—Part1:Automaticelectromagnetictestingofseamlessandwelded(exceptsubmergedarcwelded)ferromagneticsteeltubesforverificationofhydraulicleak-tightnessTheEuropeanStandardEN10246-1:1996hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.10LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:53:56GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI02-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceISE/73Draftforcomment91/37502DCISBN0580258807CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/73,Steelsforpressurepurposes,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:AssociatedOfficesTechnicalCommitteeBEAMALtd.BritishCompressedAirSocietyBritishForgingIndustryAssociationBritishGasplcBritishSteelIndustryElectricitySupplyIndustryinEnglandandWalesEngineeringEquipmentandMaterialsUsers’AssociationLloyd’sRegisterofShippingPowerGenerationContractors’Association(BEAMALtd.)ProcessPlantAssociationTheWeldingInstituteCo-optedmembersThefollowingbodieswerealsorepresentedinthedraftingofthestandard,throughsubcommitteesandpanels:BritishFluidPowerAssociationBritishGasBritishStainlessSteelAssociationBritishWeldedSteelTubeAssociationConfederationofBritishIndustryElectricityAssociationEnergyIndustriesCouncilSeamlessSteelTubeAssociationAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:53:56GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI02-1999iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN10246-13ListofreferencesInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:53:56GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI02-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeISE/73andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN10246-1:1996,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).ThisBritishStandardcontainselementsofBS3889Non-destructivetestingofpipesandtubes—Part2A:1986Automaticeddycurrenttestingofwroughtsteeltubes.AcompletelistofthePartsofEN10246isgiveninAnnexAofthisstandard.WhenallrelevantPartshavebeenpublished,BS3889-2A:1986willbewithdrawn.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Cross-referencesPublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardISO235:1980BS328DrillsandreamersPart1:1993SpecificationfortwistdrillsEN20286-2:1993BSEN20286ISOsystemoflimitsandfitsPart2:1993TablesofstandardtolerancegradesandlimitdeviationsforholesandshaftsSummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to12,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:53:56GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI—Part1:Automaticelectromagnetictestingofseamlessandwelded(exceptsubmergedarc-welded)ferromagneticsteeltubesforverificationofhydraulicleak-tightnessEssaisnondestructifsdestubesenacier—Partie1:Contrôleautomatiqueélectromagnétiquepourvérificationdel’étanchéitéhydrauliquedestubesenaciersanssoudureetsoudésferromagnétiques(saufàl’arcimmergésousfluxenpoudre)ZerstörungsfreiePrüfungvonStahlrohren—Teil1:AutomatischeelektromagnetischePrüfungnahtloserundgeschweißter(ausgenommenunterpulvergeschweißter)ferromagnetischerStahlrohrezumNachweisderDichtheitThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1995-12-28.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnited