-2 steel tubes Non-alloy & alloy steel tubes with specified
for pressure elevated temperature properties
10216-3 purposes – Non-alloy & alloy fine grain steel tubes
10216-4 Technical Non-alloy & alloy steel tube with specified low
delivery temperature properties
10216-5 conditions Stainless steel tubes
10217-1 Non-alloy steel tubes with specified room
temperature properties
10217-2 Electric welded non-alloy and alloy steel
Welded steel tubes with specified elevated temperature
tubes for properties
10217-3 pressure Alloy fine grain steel tubes
10217-4 purposes – Electric welded non-alloy & alloy steel tubes
Technical with specified low temperature properties
10217-5 delivery Submerged arc welded non-alloy & alloy steel
conditions tubes with specified elevated temperature
properties
10217-6 Submerged arc welded non-alloy steel tubes
with specified low temperature properties
10217-7 Stainless steel tubes
10305-4 Seamless Hydraulic & pneumatic power systems

(*) denotes prEN status

Table 18. Standards for material inspection & documentation – ECISS/TC 9

EN 10168:2004 Inspection documents – List of information & description

EN 10204: 2004 Metallic materials – Types of inspection documents

Category I Pressure Category II, III and IV Pressure Equipment

Equipment

Non Specific Inspection & Test Specific Inspection & Test

Document types: Document Type 3.1 Document Type 3.2

2.1= declaration of (Quality Assurance
compliance; 2.2 = system)
test report