SPECIFICATION FOR MILD STEEL TUBES AND

TUBULARS CONFORMING TO IS - 1239 (PART I ) : 1990

Nominal
Bore (NB)

mm

Inches

15

(1/2)

20

Class Outside Diameter Thickness

MAX
MIN

mm

mm

mm

L
M
H

21.40
21.80
21.80

21.00
21.00
21.00

2.00
2.60
3.20

(3/4)

L
M
H

26.90
27.30
27.30

26.40
26.50
26.50

25

(1)

L
M
H

33.80
34.20
34.20

32

(11/4)

L
M
H

40

(11/2)

50

SWG

Mass of Black
Tube
P/E
S/S

Calculated Wt.
of Galvanised
Tube
P/E
S/S

Black Plain End

Kg/m

Kg/m

Kg/m

Kg/m

14
12
10

0.947
1.21
1.44

0.956
1.22
1.45

1056
826
694

3465
2710
2277

176
138
116

0.999
1.264
1.494

1.008
1.274
1.504

992
785
665

3255
2575
2182

165
131
111

2.30
2.60
3.20

13
12
10

1.38
1.56
1.87

1.39
1.57
1.88

725
641
535

2379
2103
1755

121
107
89

1.441
1.622
1.923

1.451
1.632
1.933

689
613
517

2260
2011
1696

115
102
86

33.20
33.30
33.30

2.60
3.20
4.00

12
10
8

1.98
2.41
2.93

2.00
2.43
2.95

505
415
341

1657
1362
1119

84
69
57

2.062
2.495
3.028

2.082
2.515
3.048

480
398
328

1575
1306
1076

80
66
55

42.50
42.90
42.90

41.90
42.00
42.00

2.60
3.20
4.00

12
10
8

2.54
3.10
3.79

2.57
3.13
3.82

394
323
264

1293
1060
866

66
54
44

2.641
3.207
3.887

2.671
3.237
3.917

374
309
255

1227
1014
837

62
52
43

L
M
H

48.40
48.80
48.80

47.80
47.90
47.90

2.90
3.20
4.00

11
10
8

3.23
3.56
4.37

3.27
3.60
4.41

310
281
229

1017
922
751

52
47
38

3.358
3.681
4.485

3.398
3.721
4.525

294
269
221

965
883
725

49
45
37

(2)

L
M
H

60.20
60.80
60.80

59.60
59.70
59.70

2.90
3.60
4.50

11
9
7

4.08
5.03
6.19

4.15
5.10
6.26

245
199
162

804
653
531

41
33
27

4.225
5.166
6.349

4.295
5.236
6.419

233
191
156

764
627
512

39
32
26

65

(21/2)

L
M
H

76.00
76.60
76.60

75.20
75.30
75.30

3.20
3.60
4.50

10
9
7

5.71
6.42
7.93

5.83
6.54
8.05

175
156
126

574
512
413

29
26
21

5.898
6.621
8.095

6.018
6.741
8.215

166
144
122

545
486
400

28
25
20

80

(3)

L
M
H

88.70
89.50
89.50

87.90
88.00
88.00

3.20
4.00
4.80

10
8
6

6.72
8.36
9.90

6.89
8.53
10.40

149
120
101

489
394
331

25
20
17

6.925 7.122
8.586 8.756
10.109 10.609

140
114
97

459
374
318

23
19
16

100

(4)

L
M
H

113.90 113.00
115.00 113.10
115.00 113.10

3.60
4.50
5.40

9
7
5

9.75
12.20
14.50

10.00
12.50
14.80

103
82
69

338
269
226

17
14
12

10.276 10.586
12.758 13.258
15.252 15.552

94
75
64

308
246
210

16
13
11

125

(5)

M
H

140.80 138.50
140.80 138.50

4.80
5.40

6
5

15.90
17.90

16.40
18.40

63
56

207
184

11
9

16.649 17.149
18.619 19.119

58
52

190
171

10
9

150

(6)

M
H

166.50 163.90
166.50 163.90

4.80
5.40

6
5

18.90
21.30

19.50
21.90

53
47

174
154

9
8

19.700 20.300
22.322 22.922

49
44

161
144

8
7

TOLERANCE : Thickness : Light : + Unlimited

- 8%

Mtrs/Ton Ft/Ton Pcs/Bdle

Galvanised S & S

Medium / Heavy : + Unlimited

- 10%

Mtrs/Ton

Ft/Ton Pcs/Bdle

Weight : Light : 5%, Medium / Heavy : 7.5%

(For quantities per load of 10 Tonnes Minimum)

HYDRO TEST PRESSURE : 5 MPa

IS : 1239 (Part I) - 1979 Mild Steel Tubes

MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
FOR TUBES FOR CONVEYING STEAM
The maximum permissible pressure and temperature for tubes with screwed and socketed joints shall be as follows.
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE FOR TUBES
WITH STEEL COUPLINGS OR SCREWED AND SOCKETED JOINTS
Nominal Bore

mm
Up to and including 25 mm
Over 25 mm upto and including 40 mm
Over 40 mm upto and including 80 mm
Over 80 mm upto and including 100 mm
Over 100 mm up to and including 125
Over 125 mm up to and including 150 mm

Maximum Permissible
Pressure
N/mm2
1.20
1.03
0.86
0.69
0.83
0.69
0.50

Kg/cm2
12.24
10.50
8.77
7.04
8.47
7.04
5.10

Maximum Permissible
Temperature
0
C
260
260
260
260
177
171
160