EN 10253-2:2021+A1:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2026
Cevni fitingi za soležne zvare - 2. del: Nelegirana in feritna legirana jekla s
posebnimi zahtevami kontrole (vključno z dopolnilom A1)
Butt-welding pipe fittings - Part 2: Non alloy and ferritic alloy steels with specific
inspection requirements
Formstücke zum Einschweißen - Teil 2: Unlegierte und legierte ferritische Stähle mit
besonderen Prüfanforderungen
Raccords à souder bout à bout - Partie 2 : Aciers non alliés et aciers ferritiques alliés
avec contrôle spécifique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 10253-2:2021+A1:2025
ICS:
23.040.40 Kovinski fitingi Metal fittings
77.140.20 Visokokakovostna jekla Stainless steels
77.140.45 Nelegirana jekla Non-alloyed steels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 10253-2:2021+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.140.45 Supersedes EN 10253-2:2021
English Version
Butt-welding pipe fittings - Part 2: Non alloy and ferritic
alloy steels with specific inspection requirements
Raccords à souder bout à bout - Partie 2 : Aciers non Formstücke zum Einschweißen - Teil 2: Unlegierte und
alliés et aciers ferritiques alliés avec contrôle legierte ferritische Stähle mit besonderen
spécifique Prüfanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 May 2021 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 November
2025.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
Introduction . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 13
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 14
5 Classification and designation . 15
5.1 Classification of grades . 15
5.2 Designation of steel grades . 15
5.3 Designation of fittings . 15
5.3.1 General . 15
5.3.2 Elbows and return bends . 15
5.3.3 Reducers . 16
5.3.4 Tees . 16
5.3.5 Caps . 16
6 Information to be supplied !deleted text" . 16
6.1 Mandatory information . 16
6.2 Options . 17
6.3 Examples of an order . 18
6.3.1 Example 1 . 18
6.3.2 Example 2 . 18
6.3.3 !Example 3" . 18
6.3.4 !Example 4" . 18
6.3.5 !Example 5" . 18
6.3.6 !Example 6" . 19
7 Resistance to internal pressure . 19
7.1 General . 19
7.2 Fittings of type A . 19
7.3 Fittings of type B . 19
8 Manufacturing process . 19
8.1 Steelmaking process . 19
8.2 Product making process for fittings and heat treatment . 19
8.2.1 Product making process . 19
8.2.2 Welding . 21
8.2.3 Heat treatment condition . 21
9 Technical requirements. 23
9.1 General . 23
9.2 Chemical composition . 23
9.2.1 Cast analysis . 23
9.2.2 Product analysis . 23
9.3 Mechanical properties . 28
9.4 Creep rupture strength values . 37
9.5 Weldability . 37
10 Appearance and internal soundness (delivery conditions) . 37
10.1 Definitions of surface imperfections . 37
10.2 Appearance . 39
10.3 Internal soundness . 39
11 Dimensions and tolerances . 39
11.1 Dimensions . 39
11.1.1 General . 39
11.1.2 Elbows . 40
11.1.3 Tees . 40
11.1.4 Reducers . 41
11.1.5 Caps . 42
11.1.6 Preferred diameters and wall thicknesses . 42
11.2 Dimensional tolerances . 44
11.2.1 Diameter . 44
11.2.2 Out of roundness . 44
11.2.3 Wall thickness tolerances . 45
11.2.4 Tolerances on specific dimensions and form . 45
11.2.5 Corrugation . 46
11.3 Performance of the end bevelling . 47
12 Inspection . 48
12.1 Type of inspection . 48
12.2 Inspection documents . 48
12.2.1 Type of inspection documents . 48
12.2.2 Content of inspection documents . 48
12.3 Summary of inspection and testing . 49
13 Sampling . 50
13.1 Frequency of tests . 50
13.1.1 Test unit . 50
13.1.2 Number of test pieces per test unit . 52
13.2 Preparation of samples and test pieces . 52
13.2.1 Samples for product analysis . 52
13.2.2 Samples and test pieces for mechanical tests. 52
13.2.3 Test piece for the tensile test on the base material. 52
13.2.4 Test piece for the tensile test transverse to the weld . 52
13.2.5 Test piece for the weld bend test . 52
13.2.6 Test piece for the impact test . 53
14 Test methods . 53
14.1 Chemical analysis . 53
14.2 Tensile test on the base material . 53
14.2.1 At room temperature . 53
14.2.2 At elevated temperature . 54
14.3 Transverse tensile test on the weld . 54
14.4 Hardness test . 54
14.5 Weld bend test . 54
14.6 Impact testing . 54
14.7 Dimensional testing . 55
14.8 Visual testing (VT) . 55
14.9 Non-destructive testing (NDT) . 55
14.9.1 Personnel . 55
14.9.2 NDT of the weld . 56
14.9.3 NDT of cold formed tees . 56
14.9.4 NDT for the detection of laminar imperfections . 56
14.9.5 NDT for the detection of longitudinal imperfections . 57
14.9.6 NDT for the detection of transverse imperfections . 57
14.9.7 NDT of bars and forgings . 57
14.10 Positive material identification (PMI) . 57
15 Marking . 57
