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Indian Standard AND OTHERWROUGHT STEELTUBES.TUBULARS - SPECIFICATION STEELFITTINGS
PART 1 STEEL TUBES

( SixthRevision )

tcs 77.140.75

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o BIS2004

BUREAU

OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS

,MANAK BHAVAN,9 BAHADURSHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELlll 110002

,/ ly 20Q4 Price Croup 4

M TD l9 Committee, and Fittings Sectionai Pipes Stee l fubes,

F'OI{EWORD standards, aflerthedrafi of Indian by theBureau ( PartI ) ( sixth Revision slandard This lndiaD ) wasadopied tbe Melallurgical hadben approved by sectional commhtee andFjtlings Pipes inalizedby the sreelTubes. Division Council. Engineering 'fhis and1990 respecli!el). I97:1, 1979 in I964.1968, revjsed in 195 8 andsubsequenlly was fifsrpublished standard rnade: m o dl l c a t i o n s h ab vc ee n I r )l h r , e ! : . r o nl.h el o l o * i r g n r a i n

Incorporale.l on lhe frfthrcvison havcoeen ar All lhe af endmenrs andfor man factLrring ( ladleanalysis been irlcorporated tubes for seamless composition ) h.rs b) Chemical ofweldedtlrbes,lsl0T4S.Hot-rolledsteclstripforweldedlubesandpipes'orls5l3'coldrollc bcenincluded. steelsheets andstrips'have carbon l)een have elements for all specified ofscamless lubes ofpfoduct analysis in case variation c) permissible incorporated. endhasbeenincorporaled oftubeswith bevel for supply d) Provision downin rheIndjarIloiler slealn areLaid governing for conveyins theuseoftubes tberegulations ln thiscountry, Board published by thecentralBoilers I{egulatioDs

in theco ntfy followed given to lhehadepraclices hasbcen dueconsideratron !hisstandard, while formulating i n t h i sf i e l d .D u e c o n s i d e r a t i o n h a s a l s o b e e n g i y e n l o i n t o f n a t i o n a l c o o f d i n a t i o . a m o n g t h e s l a n C a r d publications: fronrthefollowing hasbeen derived Assistance countriesio different LSO65:1981 : 1985 BS1387 izalion Organ withISOlnternatiorlal in accordance forscrewing steeltubes suhab'e Carbon ior Standardization suitable for tubes flndfor plainendsteel tubes andtubulars steel andsockgted Screwed 'Pipe pressurefortubes andilttingwhere lhleads or lor screwing to BS2l : 1985 \telding joints aremade on thethreads'. tight

lle ne l l w e etn 1,1 . 2 1 , 6 . 2a n d l ? . 3 w h i c hc a l lf o r a n a g r e e m e b s' 4 , 1 . 1 , 1 . 1 . 1 o n t a i nc sl a u s e6 ] ' h i ss t a n d a rc d a,rd the purchaser. manufacturer

t'heorherparrofthissrandardislSl239(Part2)i1992'Specificationf!rrnildstecllrLbcs.tubl|Lals (.rtrtrth rcrisirtlJ' pipefittings wroughl steel lubulars andother sockct, llttings: Part2 Mild steel wrought steel $'ith,lhe fir]alv.!luc, ofthis standafd is cor))plied requirement whether a particular of deciding Fo[ the purpose wilh off in accordan.c shall be founded the of a test or analysis. exprssing result o. calculated, obierved ls2:lg60.Rulesforfouirdjngoffnumericalvalues(fevised)'.Thenumberofsignificantplacesretri valuein thisstandafd be thesame as thatof Ihespecified roLrnded olTvalIe should

( Part I ): 2004 lS 1239

Indian Standard

STEELTUBES,TUBULARSAND OTHERWROUGHT

- SPECIFICATION STEEL FITTINGS

PART1 STEELTUBES

( Sixth Revision )
I SCOPE ( Part I ) covers 1.1 This slandard the requiremenls 2329. 1985 plain end or screwedand for welded and seamless socketedsteel lubes intendedfor use for water, gas, air and steam. This standardis non-haza[dous 47ll :1974 applicable to tubesof sjze 6 mm nominalbore to bore. 150mm nominal lubesonly arerecommendd L2 Mediumandheavy sewices.The ma{imumpermissible for carryingsteam prcssLrre for different sizesoftubes andternperatures 4'7401919 aregiven in AnnexA for guidance only 2 RIFERENCES Tile Methodfor bend test on metallic tubes ( in full section ) ( /irsl

pipes, Methods for sampling ofstel (/ru1rPvirio,) lubes andfitlings onmildsteel Hotdipzinccoatings t'bes (tn! revis ion ) of Codeofpracticefor packaging steeltubes(/irsl fevlslo, ) practice Gauging for pipethfeads wherepressure tight joints ar fequired on the threads

