EN 13600:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13600:2013
Baker in bakrove zlitine - Nevarjene bakrene cevi za uporabo v elektrotehniki
Copper and copper alloys - Seamless copper tubes for electrical purposes
Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Nahtlose Rohre aus Kupfer für die Anwendung in der
Elektrotechnik
Cuivre et alliages de cuivre - Tubes sans soudure en cuivre pour usages électriques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13600:2021
ICS:
77.150.30 Bakreni izdelki Copper products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 13600
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.150.30 Supersedes EN 13600:2013
English Version
Copper and copper alloys - Seamless copper tubes for
electrical purposes
Cuivre et alliages de cuivre - Tubes sans soudure en Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen - Nahtlose Rohre aus
cuivre pour usages électriques Kupfer für die Anwendung in der Elektrotechnik
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 March 2021.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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United Kingdom.
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Contents                                                             Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Designations. 5
4.1 Material . 5
4.1.1 General . 5
4.1.2 Symbol . 5
4.1.3 Number . 5
4.2 Material condition . 5
4.3 Product . 6
5 Ordering information . 7
6 Requirements . 8
6.1 Composition . 8
6.2 Mechanical properties . 8
6.3 Electrical properties . 9
6.4 Freedom from hydrogen embrittlement . 9
6.5 Dimensions and tolerances . 9
6.5.1 Outside dimensions . 9
6.5.2 Corner radii . 9
6.5.3 Wall thickness . 9
6.5.4 Length . 9
6.5.5 Form tolerances . 10
6.6 Mass tolerances. 10
6.7 Surface condition . 11
7 Sampling . 11
7.1 General . 11
7.2 Analysis . 11
7.3 Mechanical and electrical tests . 11
8 Test methods . 11
8.1 Analysis . 11
8.2 Tensile test . 12
8.3 Hardness test . 12
8.4 Electrical resistivity test . 12
8.5 Hydrogen embrittlement test . 12
8.6 Retests . 12
8.7 Rounding of results . 13
9 Declaration of conformity and inspection documentation . 13
9.1 Declaration of conformity . 13
9.2 Inspection documentation . 13
10 Marking, packaging, labelling . 13
Annex A (informative) Characteristics of coppers for electrical purposes . 23
Bibliography . 25
European foreword
This document (EN 13600:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 “Copper and
copper alloys”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 October 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2021.
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 13600:2013.
In comparison with EN 13600:2013, the following changes were made:
a) modification of tolerances on wall thicknesses;
b) update of normative references.
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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the composition, property requirements including electrical properties, and
tolerances on dimensions and form for seamless drawn copper tubes for electrical purposes, delivered
in straight lengths or alternatively in level wound coils with the cross-sections and size ranges below:
— for round tubes in straight lengths with outside diameters from 3 mm up to and including 450 mm
and wall thicknesses from 0,3 mm up to and including 10 mm;
— for round tubes in level wound coils with outside diameters from 3 mm up to and including 30 mm
and wall thicknesses from 0,3 mm up to and including 10 mm;
— for square and rectangular tubes with major outside dimension from 5 mm up to and including
150 mm and wall thicknesses from 0,5 mm up to and including 10 mm.
The sampling procedures and test methods for verification of conformity to the requirements of this
document are also specified.
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 1976, Copper and copper alloys — Cast unwrought copper products
EN ISO 2626, Copper — Hydrogen embrittlement test (ISO 2626)
EN ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6506-1)
EN ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 6507-1)
EN ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
(ISO 6892-1)
EN ISO 7438, Metallic materials — Bend test (ISO 7438)
EN ISO 8491, Metallic materials — Tube (in full section) — Bend test (ISO 8491)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions 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 http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
seamless tube
hollow semi-finished product, circular, square or rectangular in cross-section, having a uniform wall
thickness, which at all stages of production has a continuous periphery
Note 1 to entry: Tubes with a square or rectangular cross-section can have corners rounded along their whole
length.
3.2
mean diameter
arithmetical mean of any two diameters normal to each other at the same cross-section of the tube
3.3
deviation from circular form
difference between the maximum and minimum outside diameters measured at any one cross-section
of the tube
[SOURCE: EN 1057:2006+A1:2010, 3.6]
4 Designations
4.1 Material
4.1.1 General
The material is designated either by symbol or by number (see Table 1 and Table 2).
4.1.2 Symbol
The material symbol designation is based on the designation system given in ISO 1190-1.
NOTE Although material symbol designations used in this document might be the same as those in other
standards using the designation system in ISO 1190-1, the detailed composition requirements are not necessarily
the same.
4.1.3 Number
The material number designation is in accordance with the system given in EN 1412.
4.2 Material condition
For the purposes of thi
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