16 Protection and packaging . 58
Annex A (normative) Dimensions . 59
A.1 General . 59
A.2 Elbows . 59
A.3 Tees . 61
A.4 Reducers . 63
A.5 Caps . 65
Annex B (normative) Determination of pressure factors and wall thickness . 67
B.1 General . 67
B.2 Symbols and units . 67
B.3 Minimal and nominal wall thickness . 70
B.4 Pressure factors of fittings of type A . 70
B.4.1 General . 70
B.4.2 Pressure factor . 70
B.4.3 Elbows . 71
B.4.4 Tees . 71
B.4.5 Reducers . 74
B.4.6 Caps . 79
B.5 Wall thicknesses of fittings of type B . 81
B.5.1 General . 81
B.5.2 Elbows . 81
B.5.3 Tees . 82
B.5.4 Reducers . 85
B.5.5 Caps . 89
Annex C (normative) Pressure factor tables for Fittings of type A . 91
C.1 General . 91
C.2 Elbows . 91
C.3 Tees . 94
C.4 Reducers . 102
C.5 Caps . 111
Annex D (informative) Wall thickness tables for fittings of type B . 112
D.1 General . 112
D.2 Elbows . 112
D.3 Tees . 115
D.4 Reducers . 126
D.5 Caps . 141
Annex E (informative) Recommended heat treatment temperatures. 142
Annex F (informative) Creep rupture strength values . 143
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2014/68/EU. 149
Bibliography . 150

European foreword
This document (EN 10253-2:2021+A1:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 459
“ECISS - European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization” , the secretariat of which is held by
AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes !EN 10253-2:2021".
The main changes compared to the previous edition EN 10253-2:2007 are listed below:
a) Document technically and editorially revised;
b) Updating of Clause 2 “Normative References”;
c) Revision of chemical composition and steel grades;
d) Revision of permissible deviations of the product analysis from specified limits on cast analysis;
e) Revision of mechanical properties;
f) Revision of minimum proof strength including minimum wall thickness;
g) Revision of impact properties including minimum requirements;
h) Revision of fitting dimensions and moving to new Annex A;
i) Addition of creep rupture strength values;
j) Revision of inspection and tests;
k) Revision of pressure factors;
l) Updating of Annex ZA to follow new EU Directive 2014/68/EU for pressure equipment;
m) Updating of the Bibliography.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Through its sub-committee CEN/TC 459/SC 10 “Steel tubes, and iron and steel fittings” (secretariat: UNI).
EN 10253 comprises a series of European Standards about Butt-welding pipe fittings, namely:
— Part 1: Wrought carbon steel for general use and without specific inspection requirements;
— Part 2: Non alloy and ferritic alloy steels with specific inspection requirements;
— Part 3: Wrought austenitic and austenitic-ferritic (duplex) stainless steels without specific inspection
requirements;
— Part 4: Wrought austenitic and austenitic-ferritic (duplex) stainless steels with specific inspection
requirements.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
In writing this document the competent committee recognized that there are two broad types of
products commonly used, and decided to reflect these in the standard by differentiating between two
parts.
EN 10253-1 describes fittings without formal reference to the pressure resistance, which are not
intended to be used in applications, covered by the Pressure Equipment Directive (2014/68/EU)
categories I to IV.
EN 10253-2 defines two types of fittings: Type A fittings have the same wall thickness at the welding
ends and at the body of the fitting as a pipe having the same specified wall thickness. Their resistance to
internal pressure is, in general, less than that of a straight pipe with the same dimensions. Type B
fittings showing increased wall thickness at the body of the fitting are designed to resist the same
internal pressure as a straight pipe with same dimensions. These two types of fittings are intended to be
used in applications covered by the EU Directive 2014/68/EU. According to this Directive and further
interpretation guidelines (e.g. guideline G – 19), seamless fittings are considered as materials whereas
welded fittings are considered as components. Therefore, in some areas of this document, provisions for
seamless and welded fittings are different.
The selection of steel type and requirement level depend on many factors; the properties of the fluid to
be conveyed, the service conditions, the design code and any statutory requirements should all be taken
into consideration. Therefore this document gives no detailed guidelines for the application of different
fittings. It is the ultimate responsibility of the user to select the appropriate fitting for the intended
application.
