CEN/TC 54/WG 55 - E - Inspection and testing

This Part of this document specifies the inspection and testing of individual and serially produced pressure vessels made of steels in accordance with EN 13445-2:2019.
Special provisions for cyclic operation are given in Annex G of this Part.
Special provisions for vessels or vessel parts working in the creep range are given in Annex F and Annex I of this Part.
NOTE The responsibilities of parties involved in the conformity assessment procedures are given in Directive 97/23/EC. Guidance on this can be found in CR 13445-7.

This document is intended for the application of AT on metallic pressure equipment during controlled loading.
Therefore the overall aims of this document are:
-   to detect, locate and grade areas with evolving imperfections;
-   to provide the manufacturer the possibility to compare results of the first test with those of subsequent periodic inspections;
-   to determine the possibilities and limits of AE testing (AT) for pressure equipment;
-   to establish common basis for procedures to perform AT, taking into account the specific characteristics of the equipment under test;
-   to define the criteria, features and grades essential for evaluation of test results;
-   to suggest follow-ups to the test.

This document specifies the purpose, form and procedure of proof testing by pressure test of items of pressure equipment and assemblies.
It also specifies how to determine the value of the test pressure.

This Part of this European Standard specifies the inspection and testing of individual and serially produced pressure vessels made of steels in accordance with EN 13445-2:2014.
Special provisions for cyclic operation are given in Annex G of this Part.
Special provisions for vessels or vessel parts working in the creep range are given in Annex F and Annex I of this Part.
NOTE   The responsibilities of parties involved in the conformity assessment procedures are given in Directive 97/23/EC. Guidance on this can be found in CR 13445-7.

This document specifies the requirements for safety systems which protect a vessel, a system of vessels, piping, accessories or assemblies from exceeding operating conditions.
It is also applicable to safety related indicators and alarms, signals and warning devices when used in safety systems.
Equipment connected together by piping of adequate capacity, free from potential blockages and which does not contain any valve that can isolate any part from the safety system, may be considered as a single pressure system when considering the requirements for overpressure protection.
Safety systems include the interconnections between the equipment to be protected and any discharge location. This location can either be an outlet to atmosphere or the entry into a closed disposal system.
NOTE   The scope of this document and its relationship to the safety accessories and other protective devices described in the Pressure Equipment Directive are shown in Annex E.

This Part of this European Standard specifies the inspection and testing of individual and serially produced pressure vessels made of steels in accordance with EN 13445-2:2014.
Special provisions for cyclic operation are given in Annex G of this Part.
Special provisions for vessels or vessel parts working in the creep range are given in Annex F and Annex I of this Part.
NOTE   The responsibilities of parties involved in the conformity assessment procedures are given in Directive 97/23/EC. Guidance on this can be found in CR 13445-7.

This Part of this European Standard specifies the inspection and testing of individual and serially produced pressure vessels made of steels in accordance with EN 13445-2:2014.
Special provisions for cyclic operation are given in Annex G of this Part.
Special provisions for vessels or vessel parts working in the creep range are given in Annex F and Annex I of this Part.
NOTE   The responsibilities of parties involved in the conformity assessment procedures are given in Directive 97/23/EC. Guidance on this can be found in CR 13445-7.

This Part of this European Standard specifies the inspection and testing of individual and serially produced pressure vessels made of steels in accordance with EN 13445-2:2009.
Special provisions for cyclic operation are given in Annex G of this Part.
Special provisions for vessels or vessel parts working in the creep range are given in Annex F and Annex I of this Part.
NOTE   The responsibilities of parties involved in the conformity assessment procedures are given in Directive 97/23/EC. Guidance on this can be found in CR 13445-7.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, materials, manufacturing and testing of pressure
vessels and pressure vessel parts intended for use with a maximum allowable pressure, PS, equal or less than 100
bar and shell wall thicknesses not exceeding 60 mm, which are constructed of ferritic or austenitic spheroidal
graphite cast iron. The thickness limitation of the shell does not apply to thickness of flanges, reinforcements,
bosses etc.
The allowable grades do not include lamellar graphite cast iron grades for ferritic and austenitic grades, which are
explicitly excluded from this European Standard because of low elongation and brittle material behaviour, which
requires the use of different safety factors and a different approach.
NOTE 1 Austenitic spheroidal graphite cast iron grades are principally used for high and low temperature applications and for
their corrosion resistance properties.
NOTE 2 The allowable grades of spheroidal graphite cast iron are listed in Tables 3 and 4. Service conditions are given in
Clause 4.

Amendment for  determination of proof test pressure in EN 13445-5.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, materials, manufacturing and testing of pressure vessels and pressure vessel parts intended for use with a maximum allowable pressure, PS, equal or less than 100 bar and shell wall thicknesses not exceeding 60 mm, which are constructed of ferritic or austenitic spheroidal graphite cast iron. The thickness limitation of the shell does not apply to thickness of flanges, reinforcements, bosses etc.
The allowable grades do not include lamellar graphite cast iron grades for ferritic and austenitic grades, which are explicitly excluded from this European Standard because of low elongation and brittle material behaviour, which requires the use of different safety factors and a different approach.
NOTE 1   Austenitic spheroidal graphite cast iron grades are principally used for high and low temperature applications and for their corrosion resistance properties.
NOTE 2   The allowable grades of spheroidal graphite cast iron are listed in Tables 3 and 4. Service conditions are given in Clause 4.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, materials, manufacturing and testing of pressure vessels and pressure vessel parts intended for use with a maximum allowable pressure, PS, equal or less 50 bar  and shell wall thicknesses not exceeding 60 mm, that are constructed of spheroidal graphite cast iron.
NOTE    The grades of spheroidal graphite cast iron allowed are listed in Tables 5.1-1 and 5.1-2. Service conditions are given in clause 4.