What is a tracked changes standard?
A tracked changes version of a Standard indicates the changes made, during the standards revision process, between the active standard and its previous version. Additions, deletions, and other formatting and/or content revisions are clearly displayed as underlined and strikethrough texts, ensuring all changes made between the two documents are quickly and easily identified.
What is this standard about?
It’s the first in a series of seven European product standards on welded steel tubes and pipes for pressure purposes. Such pipes are mainly for use in industrial pipework specified and designed in accordance with the BS EN 13480 series of standards. Part 1 covers non-alloy HFW and SAW steel tubes and pipes intended for room temperature service.
Who is this standard for?
BS EN 10217 steel tubes and pipes can be used for a whole range of applications including in building services, chemicals, industrial processes, oil and gas processing refining and distribution, shipbuilding, valve and fittings manufacture as well as for product development and commercial issues. Users will include:
- Steel strip, plate, tube and pipe designers and producers
- Steel pipe and tube specifiers, stockholders and distributors
- Providers of testing and assessment facilities
- Notified bodies under the PED
Why should you use this standard?
This standard will help specifiers, designers and others by setting out the grades for use under the specified conditions.
It was prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association to align with the essential requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) (2014/68/EU).
The steel grades and properties for the carbon and low alloy steel grades are aligned with those for seamless tubes in the BS EN 10216 series, enabling either seamless or welded tubes to be used in many cases.
High frequency welded (HFW) steel tubes, sometimes referred to as electric resistance welded (ERW), and submerged arc welded (SAW) steel tubes are covered. HFW tubes and pipes are produced from steel strip and are electric welded without the use of added filler metal. SAW pipes are produced from steel plate and are fusion welded using appropriate welding consumables. In general HFW pipes are produced up to 610mm OD, whereas SAW pipes are not typically produced in diameters below 406.4mm.
Note: BS EN 10217 steel tubes and pipes can be used for a whole range of applications from building services to critical industrial requirements involving gas or chemicals, or valve or fitting production. It is therefore very important that the specifier, designer or user selects the most suitable tube or pipe type and grade to meet their requirements from the seven standards in the series.
What’s changed since the last update?
The 2019 update:
- Reflects current industry practices
- Updates references, in particular in respect of testing and assessment requirements
Other than the TR1 grades, aligns with the essential requirements of the PED (2014/68/EU)