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GB/T 3864-2025Industrial nitrogen (English PDF)

工业氮

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

August 1, 2025

Implementation date

February 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 3864-2025 is the English-translated version of 工业氮.

GB/T 3864-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering nitrogen separated or purified from air, gaseous or liquid — the purity grades and the limits on oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and moisture, the batching and the sampling that has to be done without asphyxiating anyone, the determination methods for each impurity, the exhaust gas treatment, the inspection rules, the cylinder marking and accompanying documents, and the safety information for a gas that displaces air without warning. It replaces GB/T 3864-2008, under the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. In force from 1 February 2026. Issued on 1 August 2025, it has been in force since 1 February 2026, replacing GB/T 3864-2008.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
71.100.20
Classification
G 86
Replacing
GB/T 3864-2008

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • Foreword
  • 1 Scope
  • 2 Normative references

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 3864-2008 "Industrial Nitrogen". Compared with GB/T 3864-2008, except for structural adjustments and editorial changes, In addition, the main technical changes are as follows.

— Deleted the content related to the use, molecular formula and relative molecular mass of industrial nitrogen in the scope (see Chapter 1, 2008 edition Chapter 1);

— Increased requirements for 99.5% and 99.9% purity industrial nitrogen, and increased carbon monoxide content, carbon dioxide content, and moisture content and total impurity content requirements (see Chapter 4, Chapter 3 of the 2008 edition);

— Added requirements for industrial nitrogen batching (see 5.1);

— Changed the requirements for industrial nitrogen sampling and sampling safety (see 5.2, 4.1.2 of the 2008 edition);

— Changed the requirements for industrial nitrogen sampling (see 5.3, 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 of the 2008 edition);

— Changed the calculation method of nitrogen purity (see 6.1, 4.2 of the 2008 edition);

— Added the method for determining the content of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in nitrogen (see 6.2);

— Changed the method for determining the oxygen content in nitrogen (see 6.3, 4.3 of the 2008 edition);

— Changed the method for determining the moisture content in nitrogen (see 6.4, 4.4 of the 2008 edition);

— Added requirements for exhaust gas treatment (see 6.5);

— Changed the requirements for inspection rules and added provisions for numerical rounding (see Chapter 7, 4.1.3 of the 2008 edition);

— Changed the labeling requirements (see 8.2);

— Added requirements for accompanying documents (see 8.3);

— Changed the provisions on packaging, filling, transportation and storage (see Chapter 9, Chapter 5 of the 2008 edition);

— Added safety information for nitrogen (see Chapter 10).

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Gas Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC206).

This document was drafted by: Guangdong Huate Gas Co., Ltd., Dalian Date Gas Co., Ltd., Southwest Chemical Research and Design Institute Co., Ltd.

Company, Haohua Gas Co., Ltd. Southwest Branch, Zhejiang Haichang Gas Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Shaxing Technology Co., Ltd., Guizhou Ya Hong Kong Gas Co., Ltd., Shandong Jiamai Gas Engineering Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Qinfeng Gas Co., Ltd., Shanghai Fanwei Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd.

Co., Ltd., China Institute of Metrology and Measurement, China Industrial Gases Association, Shanghai Huaai Chromatography Analysis Technology Co., Ltd., Kunming Guangruida Special Gas Limited Liability Company, Zhejiang Jinhua Air Separation Equipment Co., Ltd., Jining Quality Metrology Inspection and Testing Institute, China Jiliang University Modern Science and Technology College, Guizhou Product Quality Inspection and Testing Institute.

The main drafters of this document are: Fu Zhuhong, Li Fufen, Chen Yanshan, Na Zhaoyu, Chen Yali, Wang Jun, Tang Xiamei, Yang Yangzhongfu, Chen Chongwen, Lin Dingbiao, He Bo, Gao Jing, Zheng Ze, Bo Chungan, Huang Xiaoqiang, Xiang Jin, Ma Zhiheng, Li Changxing, Xu Jinqi, Chen Hui, Zhu Ruijun, Wu Wen, Zhang Lifeng, and Cheng Huapeng.

The previous versions of this document and the documents it replaces are as follows.

— First issued in 1983 as GB 3864-1983 "Gaseous Nitrogen for Industrial Use";

— First revised in 1996 as GB/T 3864-1996 "Industrial Nitrogen";

— Revised for the second time in 2008 to GB/T 3864-2008 "Industrial Nitrogen";

— This is the third revision. Industrial nitrogen

1 Scope

This document specifies the technical requirements for industrial nitrogen as well as batching, sampling, test methods, inspection rules, marking, labeling, accompanying documents The document describes the requirements for components, packaging, filling, transportation, and storage, and describes relevant test methods, providing safety information for industrial nitrogen.

This document applies to industrial nitrogen in gaseous and liquid forms separated or purified from air.

2 Normative references

GB/T 150

GB 190

GB/T 191

GB/T 3634.2

GB/T 5099

GB/T 5832.1

GB/T 5832.2

GB/T 6285

GB/T 7144

GB/T 8170

GB/T 8979

GB/T 8984

GB/T 11640

GB/T 14194

GB 15258

GB/T 15382

GB/T 16804

GB/T 16483

GB/T 24159

GB/T 27550

GB/T 28051

GB/T 28054

GB/T 28124

GB/T 30685

GB/T 33145

GB/T 34525

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Referenced standards

Normative references

GB/T 150 · GB 190 · GB/T 5099 · GB/T 11640 · GB 15258 · GB/T 16804 · GB/T 27550 · GB/T 28051 · GB/T 28054 · GB/T 33145

Editions of GB/T 3864

EditionTitleRevisionStatus
GB/T 3864-2025Industrial nitrogencurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 3864-2008Industrial Nitrogenprevious editionIn force
GB/T 3864-1996Industrial nitrogenprevious editionObsolete
GB 3864-1983Industrial gaseous nitrogenprevious editionObsolete

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