4736: 1986

8999:1979

which lhe following standards containprovisions provisions in this text,constjtute throughreference the Hot rolled steel stfip for welded of this standard. At the time of publication, 10748 i I 995 werevalid. Allstandards tubsand pipes (lr.r/ revlrlr? ) ed tionsindicated aresubject to agreemedts to fevisionand parties based on this for ringtensile t e s lo n 12278:1988 Method lo jnvesligate thepossibility srandard areencouraged melall;c tubes editions ofthe standards ofapplyingthmostrecent indicated below: 3 TERMINOLOGY /S No 228 Title Method for chemical analysis of steels

Tube 3.1 Black surtace withoutany subsequent Tubeasmalufactured |reatnent.

5 ti 199,1
554: t999

Cold-rolled Iowcarbon steel sheots 3 . 2 N o m i n B l B o r e andstrjps(fourth revision ) ofthe approxilnale bore A size refrence denolingthe Pipe threadswhere pressure-tight is diamefer Foreach size oftube,theoutside tube. joints are made on the threadsd;men(innc \crew lhread llxedby thecorresponding Dimensions, toleraoces and size theaclual bore ofeach oflS 554andtherefore, desicnation ( fourt h I evis i on ) w i l lv a r y accordin lo gl h er h i c k n e s s . ofrube End 3,3 Plain 'Ihe ends debuffing arecleanly finished by norrnal 3.4 Bevel End bewitha specified angle Thfinished lubeendslrall given as in Fig.l. androotface 3,5 Tlbe, Pip object ofcirc0lar or orhef A long, hollov,,, open-ended !rith Tbetermtubois synonyurous the cross-section. rrmPrpe,

Mild steel tubes, lubulars and l2i9 ( Pafi 2 ) r 1992 other wrought sleelfrttrngs: Part2 Mild steelsocket, iubularsandother wrought sieel pipe fittings(/orlt, rcvision )

l i 8 7 :l 9 9 l

ceneralrequirements for thesupply ( record of metallurgica! materials

Mechanicaltesting of metals-. Tensile testing ( recordrevrr,oi, ) Method for flattening test on metallic tubes(trul revi.rion)

1608:1995 2i28:1983

lS1239(Partl)r2004
6 MANUFACTURE steeltube shallbe madefronr tested 6.1 Seamless quality steelmanufacfured by any approvedprocess andshallbe fullYkilled. ofthe steel shallcomply composition 6.'l.l Chmical Sampie analysis. with TableI in Ladle ( Ladle Anslysis) Composition Tlble I Chemical Per.ent, Mox Cnrbon (l) 0.20 Mttrgrncsc S u l p h u r (3) (21 l-30
Phosphot!s

0.040

(4) 0 040

fiom 6.2 The weldedtubesshali be manufactured pipes and for welded tubes steelstrip hoGrolled I lowcarbon stee 8 or Cold-rolled to IS I 074 conforming IS 5ll. andstripsconformingto sheets
Frc. I 3.6 Sockt coupiirg utilizedin joining the tubes The screwed together. wilbrLle ternl is syronymous NOTE- Tletem sockcl 3.7 Length 3.1.1 Random Length which may vafy over Normal manufacluringlengths, mtge maybe agreed ahematively, a length mnge; awide purchaser lhe manufacturer, and to bet\teen the 3.1.2 E\act Lehgth ofScrev)ed and SacketedTlthe ofthe socket. The lengthofthe tubeexclusive 3.1.3 Length of Screvtedand SocketedTube ofthe sockel on one The lengthoflhe tubeinclusive end with handlingtighr - li.trdling tight ,n.ansthatthe so.ketis so NO'I'E fi{ed thatit should uol frlldown duringhandli'19 Light J DOSIGNATION 'fusE wnH 30oBEvELT-rNc END

by odeof lhe tubes shallbemanufactufed 6.3 Stel procsses: follo\ting (HFS); seamless a) HoFfinished (ERW); resistance welded b) Elect.ic (HFJw); induction welded c) Higlrfrequency (flF'w)land \telded d) HoFfinished (CDS). seamless e) Cold-finished
are|totcovercd Nade by hanualweLdin8 NOTE Tobes by this speciiicalion.

