Reference details
- Reference
- EN 1653:1997
- Official title
- Copper and copper alloys - Plate, sheet and circles for boilers, pressure vessels and hot water storage units
- Organisation
- CEN
- Publisher status in source
- PublishedThis is the status recorded in the source, not a statement that this is the latest edition.
- Source access
- 19 October 2026
Research and application
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Product research routes
- Pressure equipment and fluid systems
Pressure boundaries, fluid characteristics and the interaction of vessels, piping and protective devices.
- Heating, cooling and ventilation
Thermal performance, refrigerant and mechanical hazards, controls and system installation.
Questions for the evidence file
- Pressure design basis
- Material traceability
- Joining procedures
- Inspection and protective-device evidence
- System and refrigerant data
- Installation constraints
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Legislation reference records
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Pressure equipment (PED)
Source: Generated on 2 October 2026
Associated references in source
- EN 1653:1997/A1:2000
- Start date in source
- 2016-07-19
- Official Journal reference
- OJ C 293
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