1. SCOPE

This specification covers the requirements for portable welded or seamless dissolved acetylene gas cylinders made of steel and having nominal water capacity within the range 0.5 liters and up to and including 130 litres. This standard lays down the requirements for the materials, design, manufacture, construction, tests and marking of these cylinders.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions to this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards listed in Annex A.