tlbesshallbe eitirer atd heavy 6.4 Light,medium to between thepurchaser asagreed welded or seamless andthe manufacturer. weld oftheintefnal tubes, dreheight 6.5 Forwelded percent oflhe specified than 60 fln shall notbegrealer wallthickness. for slea r ser'i.e' rubes used welded 6.6 All electric of and heavy class Onlymedium henormalized. shall ser!ices. normall) beused for steam rube shall
l e c d n o tb en o r m a l i T c d . N O T E - H f S a n dH F W t u b e s

7 CHEMICALCOMPOSITION

outeither ofsteelshall be carried 7.1 Theanalysis parls in IS228anditsrelevanl specified bytherhethod by thisstandardshall bedesignated sreeI tubescovered instrumental/chemial or any olher established by their nominal bore and shall be further classified giver in In case ofdispute theprocedrre merhods oo the wall as light, mediun and heavydepending parts relevant the referee method. IS 22E and its shallbe thickness:and screwedand socketedor plain-end/ given lS 228 andits wherc melhod is in However, not bevel-endto denole end condition,and black or parts. thereferee shallbeasagreed relevant method galvaDized condition. to denotesurface the purchaser andthe manufaclurer, to between
5 SUPPLY OT MATERIALS relating to lhe supply ofsteel Ceneral requirements rubes shallconform to IS 13E7.

Anaty s 7,1.1Product If so agreedbelweenthe purchaserand the

IS1239(Partl):2004
manufacturet theproductanalysis maybe carriedout. perm Maximum issible variations in lhe case ofproduct analysis ove{lhe maximumlimits specified in Table I shallbe asgivenin Table2. Table2 Permissible Variationfor Product Anrlysis tClauset. t.t )
Sl No.
(l)

peffiitledon lhe tubesandsockets. a) Thickness: l) Welded lubes: Light tubes lvledium andheavy tubes 2) Seamless tubs b) Mass: l) Sing,erube ( ljght 2) Sirgletube( 'nedium andheavy series ) 3) For quantities per load of l0 tonnes, Mi, ( lightseries ) per 4) for qusntities loadof I0 tonnes, Mi, ( mediumand beavy series )
+ l0 prcent -8 percenl + l0 perceot + 7.5 prcent + not limited - 8 percent + not limited - I0 percent + Ilotlimited percenr 12.5

Conlnt

Yrrirlion Ovr Spccified l,imit Perccrt, rlox

(2)
Carbon

(3) 0.02 0.04 0.005 0.005

i)

iv)

I'hosphorus

NOl E - l! case ofweldedtubes, prcduclanalFis sltarl not be applicable lo rimBtingsteel.

3 DIMENSIONS 8.1 Thedimensions and nominalmass oftubes shall be in accordance withTables, 1,4 and5 subject to pernritted therolcrances in 9. 8.1.1Thickness andmass mentioned in Tables 3,4 and5 are appl;cabl to both blackandgalvanized tubes. 9 TOLORANCES ON THICKNESSAND MASS 9,I Thefollowing manufacturing toleralces shall bo

+ ?.5 percent

NOTE - For lhe purpos of minimunrwejglmenro'' I 5 t o n n e ls o t .l h es c ' g h m e nm t B )b ed o n e inconreniorr lots at ll)e optio, ot tbe nranufacturcr,

Table3 Dimensioos and NominalMassofStelTubrs(Clauses 8.t and t0.t.t.1 )

Lighi

Phin End KVn

0) 6 !0 l5

(2) t0.l ll.6 17.1 2t.4 26.9 33.8 42.5 48.4 60.2 76.9 88.7 lt3_9

(3) 9.7 t3.2 t6.7 zt.0 26.4 33.2 4t.9 47.8 59.6 75.Z E7.9 I13.0

{4)

(5) 0.360 0.515 0.670 0.947 1.3 8 t.98 2.54 3.21 4.06 5.11 6.12 9.15

K9rr (6) 0.163 0.5t9 0.676 0.956 t.t9

1.8 I.8 1.8 2.0 23 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.6

z0
25 32 50 65 EO 100

z.o0
2.57 3.27 4.15 5.El 6.89 l0_0

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Table4 Dimensions and Nomi alMassof SteelTubes-Mediun

