BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 2943:1998 Hydraulic fluid power Filter elements Verification of material compatibility with fluids ICS 23.100.60 BS IS02943:1998 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 2943:1998 and implements it as the UK national standard. It partially replaces BS 6275-2:1984. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MCE/18, Fluid power systems and components, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; - monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and i, the ISO title page, pages ii to iv, pages 1 to 5 and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover. Amendments issued since publication This British Standard, having been prepared under the Amd. No. Date Comments direction of the Engineering Sector Committee,was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes intoeffect on 15February1999 CBSI 05-1999 ISBN 0 580 320014 BS ISO 2943:1998 Contents Page National foreword Inside front cover Foreword ili Text of ISO 2943 1 BSI 05-1999 i