1.1.2. Aluminium vessels

Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) Text with EEA relevance · European Union

Non-alloy aluminium shall have an aluminium content of at least 99,5 % and the alloys referred to in point (b) of Article 1(1) shall display adequate resistance to intercrystalline corrosion at maximum working temperature. Moreover, these materials shall satisfy the following requirements: they shall be supplied in an annealed state; they shall have the following mechanical characteristics per product: the maximum tensile strength R_(m,max) shall be no more than 350 N/mm^(2), the elongation after fracture shall be: A ≥ 16 % if the test piece is taken parallel to the direction of rolling, A ≥ 14 % if the test piece is taken perpendicular to the direction of rolling.

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