(Clau:e8.1\

nl.in lin'l
l(9m K9d (6)

(t) 6 6 l0 l5 70 25 32 40 50 65 80 100 t25 150

t2)
10.6 14.0 t?.5 2l.a 2 13 34.2 42.9 4E.E 60.8 16.4 89.5 1t5.0 140.8 166.5

(r)
9.8 13.2 t6.7 21.0 33.3 42.0 47.9 59.7 75 . 3 88.0 ,I t3.t l]85 t63.9

(4) 2.0 23 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.0 45 4,E 4,E

(5)

0.404 0.641 0-839 t.2t L56 2.41 3 .t 0 3.56 5_01 6.42 8.36 t2.2 15.9 18.9

0.407 0.645 0_845 |.22 |.57 2..11 3.ll 3.60 5.10 6.54 8.5 3 12.5 1 64
l9.5

Table5 Dimensions snd NominslMes3of Steel T[bcs- Heevv ( C l a u s e s .)t

Bore

Phin End K9m

(l) 8 l0 l5 20 25 40 50 65 80 r00 125 150

(2) 10.5 I4.0 I?,J 21.8 27.3 42.9 48.8 60.8 '7 6.6 89.5 I I5.0 140.E 166.5

(3) 9.8 t3.2 | 6.',t 21.0 26.5 33.3 42.0 4 t.9 59.7 '7 5.3 88-0 ll3_t t3 8 . 5 163.9

(4) 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.4

(5) 0.4E7 0.765 1.02 t.44 LE7 293 3.',l9 4.3? 6.19 '1.93 9.90 I4.J t7.9 2t.3

(6) 0 4t0 0 769 t.0l 1.45 1.88 2.95 3.82. 4.41 6.26 805 10.I 14.8 l8 4 2t.9

(Part I ): 2004 IS 1239 I () .IOINTS tul.eshalb d i t hp : p e l e.Lppliew t0.I A,.scrc$ed rhreads conlorming to lS 554. Gaugingin accordance test asan adequate wilh IS 8999shallbe considered ofthfeads of lS 554. fof conformity tubesshallbe otherwise, l0.l.l Unlessspecified and fiiled with taper lhrads suppljcd screwed parallel The socket throadhaving with onesockt ( except 6.4 ) of shallconformto all requ;.ements 2 ). lS l2i9 ( Part oftaper tbeapplicatiolr oflighttubes I 0 l.l.l In case oulsrde bypermitlingthe prpe thfeads maybemodified in to belyithinthelimitsshown oflhe lubes dia)neler tubc approaches i. Where th col ? and I ofl'ablc diameter, some incon)plete rhelo\yerIimit ofoutside thfeads( perfect at root and imPerfectat the crest ) ay bc expcted f|om and byondthe gaugePlane. as !hreads. shallnot be regarded Suchincomplete the tubes. Also lheminimum for rejeclion of luslification of in lighrtubes shallbe 80 percent l!ngthol threads ir 1S554. thatspecifid ll.3 ApproxinateLenglh eilhert_or lenglhs are required, Whenapproximate plain nd lubes, or for andsocketed lubes screwed + specifled eachtubeshallbe within I50 mm oithe length. 12 GALVANIZING the to begalvanized, tubes arefequited 12.1 Where wrth shallbe in accordance on thetubes zinccoating 1s4736. 12.2 Tubes,which afe to be screwed,shall be screwing. galvanized before I] LOAK PROOF TEST

as for leaktightness l3.l Eachlube shallbe tested wofks eitller b)' test at manufaclurer's an in-process hydrosiatictestor alternativelyby eddy currentlesl, with Annex B in accordance test shall be carriedout al a l3.l.l Hydroslatic leasl maintainedforat pressure sam of5 MPaandthe in lhe pipe leakage nor sho$ an) i andshrll