1 Scope
This document specifies the technical delivery requirements for seamless and welded butt-welding
fittings (elbows, concentric and eccentric reducers, equal and reducing tees, caps) made of carbon and
alloy steel in two test-categories which are intended for pressure purposes at room temperature, at low
temperature or at elevated temperatures, and for the transmission and distribution of fluids and gases.
It specifies:
a) type of fittings;
type A: Butt-welding fittings with reduced pressure factor;
type B: Butt-welding fittings for use at full service pressure;
b) steel grades and their chemical compositions;
c) mechanical properties;
d) dimensions and tolerances;
e) requirements for inspection and testing;
f) inspection documents;
g) marking;
h) protection and packaging.
NOTE The selection of the appropriate fitting (material, thickness) is the ultimate responsibility of the
manufacturer of the pressure equipment (see European Legislation for Pressure Equipment). In the case of a
harmonized supporting standard for materials, presumption of conformity to the ESRs is limited to technical data
of materials in the standard and does not presume adequacy of the material to a specific item of equipment.
Consequently, it is essential that the technical data stated in the material standard be assessed against the design
requirements of this specific item of equipment to verify that the ESRs of the PED are satisfied.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 10020:2000, Definition and classification of grades of steel
EN 10021:2006, General technical delivery conditions for steel products
EN 10027-1:2016, Designation systems for steels — Part 1: Steel names
EN 10027-2:2015, Designation systems for steels — Part 2: Numerical system
EN 10028-2:2017, Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes — Part 2: Non-alloy and alloy steels
with specified elevated temperature properties
EN 10028-3:2017, Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes — Part 3: Weldable fine grain steels,
normalized
EN 10028-4:2017, Flat products made of steels for pressure purposes — Part 4: Nickel alloy steels with
specified low temperature properties
EN 10160:1999, Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness equal or greater than 6 mm (reflection
method)
EN 10168:2004, Steel products — Inspection documents — List of information and description
EN 10204:2004, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
EN 10217-1:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 1:
Electric welded and submerged arc welded non-alloy steel tubes with specified room temperature
properties
EN 10217-2:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 2:
Electric welded non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties
EN 10217-3:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 3:
Electric welded and submerged arc welded alloy fine grain steel tubes with specified room, elevated and
low temperature properties
EN 10217-4:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 4:
Electric welded non-alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties
EN 10217-5:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 5:
Submerged arc welded non-alloy and alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties
EN 10217-6:2019, Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes — Technical delivery conditions — Part 6:
Submerged arc welded non-alloy steel tubes with specified low temperature properties
EN 10220:2002, Seamless and welded steel tubes — Dimensions and masses per unit length
!EN 10222-2:2017+A1:2021, Steel forgings for pressure purposes — Part 2: Ferritic and martensitic
steels with specified elevated temperatures properties"
EN 10222-3:2017, Steel forgings for pressure purposes — Part 3: Nickel steels with specified low
temperature properties
!EN 10222-4:2017+A1:2021, Steel forgings for pressure purposes — Part 4: Weldable fine grain steels
with high proof strength"
EN 10228-3:2016, Non-destructive testing of steel forgings — Part 3: Ultrasonic testing of ferritic or
martensitic steel forgings
EN 10266:2003, Steel tubes, fittings and structural hollow sections — Symbols and definitions of terms for
use in product standards
EN 10273:2016, Hot rolled weldable steel bars for pressure purposes with specified elevated temperature
properties
!EN 13480-2:2024, Metallic industrial piping — Part 2: Materials"
!EN 13480-3:2024, Metallic industrial piping — Part 3: Design and calculation"
!EN 13480-5:2024, Metallic industrial piping — Part 5: Inspection and testing"
EN ISO 148-1:2016, Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 148-
1:2016)
EN ISO 377:2017, Steel and steel products — Location and preparation of samples and test pieces for
mechanical testing (ISO 377:2017)
!EN ISO 2566-1:2021, Steel — Conversion of elongation values — Part 1: Carbon and low alloy steels
(ISO 2566-1:2021, Corrected version 2022-06)"
EN ISO 3166-1:2020, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1:
Country code (ISO 3166-1:2020)
EN ISO 3183:2019, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems
(ISO 3183:2019)
!EN ISO 4136:2022, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Transverse tensile test
(ISO 4136:2022)"
EN ISO 4885:2018, Ferrous materials — Heat treatments — Vocabulary (ISO 4885:2018)
!EN ISO 5173:2023, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Bend tests (ISO 5173:2023)"
!EN ISO 5817:2023, Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam
welding excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections (ISO 5817:2023)"
EN ISO 6506-1:2014, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1:2014)
EN ISO 6892-1:2019, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
(ISO 6892-1:2019)
EN ISO 6892-2:2018, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 2: Method of test at elevated
temperature (ISO 6892-2:2018)
!EN ISO 9016:2022, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen
location, notch orientation and examination (ISO 9016:2022)"
EN ISO 9606-1:2017, Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels (ISO 9606-1:2012
including Cor 1:2012 and Cor 2:2013)
!EN ISO 9712:2022, Non-destructive testing — Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
(ISO 9712:2021)"
Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 3: Automated full peripheral flux
EN ISO 10893-3:2011,
leakage testing of seamless and welded (except submerged arc-welded) ferromagnetic steel tubes for the
detection of longitudinal and/or transverse imperfections (ISO 10893-3:2011)
EN ISO 10893-4:2011, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 4: Liquid penetrant inspection of
seamless and welded steel tubes for the detection of surface imperfections (ISO 10893-4:2011)

As impacted by EN ISO 10893-3:2011/A1:2019 and EN ISO 10893-3:2011/A2:2020.
