BS 8537:2010

This standard BS 8537:2010 Copper and copper alloys. Plumbing fittings. Specification for press ends of plumbing fittings for use with metallic tubes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 23.040.15 Non-ferrous metal pipes
• 77.120.30 Copper and copper alloys

This British Standard specifies requirements for materials and design and gives methods of test for copper press end connections of plumbing fittings up to 108 mm in diameter used for the purpose of joining copper tubes conforming to BS EN 1057 and non-copper metallic tubes that are intended for use in water, in heating and cooling systems, and in natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas systems.

NOTE See Clause 4 for plumbing fitting operating temperatures and pressures.