This Standard specifies the terms and definitions, materials, design, manufacturing requirements, and test methods, inspection rules, marking, identification, packaging, transportation and storage, exit-factory documents and usage requirements for bursting disc safety devices for gas cylinders. This Standard is applicable to bursting disc safety devices for gas cylinders of various structures, filled with compressed gases, high (low) pressure liquefied gases, low-temperature liquefied gases, adsorbed gases and liquids with a standard boiling point equal to or lower than 60 C, and mixed gases (two or more gases).
Basic Data
Standard ID
GB/T 16918-2017 (GB/T16918-2017)
Description (Translated English)
Bursting disc safety devices for gas cylinders
Sector / Industry
National Standard (Recommended)
Classification of Chinese Standard
J74
Classification of International Standard
23.020.30
Word Count Estimation
16,188
Date of Issue
2017-10-14
Date of Implementation
2018-05-01
Older Standard (superseded by this standard)
GB/T 16918-1997
Regulation (derived from)
National Standard Announcement 2017 No. 26
Issuing agency(ies)
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