withsquare shallbe supplied -- l hechoice l0.2 lhe plaincndpipes ol llrc i! .t ihediscfetion ol tcsr NOTD supPlied onmutual alsob cut llowcver,bevelendmay andthmanufacturer between lhe purchaser agrccnrcnt 14 TEST ON TUBES ( rcs Fig. I ). by the manufacturer shallbecouducted Followingtests ]I I,EN6THS of on lengths sllallb applid l:ol owingtolerances l l.l llandomLength Includes specified onesocket 4 to 7 nr,unlessoiherwise tubes. lbr screwed andsocketed shallbe at leasti20 MPa slrength 14.1 The tensile oui on full ( 320N/mm'z).Thetestshallbe carried tubes in the selected cut fron section of strip wilh lS I60EandIS I227E. accordanc NOTES shall restspeclmcn thenriplnsile tubes, I Forrvcldc'd

l l.l.l [:or ordersof over 150m ofany onesizeof Do! corlai[ lltc weld shoil random lo supply rube,ir shallbe permiss;ble zilc coatingnay be renxNcd 2 For g l!dsjzed lLrbes, of tha! the number lenglhs from 2 to 4 m provided t o l c i s i l et e s l S b y s t r i p p i t rt .ior ofthe total 5 perccnt suchlengtbdosnot exceed l 4 . l . l T h e e l o n g a l i o np e r c e n to n a g a u g e l e n g l h o f bore below65 mm nominal oflengthsfor sizs number where S() is rhe original cross-section al area 5.65{So, length ofsuchshortrandom andabovc,7.5 percent lest spcime[, shall be as follows: pennitled. be permissible ofthe In addition, it shall shallbe makea random for flvo lengthstobejoinedtogetherto Elongotion provided ofsuchjoinl lengths thatlhe numbcr length, offte totaI number of lengths 5 percant dosnotexceed 20 forallsizes services a) For steam 7.5 fbr sizes below65mm nominalboreand Percent for sizes 65 mm and o, rhetotal numberof Iengths b) Fo. othersorvices: mm l) Upto andincluding2s | 1.2 Exactt-ength the manufacturer agreedtobetween Unlessotherwise whereexactlengthsarespecified, andthe pu.chaser, either for scfewedand sockeledtubesor for plai0+ cnd lubeseachlube shallbe within 3 mm ofth Lcnglh. specified 2) O'et 25 mm up to and including 150mm 12 2A

14.2BendTeslon TubesUp tosnd Including50 mm NominelBorc with IS 2329 the tubes Whentestedin accordance

lS1239(Partl)r2004 lstwithoul thebend ofwithstanding shallbecapable tubes orfajhrc. Welded anysigls of fracture showing plane ofbending to the weld at 90' lhe be benfwith shall Thtubesshallnot be filled for this tst oibeing shallbecapable tubes 14.2.1Ungalvanized a former I round through80" cracking coldwithout benl havinga radiusat the botlomofgroovein the Plane equalto at leastsix timesthe outside of bending, diameler ofthetube. of being tubesshallbe capable 14.2.2 Calvanized through 90' steel, ofthe bentcold,withoutcracking rounda formerhavinga radiusat the boltomofthe diameter $eoutside groove equalto at leasteighttimes of thetubes. Above 50mmNodrinal 14.3FlrtiefingTestonTubes Bore andassessed separately besampled a lot,lach lotshali for conforflilyto this specification. for Conformity Criterion 16.2Samplingand themanufacturer to between agreed otherwise Unless oftubes forsampling aser tbeprocedure andthepurch IS 471I lestsandcriterialor conloFnity, for various shallbfollo*ed. 17 MARKING withmanutacturer's bemarked tube shall l7,l Each lS No. thatis, IS 1239( Parl I ) name or trade-mark, thatis, L,M,andH,forlight,medium oftobes, and class andheavyclass. of tubes shall be l?.2 The different classes which shallbespplied bands, by colour distinguished themanufacturer's thetubesleave asfollowsbefore

cutfromtheends than40 mmin length not less Rings -Yellow cold betwen tubes shallbeflattened ofthe selected a) Lighttubes ( point of at 90" plares weld, ifany with the parallel - Blue tubes b) Medium with IS 2328.No maxinumbending ) in accordance c) Heavytlbes - Red until shalloccurby fra.turein theweidarea opning percent NOTE - For exporr pu.posetbe colour band on the is lessthanT5 theplates beiween thedistance m a ! b ep a i n t t d l i g h rr u b e s ) e l l o wo r b r o w n of the tubeenii no of the originaloutsidediameter than in fie in the metalelsewhete cracksgr breaks the agreedto between 17.3 Unlessotherwise theplates manufactur6r between weldshalloccuruntil thedistance white colour band a andthepurchaser diameter' shaLl oftheoriginaloutside than60percent is less be appliedat eachend of the tubesfor steam
wotlld crackinsat theedses NOTE--SliSht Prematut lo stTeclconpliancewith tbis slandard nol -bedeemed NOTE - Addit'onal colour bands,as given in 17 2 10 17.4nlay Elsobe applied.

