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BS 5500:1988

Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels

Published:

1 Jan 1988

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Withdrawn:

1 Jan 1991

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Descriptors
Pipe connections
Approval testing
Dimensions
Non-destructive testing
Cylindrical shape
Nickel alloys
Marking
Unalloyed steels
Stiffeners
Austenitic steels
Reinforcement
Acceptance (approval)
Holes
Steels
Inspection
Aluminium alloys
Conical shape
Shell structures
Fusion welding
Surface treatment
Double-skinned pressure vessels
Gaskets
Preparation
Performance testing
Test pressure
Supports
Certification (approval)
Stress
Temperature
Dimensional tolerances
Structural design
Heat treatment
Corrosion protection
Spherical shape
Flanges
Bolting
Thickness
Pressure vessels
Stress analysis
Martensitic steels
Welded joints
Alloy steels
Safety valves
Strength of materials
Design
Testing conditions
Unfired pressure vessels
Welding
Pressure testing
Forgings
Ferritic steels
Tensile strength
Nickel
Brittleness
ICS Codes
23.020.30 Pressure vessels
Committee
PVE/1
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ISBN
0 580 16303 2
Publisher
BSI