1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the design, material, manufacturing and testing
of cast iron pressure vessels and pressure vessel parts made from materials for which
details are specified from the following material standards for specific grades which
meet the criterion of an elongation after fracture less than or equal to 15 %:
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EN 1561:2011
, Founding — Grey cast irons;
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EN 1563:2018
, Founding — Spheroidal graphite cast irons;
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EN 13835:2012
, Founding — Austenitic cast irons.
The application of this document is limited to pressure equipment and pressure parts
containing a fluid of group 2 (non-hazardous fluid) according to the European legislation
for pressure equipment.