14.3.1 The testringsmay havethe innetandouter edgestounded. 14.4Re-test fail Shouldany oneofthe test pie.esfirst selectd two further above, to passanyofthe testsspecified in resPectofeach for testiDg selected samples shallbe from both thes failure. Shouldthe test pieces pass, bedeemed thematerialshall additional samples paniculat ofthat test to compiywith lhe requirements additional from eithrofthese thetestpieces Should by theteslsamples rpresented samples fail, thematerial with thestandard asnot complying shallbedeemd IS WORKMANSHIP free andreasonably finished Allpipesshallbecleanly ftom injuriousdefects.Theendsshallbefreefrom and burrsofthe pipe. Th tubesshall sharpedges straight. be reasonably 16 SAMPLING FOR TUBES

two morethan? shallhave having length U.4 Tubes one neareachend All otheriengths ?5 mm bands, one75 mmband. shall have 17.5BIS CertilicationMrrking Mark, wilhtheStandard Thetubes mayslsobemarked of fromtheBureau detajls for whichmaybeobtained lndian Standards. by Mark is governd ofthe Standard 17,5,1Theuse Acl, Slandar^ oftle B reauoflhdian thepiovisions made thereundet andRegulations I966andtheRules for whichfie licence ofconditions under Thedetail$ Mark may be grantedlo the use of Standard fromthe maybeobtained or producers manufacturers Bueau of IndianStandards. 18 PROTECTIONAND PACKING

protected shallbevarnished nototherwise Blacktubes the lenglh paihted exte.nally throughout or suitably where or unpainted. unless otdered unvarnlshed all ttrbes ofdrawingsamples I6.l Lol for thepurpose qualities all oflubes for transpon, trbesarebundled undera andmalufactured same designation bearing packed in accordance with tS 4740. shall be together to constitute process shallbegrouped siogle

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ANNEX A ( Clause1.2)
FOR AND TEMPERATURE PRESSURE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONI'EYING STEAM 'I-IJBES FOR

flangesor en d A-2 For tubesfittd with appropiiate p e r m i s s i b lp er e s s u ra A-l Th maximum withscrewed andsocketedjoints suitablybutt welded together,the maxtmum temperature for tubs pressure permissibl shall be 2.06 MPa and the in Table 6. beasgiven shall perm 260'c. issible temprdure maximum
Teble 6 Maximum PermissiblPressureandTemperaturelor Tubeswith SteelCouplings or Joints Screrved and Socketed (ClauseA-t )
Notninil Bor.

Miximum fcrmissible M r r i m u mP e r m h s i b l e t (l) 260 260 260 260 t77 l7l 160

(l) 25 mm U p t o a n di n c l u d i n g Orer 25 mm up to and includins40 mm Over 40 mm up to and including80 mm over 80 nrD up to atrdincluding 100mn O v c r 1 0 0m m u p t o a n di n c l l d i n gI 2 5 t n m Ovcr 125 nm !p to and includins 150 rnm 0kc/mm':. N o ' I E - I M P a = I N / m m ? =0 . 1 0 2

(2) r.20 r.03 0.86 0.69 0.83 0.69 0.50

ANNEX B ( Clause 13.l )

f,DDY CURRENTTESTINGOF TUBf,S AS AN ALTERNATIVETO THE IIYDRAULIC TEST LEAK TIGHTNESS
B-I METHODS OF TEST using for im?erfections B-l.l The tubesshallbe tested coil or arotatingtubeor a concentriccoil or segmeDt fotary probe eddy current tech[ique in accotdance wifh this Annex. 8- I .2 The tubeshallbe sufficientlysuaightto ensure the validity of the test and the sudace shall be free from any foreign matterthatwould interferewith the inte.pretationof the iest. B-1.3 Two melhods of test are permitted (at ihe maybe localed option). The equipment man ufacturer's on or off the tubemill. It-1.3-t Method A throughthe (a) The lube to be lested is passed

towelded or seamless coil( apptiaable concantriclcst welda0d (b) coil covering the segmntal tubes or ), to welded *15'arc from weld line ( applicable tubes) on eitherside. B 8-1,3.2 Method is rotated orthetestcoil assembly Thetubeto betested otherso the rcstcoil relative to each andtranslated a belicalpathovff the tubesurface.The describes pitchofthe helicalscan shallensure tha!the whole covered. Thisnethod isefoctivoly ofthetube surface tubesonly. !o seamless is applicable B-2 CALIBRATION OF TEST EQUIPMENT shall be calibrated using B-2,t The equipment bolesas definedin B-2.2 tubecontaining standaad notchesas defined for MotbodA or standard

