EN 12735-2:2024

Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for air conditioning and refrigeration - Part 2: Tubes for equipment

This document specifies the requirements, sampling, test methods and conditions of delivery for seamless round copper tubes, smooth or inner finned, used for heat exchangers and their internal connecting pipes in the manufacturing of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
It is applicable to tubes with an outside diameter from 3,97 mm up to and including 219 mm.
NOTE   The tubes are supplied in straight length or as coils.

Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Nahtlose Rundrohre für die Kälte- und Klimatechnik - Teil 2: Rohre für Apparate

Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen, Probenentnahme, Prüfverfahren und die Lieferbedingungen für nahtlose Rundrohre aus Kupfer mit glatter oder berippter Innenoberfläche fest, die für Wärmeaustauscher und ihre inneren Verbindungsrohre bei der Herstellung von Apparaten der Kälte- und Klimatechnik verwendet werden.
Es ist anwendbar für Rohre mit einem Außendurchmesser von 3,97 mm bis einschließlich 219 mm.
ANMERKUNG   Die Rohre werden in geraden Längen oder als Spulen geliefert.

Cuivre et alliages de cuivre - Tubes ronds sans soudure pour l'air conditionné et la réfrigération - Partie 2: Tubes pour le matériel

Le présent document spécifie les exigences, le mode d’échantillonnage, les méthodes d’essai et les conditions de livraison applicables aux tubes ronds sans soudure en cuivre lisses ou à ailettes internes, utilisés pour les échangeurs thermiques et leurs raccordements intérieurs dans la fabrication des matériels de réfrigération et de conditionnement d’air.
Il s’applique aux tubes ayant un diamètre extérieur de 3,97 mm à 219 mm inclus.
NOTE   Ces tubes sont livrés en longueurs droites ou en couronnes.

Baker in bakrove zlitine - Nevarjene okrogle bakrene cevi za hladilno in klimatsko tehniko - 2. del: Cevi za naprave in aparate

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Nov-2024
• ICS: 23.040.15 - Non-ferrous metal pipes
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 133 - Copper and copper alloys
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 133/WG 3 - Copper tubes (installation and industrial)
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 06-Nov-2024
• Due Date: 04-Feb-2025
• Completion Date: 06-Nov-2024
• Directive: 2014/68/EU - Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment
• Mandate: M/071 - Mandate to CEN for standardization in the field of Pressure equipment
• Mandate: M/601 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 1.3.2024 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards pressure equipment and assemblies in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12735-2:2025 - Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for air conditioning and refrigeration - Part 2: Tubes for equipment

Relations

• Replaces: EN 12735-2:2016 - Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for air conditioning and refrigeration - Part 2: Tubes for equipment
• Effective Date: 21-Aug-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Baker in bakrove zlitine - Nevarjene okrogle bakrene cevi za hladilno in klimatsko
tehniko - 2. del: Cevi za naprave in aparate
Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for air conditioning and refrigeration -
Part 2: Tubes for equipment
Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Nahtlose Rundrohre für die Kälte- und Klimatechnik -
Teil 2: Rohre für Apparate
Cuivre et alliages de cuivre - Tubes ronds sans soudure pour l'air conditionné et la
réfrigération - Partie 2: Tubes pour le matériel
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12735-2:2024
ICS:
23.040.15 Cevi iz neželeznih kovin Non-ferrous metal pipes
77.150.30 Bakreni izdelki Copper products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12735-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 23.040.15 Supersedes EN 12735-2:2016
English Version
Copper and copper alloys - Seamless, round tubes for air
conditioning and refrigeration - Part 2: Tubes for
equipment
Cuivre et alliages de cuivre - Tubes ronds sans soudure Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Nahtlose Rundrohre
pour l'air conditionné et la réfrigération - Partie 2: für die Kälte- und Klimatechnik - Teil 2: Rohre für
Tubes pour le matériel Apparate
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 September 2024.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Designations . 9
4.1 Material . 9
4.1.1 General. 9
4.1.2 Symbol . 9
4.1.3 Number . 9
4.2 Material condition . 9
4.3 Product . 9
5 Ordering information . 10
6 Requirements . 11
6.1 Composition . 11
6.2 Mechanical properties and grain size . 11
6.3 Dimensions and tolerances for smooth tubes . 12
6.3.1 General. 12
6.3.2 Nominal dimensions . 12
6.3.3 Tolerances on mean outside diameter . 14
6.3.4 Tolerances on wall thickness . 15
6.3.5 Tolerances on the mass for tubes supplied in coils . 16
6.3.6 Tolerances on length for tubes supplied in straight lengths . 16
6.3.7 Tolerances of form . 17
6.4 Dimensions and tolerances for inner finned tubes . 18
6.4.1 General. 18
6.4.2 Dimensions for inner finned tubes . 18
6.4.3 Tolerances on mean outside diameter . 19
6.4.4 Tolerances on wall thickness . 19
6.4.5 Tolerances on fin height, number of fins, shape of in and spiral pitch. 19
6.4.6 Tolerances on mass for tubes supplied in coils . 19
6.4.7 Tolerances on length for tubes supplied in straight lengths . 19
6.4.8 Tolerances of form . 19
6.5 Drift expanding . 19
6.6 Freedom from defects . 20
6.6.1 General. 20
6.6.2 Straight tubes . 20
6.6.3 Coiled tubes . 20
6.7 Surface quality . 21
7 Sampling . 21
8 Test methods . 21
8.1 Analysis . 21
8.2 Tensile test . 21
8.3 Hardness test . 22
8.4 Estimation of average grain size . 22
8.5 Drift expanding test . 22
8.6 Carbon content test . 22
8.7 Freedom from defects test . 22
8.8 Retests . 22
9 Certificate of compliance and inspection documentation . 23
9.1 Certificate of compliance . 23
9.2 Inspection documentation . 23
10 Packaging, marking and form of delivery . 23
10.1 Packaging and marking . 23
10.2 Form of delivery . 23
10.2.1 Coils . 23
10.2.2 Straight lengths . 24
Annex A (normative) Freedom from defects test . 25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this document and the essential requirements of
Directive 2014/68/EU (Pressure Equipment Directive) aimed to be covered . 27
Bibliography . 28

European foreword
This document (EN 12735-2:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 “Copper and
copper alloys”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2025 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12735-2:2016.
a) NOTE in Scope modified;
b) Normative references updated;
c) Diameter added in Clause 5, Example 1 and Example 2;
d) Table 1 modified;
e) Conditions corrected in Table 3, footnote c;
f) Tolerance on mean wall thickness in Table 5 (0,06 was 0,08) amended;
g) Minimum diameter reduced to 3,97 in Table 8;
h) 6.4.4 and 6.4.5 amended;
i) 6.4.6, 6.4.7, 6.4.8 added;
j) 6.5 and 6.6.1 amended;
k) 8.4 amended;
l) Coil mass range and nominal width range extended in Table 12;
m) Annex ZA amended;
n) Several editorial amendments.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
EN 12735, Copper and copper alloys — Seamless, round tubes for air conditioning and refrigeration is
currently composed of the following parts:
— Part 1: Tubes for piping systems
— Part 2: Tubes for equipment
This is one of a series of European Standards for copper and copper alloy
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