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Division 4.2.3 Filling

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    Aerosol dispensers filled with dissolved gas shall not be required to withstand a pressure of more than 8 bars at 50° C.

  2. (b)

    Aerosol dispensers containing liquefied gas shall not be required to withstand, at 20° C, pressures in excess of those shown in the following table:

    Total capacityPercentage by weight of liquefied gas in the total mixture
    20 %50 %80 %
    50 to 70 ml1·5 bar1·5 bar1·25 bar
    < 70 to 150 ml1·5 bar1·5 bar1 bar

This table shows the pressure limits permitted at 20° C in relation to the percentage of liquefied gas.

Pressure limits for percentages of gas not shown in the table shall be extrapolated from it.