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Common terms in the EN 10216 series of standards

02.19.2025

EN 10216 is the universal standard for seamless pipes for pressure applications in the European Union.

Lowercase ‘’d’’ means: specified inner diameter;

Lowercase ‘’dmin’’ means: specified minimum inner diameter;

‘’Tmin’’ means: specified minimum wall thickness;

‘’Dc’’ means: calculated outer diameter/nominal outer diameter;

‘’dc’’ means: calculated inner diameter;

‘’Tc’’ means: calculated wall thickness/nominal wall thickness;

Uppercase ‘’TC’’ means: test type (i.e. divided into TC1 and TC2);

‘’P’’ in material/grade/steel grade means pressure bearing;

“N” normalizing;

“N+T” normalizing + tempering

“QT” quenching + tempering (air cooling or water cooling);

“I” isothermal annealing;

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