BS EN 12560-4-2001 Flanges and their joints - Gask

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12560-4:2001Flangesandtheirjoints—GasketsforClass-designatedflanges—Part4:Corrugated,flatorgroovedmetallicandfilledmetallicgasketsforusewithsteelflangesTheEuropeanStandardEN12560-4:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.80NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12560-4:2001ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15March2001©BSI03-2001ISBN0580370496NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12560-4:2001.ItsupersedesBS7076-4:1989whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePSE/2,Jointingmaterialandcompounds,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Find”facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to13andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12560-4January2001ICS23.040.80EnglishversionFlangesandtheirjoints—GasketsforClass-designatedflanges—Part4:Corrugated,flatorgroovedmetallicandfilledmetallicgasketsforusewithsteelflangesBridesetleursassemblages—JointspourlesbridesdésignéesClass—Partie4:Jointsmétalliquesondulés,platoustriésetjointsmétalloplastiquespourutilisationavecdesbridesenacierFlanscheundihreVerbindungen—DichtungenfürFlanschemitClass-Bezeichnung—Teil4:DichtungenausMetallmitgewelltem,flachemodergekerbtemProfilfürStahlflanscheThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon28December2000.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2001CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12560-4:2001ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:07GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN12560-4:2001©BSI03-2001ContentsPageForeword...........................................................................................................................................................2Introduction......................................................................................................................................................41Scope...........................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences..................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions.................................................................................................................53.1DN................................................................................................................................................53.2NPS..............................................................................................................................................53.3Class..............................................................................................................................