Standard No.:	GB/T 16942-2025
English Name:	Electronic gas - Bulk gas
Chinese Name:	电子气体 大宗气体
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	SAMR; SAC
Issued on:	2025-8-1
Implemented on:	2026-2-1
Status:	to be valid
Superseding:	GB/T 16942-2009 Gas for electronic industry—Hydrogen GB/T 14604-2009 Gas for electronic industry—Oxygen GB/T 16945-2009 Gas for electronic industry—Argon GB/T 16944-2009 Gas for electronic industry—Nitrogen GB/T 16943-2009 Gas for electronic industry—Helium
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	7500 words
Translation Price(USD):	225.0
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GB/T 16942-2025 Electronic gas - Bulk gas 1 Scope This document specifies the technical requirements for bulk gases, and describes the corresponding test methods. It also specifies the requirements for sampling, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, storage, and safety information of bulk gases. This document is applicable to vessel-packaged bulk gases prepared by separating and purifying air as raw materials or purifying industrial bulk gases as raw materials. 2 Normative References The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. GB 190 Packing symbol of dangerous goods GB/T 3634.1 Hydrogen - Part 1: Industrial hydrogen GB/T 3863 Industrial oxygen GB/T 3864 Industrial nitrogen GB/T 4842 Argon GB/T 5099 (All parts) Seamless steel gas cylinders GB/T 5832.3 Determination of moisture in gases - Part 3: The method of cavity ring-down spectroscopy GB/T 6285 Determination of trace oxygen in gases - Electrochemical method GB/T 7144 Coloured cylinder mark for gases GB/T 8984 Gas analysis - Determination of the contents of trace carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon in gases - Gas chromatography with flame ionization detector GB/T 11640 Seamless aluminum alloy gas cylinders GB/T 14194 Rules for filling of compressed gas cylinders GB 15258 General rules for preparation of precautionary label for chemicals GB/T 16804 Precautionary labels for gas cylinders GB/T 28123 Industrial helium GB/T 28124 Gas analysis - Determination of the trace contents of hydrogen, oxygen, methane and carbon monoxide in inert gases - Gas chromatography with zirconia detector GB/T 28726 Gas analysis - Gas chromatograph with helium ionization detector GB/T 28727 Gas analysis - Determination of the contents of trace sulfur compounds in gases - Gas chromatography with flame photometric detector GB/T 33145 Large capacity seamless steel gas cylinders GB/T 34528 Regulation for filling of cylinder bundle GB/T 37182 Gas analysis - Gas chromatograph with plasma emission detector GB/T 43306 Gas analysis - Sampling guidelines TSG 23 Regulation on safety technology for gas cylinder TSG R0005 Supervision regulation on safety technology for transportable pressure vessel 3 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 bulk gas it includes hydrogen, oxygen, argon, nitrogen, and helium. 4 Technical requirements The technical requirements for bulk gases shall comply with the requirements given in Tables 1 to 5. Table 1 Technical requirements for hydrogen

Contents Foreword i 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 Technical requirements 5 Sampling 6 Test methods 7 Inspection rules 8 Signs, packaging, transportation, storage, and safety information Bibliography