EN ISO 10893-5:2011, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 5: Magnetic particle inspection of
seamless and welded ferromagnetic steel tubes for the detection of surface imperfections (ISO 10893-
5:2011)
EN ISO 10893-8:2011, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 8: Automated ultrasonic testing of
seamless and welded steel tubes for the detection of laminar imperfections (ISO 10893-8:2011)
EN ISO 10893-10:2011, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 10: Automated full peripheral
ultrasonic testing of seamless and welded (except submerged arc-welded) steel tubes for the detection of
longitudinal and/or transverse imperfections (ISO 10893-10:2011)
EN ISO 10893-11:2011, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes — Part 11: Automated ultrasonic testing of
the weld seam of welded steel tubes for the detection of longitudinal and/or transverse imperfections
(ISO 10893-11:2011)
!EN ISO 14284:2022, Steel and iron — Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination of
chemical composition (ISO 14284:2022)"
EN ISO 14732:2013, Welding personnel — Qualification testing of welding operators and weld setters for
mechanized and automatic welding of metallic materials (ISO 14732:2013)
!deleted text"
EN ISO 15614-1:2017, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials —
Welding procedure test — Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys
(ISO 15614-1:2017, Corrected version 2017-10-01)
EN ISO 17640:2018, Non-destructive testing of welds — Ultrasonic testing — Techniques, testing levels,
and assessment (ISO 17640:2018)
EN ISO 18265:2013, Metallic materials — Conversion of hardness values (ISO 18265:2013)

As impacted by EN ISO 10893-8:2011/A1:2020.
As impacted by EN ISO 10893-10:2011/A1:2020.
As impacted by EN ISO 10893-11:2011/A1:2020.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 10020:2000, EN 10021:2006,
EN ISO 377:2017 and EN ISO 4885:2018 and the following apply
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
employer
organization for which a person works on a regular basis
Note 1 to entry: The employer may be either the fitting manufacturer or supplier or a third party organization
providing a service, e.g. NDT.
3.2
model
designation for elbows, return bends and reducers
Note 1 to entry: For elbows and return bends the model defines the bending diameter of the piece.
Note 2 to entry: For reducers the model defines concentric or eccentric shape of the piece.
3.3
purchaser
person or organization that orders products in accordance with this European Standard
Note 1 to entry: The purchaser is not necessarily, but may be, a manufacturer of pressure equipment in
accordance with the EU Directive listed in Annex ZA.
Note 2 to entry: Where a purchaser has responsibilities under this EU Directive, this standard will provide a
presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the EU Directive so identified in Annex ZA.
3.4
weld during manufacture
weld made for obtaining a fitting
Note 1 to entry: This term does not include the tube welds when a tube is used as starting material.
3.5
seamless fitting
fitting manufactured without welding from starting material which is not welded
3.6
welded fitting
fitting made from welded starting material or fitting where welding is a part of the manufacturing
process
3.7
test category
classification that indicates their extent and level of inspection and testing
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the symbols defined in EN 10266:2003 and the following apply:
A
S
Percentage of elongation at rupture, with reference to gauge length of 5,65 o
B Back to face distance for return bends, expressed in millimetres
C Centre to centre distance for return bends (C = 2R), expressed in millimetres
Specified outside diameter for elbows, return bends, equal tees, caps and the major outside
D
diameter for reducers and reducing tees, expressed in millimetres
D
Specified minor outside diameter for reducers and reducing tees, expressed in millimetres
Maximum outside diameter of the fitting at the base of corrugation #1, expressed in
!d
a1
millimetres
Maximum outside diameter of the fitting at the top of corrugation #1, expressed in
d
a2
millimetres
Maximum outside diameter of the fitting at the base of corrugation #2, expressed in
d
a3
millimetres
Maximum outside diameter of the fitting at the top of corrugation #2, expressed in
d
a4
millimetres
D
Maximum outside diameter in one section, expressed in millimetres
max
D
Minimum outside diameter in the same section, exp
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