GOST 32464-2013 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 32464-2013 — "Угли бурые, каменные и антрацит. Общие технические требования" (English: "Brown coals, hard coals and anthracites. General technical requirements"). The standard establishes general quality, safety and documentation requirements applicable to brown coal, hard coal and anthracite and their products of enrichment and sorting.

Abstract

GOST 32464-2013 is an interstate (Межгосударственный) technical standard that defines the group-wide technical requirements and quality indicators for coal products (brown coal, hard coal, anthracite and their processed fractions). It sets which safety- and quality-related parameters must be included in product documentation and limits the maximum values that enterprise-level specifications may set for these parameters.

General information

• Status: Active / in force (introduced as an interstate standard).
• Publication date: Approved 22 November 2013, introduced into effect 1 January 2015.
• Publisher: Approved and published under the authority of the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Rosstandart) as an interstate standard.
• ICS / categories: 75.160.10 (Solid fuels — classification under fuels / solid fuels).
• Edition / version: GOST 32464-2013 (first introduced 2013; effective from 2015).
• Number of pages: 7–8 pages (commonly listed as 8 pages in bibliographic entries).

Scope

The standard applies to the homogeneous product group consisting of brown coals, hard coals and anthracites, including enriched (beneficiated) and sorted products, ordinary (raw) coal, intermediate products, screenings and slurries. It specifies which quality indicators characterize the safety of coal products and which of those indicators are required to be reflected in the documentation accompanying production and supply.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of product scope and classification references (classification by genetic and technological parameters — reference to applicable GOST classification standards such as GOST 25543 for coal classification).
• Mandatory quality and safety indicators to be declared in documentation (examples include ash content, moisture, total and forms of sulfur, chlorine, volatile matter, calorific value, and trace element limits such as arsenic); the standard sets upper bounds that enterprise specifications must not exceed.
• Division of coal products into enriched (beneficiated and sorted) and non‑enriched, and specification of typical product fractions (screenings, slimes, intermediate products).
• Requirements for acceptance documentation, marking/identification of consignments and the inclusion of quality parameters in contracts and technical specifications.
• Normative references to relevant test and sampling methods (the standard refers to established GOST methods for analysis and sampling rather than repeating detailed test procedures).

Typical use and users

Used by coal producers, beneficiation plants, traders, power plants, cement and metallurgical consumers, procurement and quality departments, testing laboratories and regulatory bodies to define baseline quality and safety parameters, prepare technical specifications, perform acceptance and conformity checks, and include required declarations in contracts and shipping documentation.

Related standards

References commonly associated with GOST 32464-2013 include coal classification and testing standards (for example GOST 25543 and other GOST/ISO methods for determination of moisture, ash, sulfur, calorific value and trace elements). The standard is part of the set of GOST/GOST‑R/EASC documents governing fuel quality and testing.

Keywords

coal, brown coal, hard coal, anthracite, solid fuel, coal quality, ash content, moisture, sulfur, calorific value, beneficiation, classification, sampling, safety indicators, GOST

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 32464-2013 is an interstate standard titled "Brown coals, hard coals and anthracites. General technical requirements" that establishes general quality and safety parameters and documentation requirements for coal products.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers scope, mandatory quality/safety indicators to be recorded in documentation, classification references, and the requirement that enterprise product specifications must not exceed the maximum values set by this standard. It applies to raw, sorted and enriched coal products and typical coal fractions.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Coal miners and processors, power and industrial fuel consumers, traders and procurement teams, testing laboratories, and regulatory or conformity assessment bodies use the standard to prepare specifications, accept deliveries and ensure declared quality meets required safety parameters.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: As of the bibliographic entries and regulatory listings, GOST 32464-2013 is active (in force). It was approved in November 2013 and entered into force on 1 January 2015; users should check national/regional registries for any later amendments or replacement standards before applying it to new contracts.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the family of GOST/EASC standards addressing solid fuels and coal products and cross-references other GOSTs for classification, sampling and test methods rather than forming a numbered multi-part series itself.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Coal, brown coal, hard coal, anthracite, solid fuel, ash content, moisture, sulphur, calorific value, beneficiation, classification, safety indicators, sampling, GOST.