DIN EN 16509:2014-12

DIN EN 16509 specifies the minimum requirements for the design, construction, inspection, testing and filling of non-refillable small cylinders and their closures containing compressed or liquefied gases (hereinafter referred to as compact cylinders). The standard applies to steel compact cylinders with a water capacity up to and including 120 ml containing non-toxic, non-flammable compressed or liquefied gases. The compact cylinders dealt with in this standard have been used internationally for decades. However, with the withdrawal of some national rules/standards which regulated a particular category of these cylinders and the on-going harmonization process within Europe, there is a need to specify these cylinders in comprehensive terms to ensure safety during transport and in use. The specifications given are based on knowledge of, and experience with, materials, design requirements, manufacture including filling and control during manufacture, of compact cylinders in common use in the countries of the CEN member countries. The committee responsible for this standard is NA 016-00-03 AA "Druckgasflaschen und Ausrüstung; Spiegelausschuss zu CEN/TC 23 und ISO/TC 58" ("Gas cylinders and equipment; Mirror Committee of CEN/TC 23 and ISO/TC 58") at DIN.