EN 13445-10:2015

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Unfired pressure vessels - Part 10: Additional requirements for pressure vessels of nickel
and nickel alloys
Unbefeuerte Druckbehälter - Teil 10: Zusätzliche Anforderungen an Druckbehälter aus
Nickel und Nickellegierungen
Récipients sous pression non soumis à la flamme - Partie 10 : Exigences
complémentaires pour les récipients sous pression en nickel et alliages de nickel
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13445-10:2015
ICS:
23.020.32 7ODþQHSRVRGH Pressure vessels
77.150.40 Nikljevi in kromovi izdelki Nickel and chromium
products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13445-10
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2015
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 23.020.30
English Version
Unfired pressure vessels - Part 10: Additional
requirements for pressure vessels of nickel and nickel
alloys
Récipients sous pression non soumis à la flamme - Unbefeuerte Druckbehälter - Teil 10: Zusätzliche
Partie 10 : Exigences complémentaires pour les Anforderungen an Druckbehälter aus Nickel und
récipients sous pression en nickel et alliages de nickel Nickellegierungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 October 2015.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and units . 5
4 General requirements . 5
5 Materials . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Material grouping system . 6
5.3 Material documentation . 6
5.4 Prevention of brittle fracture . 6
5.5 Lamellar tearing . 6
6 Design . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Time-independent nominal design stress . 6
6.3 Creep design . 7
6.4 Shells under external pressure . 7
6.5 Fatigue design . 7
7 Manufacture . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Qualification of welding procedure specifications (WPQR) . 8
7.3 Qualification of welders and welding operators . 8
7.4 Joint preparation . 8
7.5 Preheat . 9
7.6 Production test, reference criteria . 9
7.7 Extent of testing . 9
7.8 Performance of test and acceptance criteria . 9
7.9 Forming procedures . 9
7.9.1 Cold forming . 9
7.9.2 Hot forming . 9
7.10 Heat treatment after forming . 10
7.10.1 General . 10
7.10.2 Heat treatment of flat products after cold forming . 10
7.10.3 Heat treatment of tubular products after cold forming . 10
7.10.4 Heat treatment after hot forming . 11
7.11 Sampling of formed products . 11
7.11.1 Cold formed products without heat treatment . 11
7.11.2 Hot formed or cold formed products with heat treatment . 11
7.12 Tests . 12
7.12.1 Base material . 12
7.12.2 Butt welds . 12
7.13 Post weld heat treatment (PWHT) . 12
7.14 Repairs . 12
8 Inspection and testing . 12
8.1 General . 12
8.2 Non-destructive testing of welded joints . 12
8.2.1 General . 12
8.2.2 Demonstration of satisfactory experience for testing group 2 . 13
8.3 Determination of extent of non-destructive testing . 13
8.4 Selection of non destructive testing methods for surface imperfections . 18
8.5 Standard hydrostatic test . 18
Annex A (normative) . 19
Annex B (informative) Designations of some nickel alloys . 21
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC . 25
Bibliography . 26

European foreword
This document (EN 13445-10:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 54 “Unfired
pressure vessels”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
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 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This Part 10 of this European Standard specifies requirements for unfired pressure vessels and their
parts made of nickel and nickel alloys (see 3.1) in addition to the general requirements for unfired
pressure vessels under EN 13445-1:2014, EN 13445-2:2014, EN 13445-3:2014, EN 13445-4:2014 and
EN 13445-5:2014.
NOTE Cast materials are not included in this version. Details regarding cast materials will be subject to an
amendment to or a revision of this European Standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 764-5:2014, Pressure equipment — Part 5: Inspection documentation of metallic materials and
compliance with the material specification
EN 10204:2004, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
EN 13445-1:2014, Unfired pressure vessels — Part 1: General
EN 13445-2:2014, Unfired pressure vessels — Part 2: Materials
EN 13445-3:2014, Unfired pressure vessels — Part 3: Design
EN 13445-4:2014, Unfired pressure vessels — Part 4: Fabrication
EN 13445-5:2014, Unfired pressure vessels — Part 5: Inspection and testing
EN ISO 9606-4:1999, Approval testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 4: Nickel and nickel alloys
(ISO 9606-4:1999)
EN ISO 14732, Welding personnel — Qualification testing of
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