BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12560-5:2001Flangesandtheirjoints—GasketsforClass-designatedflanges—Part5:MetallicringjointgasketsforusewithsteelflangesTheEuropeanStandardEN12560-5:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.80NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:26GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI03-2001ISBN058037047XNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12560-5:2001.ItsupersedesBS7076-2:1989whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePSE/2,Jointingmaterialandcompounds,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Find”facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to15andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:26GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI—GasketsforClass-designatedflanges—Part5:MetallicringjointgasketsforusewithsteelflangesBridesetleursassemblages—JointspourlesbridesdésignéesClass—Partie5:JointsannulairesmétalliquespourutilisationavecdesbridesenacierFlanscheundihreVerbindungen—DichtungenfürFlanschemitClass-Bezeichnung—Teil5:RTJ-DichtungenausMetallfürStahlflanscheThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon28December2000.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.EN12560-5:2001ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,MonApr1610:42:26GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI03-2001ContentsPageForeword...........................................................................................................................................................3Introduction......................................................................................................................................................41Scope...........................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences..................................................................................................................53Termsanddefinitions.................................................................................................................53.1NPS..............................................................................................................................................53.2Class............................................................................................................................................54Designations...............................................................................................................................64.1RangeofClassdesignations..............................................................