EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1503-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2000

ICS 23.060.00; 77.080.10

English version

Valves - Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers - Part 3: Cast

Appareils de robinetterie - Matériaux pour les corps, Armaturen - Werkstoffe für Gehäuse, Oberteile und Deckel
chapeaux et couvercles - Partie 3: Fontes spécifiées dans - Teil 3: Gußeisen, das in Europäischen Normen festgelegt
les normes européennes ist

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 October 2000.

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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents

Page
Foreword..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Normative references ................................................................................................................................... 4
3 Materials......................................................................................................................................................... 4
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Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 69 "Industrial valves", the secretariat
of which is held by AFNOR.

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 April 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
April 2001.

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association. This European Standard is considered to be a supporting standard to those
application and product standards which in themselves support an essential safety requirement of a New Approach
Directive and which make reference to this European Standard.

EN 1503 comprises four parts :

Part 1 : Steels specified in European Standards ;

Part 2 : Steels other than those specified in European Standards ;

Part 3 : Cast irons specified in European Standards ;

Part 4 : Copper alloys specified in European Standards.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This European Standard lists cast irons for pressure containing valve bodies, bonnets and covers which are given
in European Standards.

2 Normative references
This European standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
standard only when incorporate in it by amendments or revision. For undated references, the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).

EN 545, Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for water pipelines - Requirements and test
methods.

EN 1560, Founding - Designation system for cast iron - Material symbols and material numbers.

EN 1561, Founding - Grey cast irons.

EN 1562, Founding - Malleable cast irons.

EN 1563, Founding - Spheroidal graphite cast irons.

3 Materials
The materials shall be as given in Table 1. The material designation is in accordance with EN 1560.

When selecting materials according to this standard, the limits of use given in the material standards are to be
taken into account.
Table 1 - Cast irons

Material designation
Rm
Graphite structure EN
N/mm2 Short name Number
200 EN-GJL-200 EN-JL1030
250 EN-GJL-250 EN-JL1040
Grey cast iron 1561
300 EN-GJL-300 EN-JL1050
350 EN-GJL-350 EN-JL1060
350 EN-GJS-350-22-LT EN-JS1015
350 EN-GJS-350-22-RT EN-JS1014
400 EN-GJS-400-18-LT EN-JS1025
400 EN-GJS-400-18-RT EN-JS1024
Spheroidal graphite cast 1563
400 EN-GJS-400-15 EN-JS1030
iron
450 EN-GJS-450-10 EN-JS1040
500 EN-GJS-500-7 EN-JS1050
600 EN-GJS-600-3 EN-JS1060
545 420 - -
350 EN-GJMW-350-4 EN-JM1010
400 EN-GJMW-400-5 EN-JM1030
Malleable cast iron 1562 300 EN-GJMB-300-6 EN-JM1110
320 EN-GJMB-320-12 EN-JM1120
350 EN-GJMB-350-10 EN-JM1130