Foreword

This document (EN 12560‑2:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 74 “Flanges and their joints”, 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2014.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 12560‑2:2001.

The main changes to this standard compared with EN 12560‑2:2001 are:

a) The normative references have been updated.
b) 5.2 has been revised, and warning clause on asbestos has been deleted.
c) Gasket requirements in Clause 8 have been revised.
d) All tables in the standard have been revised.
e) Informative Annex A with A-deviations for use of asbestos has been deleted.
f) A Bibliography has been added.

EN 12560 , "Flanges and their joints — Gaskets for Class-designated flanges" consists of seven parts:

— Part 1: Non-metallic flat gaskets with or without inserts
— Part 2: Spiral wound gaskets for use with steel flanges (the present document)
— Part 3: Non-metallic PTFE envelope gaskets
— Part 4: Corrugated, flat or grooved metallic and filled metallic gaskets for use with steel flanges
— Part 5: Metallic ring joint gaskets for use with steel flanges
— Part 6: Covered serrated metal gaskets for use with steel flanges
— Part 7: Covered metal jacketed gaskets for use with steel flanges

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 12560-2:2013

Flanges and their joints. Dimensions of gaskets for Class-designated flanges - Spiral wound gaskets for use with steel flanges

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Sep 2013