Describes requirements for the materials, design calculations, manufacture and performance of seamless steel accumulator bodies having a water capacity greater than 0.5 L. Excludes design of body end and dimensions. Includes definition, symbols, information to be exchanged, certificate of compliance, chemical composition, steelmaker's certificate, identification of steel, design calculations for cylindrical wall thickness and spherical formed ends with openings, approval of design and construction details, heat treatment, tolerances, hardness, examination for thickness, surface defects and neck folds, resistance to hydraulic pressure, re-heat treatment, new design, prototype accumulator bodies, checking of water capacity, records and retests, marking of accumulator bodies, and several appendices and tables.

BS EN 14359 : 2017