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I.S. EN ISO 4126-2:2019

Safety devices for protection against

excessive pressure - Part 2: Bursting disc
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Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 2: Bursting disc safety devices (ISO
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 4126-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2019

ICS 13.240 Supersedes EN ISO 4126-2:2003

English Version

Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure -

Part 2: Bursting disc safety devices (ISO 4126-2:2018)
Dispositifs de sécurité pour protection contre les Sicherheitseinrichtungen gegen unzulässigen
pressions excessives - Partie 2: Dispositifs de sûreté à Überdruck - Teil 2: Berstscheibeneinrichtungen (ISO
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disque de rupture (ISO 4126-2:2018) 4126-2:2018)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 December 2018.

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.

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translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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Contents Page

European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2014/68/EU (PED) aimed to be covered .................................... 4
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European foreword

This document (EN ISO 4126-2:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 185 "Safety
devices for protection against excessive pressure" in collaboration with 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 September 2019, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2019.

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.
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This document supersedes EN ISO 4126-2:2003.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 4126-2:2018 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 4126-2:2019 without any
modification.

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Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2014/68/EU (PED) aimed to be covered

This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request to provide
one voluntary means of conforming to Essential Requirements of New Approach Directive 2014/68/EU,
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED).
Once this document is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this document given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of
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the scope of this document, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of the Directive
2014/68/EU

Essential Requirements of Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) Remarks/Notes

Directive 2014/68/EU of this EN
Clause 1.3 and 3.4 11 Protection against misuse and
instructions for the user
Clause 2.1 5, 6.1.2, 6.2, 7 to 10, 12 General design
Clause 2.2.2 6.1.1 Design for adequate strength
The experimental method limited to
PN x DN less than 3 000
Clause 2.3 6.1.2 Safe operation
Clause 2.6 4.3 Corrosion
Clause 3.1.2, paragraphs 2 11.3
Permanent joining
and 3
Clause 3.3 17 Marking and labelling

WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
document should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this document.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 4126-2

Second edition
2018-12

Safety devices for protection against

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excessive pressure —
Part 2:
Bursting disc safety devices
Dispositifs de sécurité pour protection contre les pressions
excessives —
Partie 2: Dispositifs de sûreté à disque de rupture

Reference number
ISO 4126-2:2018(E)

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Contents Page

Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vi
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Materials........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Selection of materials......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Material specifications...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Protection from corrosion.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
5 Types of bursting discs................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
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5.1 Conventional domed bursting discs (Forward acting).......................................................................................... 5

5.2 Reverse domed bursting discs (Reverse acting)......................................................................................................... 6
5.3 Flat bursting discs................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.4 Other types and designs................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6 Bursting disc holders........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
6.1 Design.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
6.1.1 Pressure-containing capability............................................................................................................................. 8
6.1.2 Other design requirements...................................................................................................................................... 8
6.2 Types................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
6.3 Connections............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
7 Back pressure supports..............................................................................................................................................................................11
7.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
7.2 Opening back pressure supports.......................................................................................................................................... 11
7.3 Non-opening back pressure supports............................................................................................................................... 11
8 Temperature shields......................................................................................................................................................................................11
9 Stiffening rings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................11
10 Gaskets/seals.........................................................................................................................................................................................................11
11 Assembly of bursting disc safety devices..................................................................................................................................11
11.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
11.2 Bursting disc safety devices with replaceable bursting disc assemblies............................................ 12
11.3 Bursting disc safety devices with non-replaceable bursting disc assemblies................................ 12
12 Specified bursting pressure requirements.............................................................................................................................12
13 Inspection by the manufacturer.........................................................................................................................................................13
14 Test procedures...................................................................................................................................................................................................14
14.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
14.2 Pressure testing.................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
14.3 Burst testing............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
14.3.1 General................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
14.3.2 Coincident temperature in the range 15 °C to 30 °C....................................................................... 14
14.3.3 Coincident temperature above or below the range 15 °C to 30 °C..................................... 14
14.3.4 Procedure for burst testing................................................................................................................................... 15
14.4 Leak testing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
14.4.1 General................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
14.4.2 Selection of acceptable leakage rate............................................................................................................. 16
14.5 Non-destructive examination................................................................................................................................................... 16
15 Certification.............................................................................................................................................................................................................16
16 Product designation........................................................................................................................................................................................17

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17 Marking........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
17.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
17.2 Bursting discs or bursting disc assemblies.................................................................................................................. 17
17.3 Bursting disc holders....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
17.4 Bursting disc safety devices with non-replaceable bursting disc assemblies................................ 18
17.5 Ancillary components..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
17.6 Omission of markings..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
18 Packaging and storage..................................................................................................................................................................................19
Annex A (informative) Packaging: marking, assembly instructions and documentation...........................20
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
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electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www​.iso​.org/directives).
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patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 185, Safety devices for protection against
excessive pressure.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www​.iso​.org/members​.html.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 4126-2:2003), which has been technically
revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— non-applicable references have been removed;
— material references (old Annexes A and B) have been removed;
— new Annex A has been added.
A list of all parts in the ISO 4126 series can be found on the ISO website.

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Introduction
A bursting disc safety device is a non-reclosing pressure relief device used to protect pressure
equipment such as pressure vessels, piping, gas cylinders or other enclosures from excessive pressure
and/or excessive vacuum.
A bursting disc safety device typically comprises an assembly of components including a bursting
disc, a bursting disc holder and, where necessary, other components such as back pressure supports,
stiffening rings, etc.
The bursting disc is the pressure-sensitive part of the bursting disc safety device and is designed to
open by bursting at a specified pressure. There are many different types of bursting disc safety devices
manufactured in corrosion resistant materials, both metallic and non-metallic, to cover a wide range of
nominal sizes, burst pressures and temperatures.
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Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure —

Part 2:
Bursting disc safety devices

1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for bursting disc safety devices.
It includes the requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection, testing, certification, marking,
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and packaging.

2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.

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:
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3.1
bursting disc safety device
non-reclosing pressure relief device actuated by differential pressure and designed to function by
the bursting of the bursting disc(s) (3.3), and which is the complete assembly of installed components
including, where appropriate, the bursting disc holder (3.4)
3.2
bursting disc assembly
complete assembly of components which are installed in the bursting disc holder (3.4) to perform the
desired function
3.3
bursting disc
pressure-sensitive component(s) of a bursting disc safety device (3.1), designed to open by bursting at a
specified bursting pressure (3.11)
Note 1 to entry: It is not considered a pressure-containing part with respect to 4.2.

3.4
bursting disc holder
part of a bursting disc safety device (3.1) which retains the bursting disc assembly (3.2) in position
Note 1 to entry: It is considered a pressure-containing part with respect to 4.2.

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