D EUTSCHE NORM February 2000

Steel drums
Removable head (open head) drums with a minimum total {
capacity of 210 l
English version of DIN EN 209 EN 209
ICS 55.140 Supersedes
July 1988 edition
Stahlfässer – Deckelfässer mit einem Gesamtvolumen von and DIN 6644-1,
mindestens 210 l February 1987
edition.

European Standard EN 209 : 1999 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
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innerbetriebliche Zwecke der SMS Demag AG gestattet.

This standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 261.

Die Vervielfältigung ist lt. DIN-Merkblatt 7 nur für

The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Verpackungswesen
(Packaging Standards Committee), Technical Committee Spund- und Deckelbehältnisse.
DIN ISO 228-1 is the standard corresponding to International Standard ISO 228-1 referred to in clause 2 of
the EN.

Amendments
This standard differs from the July 1988 edition as follows:
a) The scope has been changed to cover steel drums with a minimum total capacity of 210 l.
b) Annex A specifying a capacity measurement method for steel drums has been included.
c) The standard has been editorially revised.

Previous editions
DIN EN 209: 1988-07; DIN 6644-1: 1972-02, 1987-02.

EN comprises 8 pages.

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December 1999

ICS 55.140 Supersedes EN 209 : 1986.

English version

Steel drums
Removable head (open head) drums with a minimum total capacity
of 210 l

Fûts en acier – Fûts à ouverture totale Stahlfässer – Deckelfässer mit einem

d’une capacité totale de 210 l Gesamtvolumen von mindestens 210 l
minimum

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1999-10-23.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national stand-
ards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

ÈÉË
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Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung

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© 1999. CEN – All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means Ref. No. EN 209 : 1999 E
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.
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Contents
Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Terms and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7 Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Annex A (normative) Capacity measurement method for removable head (open head)
steel drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Closures optional

Figure 1 – Removable head (open head) drum with a minimum total capacity of 210 l
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Water temperature
Correction factor (F)
°C
12 1,000 5
14 1,000 8
16 1,001 1
18 1,001 4
20 1,001 8
22 1,002 2
24 1,002 7
26 1,003 3
28 1,003 8
30 1,004 4
a)
See EN ISO 90-2 : 1999, 4.1.1
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