IS I239( Pari I )i 2004 rubefor offin B-2.3for MethodB. The standard electromagnetlc have similar shall equipment line as the andthickness properties and samediameter tube equipmnt, runlling Foronline rube lo belested. tube. as standard maybe considered A B-2.2 Mthod defectshallbe a circularholedrilied Ttrertandard radially completelythroughthe tube wail on th to make ofthe drillslequired welding.Thediameters follows: holes shallbeas these NominalBorcafthe Tubes Drill Dianeter mm mln 1.2 15 Up 10andincluding 1.1 20,25-32 40-50 65-80 100-125 2.2
shallbchecked ofthe equipment B-3.2 Thecalibration atthe end ofeach wolking at the commncementand period and at intrva)snot exceeding2 h testinglhe duringproductioo B-3.3 Ifon checking even after is not detected referencestandarddefect thesens itivity by2dB to allow fbrequ,pmonl changing Following shallberecalibrated. drift,theequipment all iubestesledsincethe previouscheck recalibration, from individually onless recordings shallbe relested, permit n classificatio available that tubes are idefiified 'acccp'ah ' s u s p e c t e a n d o { t h o s el u b e s r n t o catgories. B-4 TEST PROCEDURE Passthe tube to be inspectedthrough the lesi unit productionspeed, maintainingthe at thc appropriate production speedconstantwith + l0 percent under identical to thoseusedin the .alibration conditions ofthe equ,Pment. condilions incllde all ostrumenl NOTE- Ident;cal posilioninB oflheencirclirtg mcchan ica I motion. setting, to thetubeandanyotherftctor that coilG)irrrelaiion affect$e validityof the lchniquc 8.5 ACCEPTANCE a signallowr than the B-5.1 Any tube producing to have shall be deemed from the standard signals passed this test.

2.1 3.2

rJo
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notch a longitudinal testpiece shallhave Thestandard parallelto thetube less in width machined 0.8mmor ofthe tube. Thedepthof axison the outersurface ofthespecified notexceed I 2/, percent shall thenotch grater, thickness of$e tubeor 0.3mmwhicheveris of thenotchat firll depthshallnot exceed Thelength 50mm.

NDT syslems areknownto bescnsitive B'5.2 Since do not causeleak, the tube to some featureswhich 8.3 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE rejectedby NDT may be retestedbydraulically and adjusted whateve.tubes pass tho hydraulic test shall be test coils shallbe and B-3.1Theequipment identifiable accepted. manner aclearly in a cons istent ro produc

on lhe standard defect(s) signalfrom tbe standard to setthettiggrer/ tubeandthis signalshaltbe used purposes Forcalibr4tioo levelofthe equipment. alarm the standard tube the.elative speedbetween shall be and thetest coils standa.d defect conlaining the same as that usedduringthe production

in B-5.1may alsobe retested B-5.3 Thetubesrejected Thosewhichdonotproduce off-lineNDTequipmentrejeci level signalsshall be accepted.Olhersmay be rejecl aftercroppingoff the portionproducing accepted level signals.

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,aTMENDMENTNO. I NOVEMBER 2005 TO ( PART I ) : 2004 STEEL TUBES, TLIBULARS ItS 1239 AND OTHER WROUGHT STEEL FITTINGS SPECIF'ICATION
PART ,I STEEL TUBES ( Sifih Reision ) ( I'age l, clau.se 3.3) thefollowingfor theexisting: Substitute 'Theenrls clean.' shallbefinished of thetubes clause: ( F'age 2, clause 6.3) - Substitute tle followingfor theexisting 'Steeltrbes shallbernanufactured throughoneof the following processes: (HFS); seamless a) Hot-finished (CDS); seamless b) Cold-frnished (HFW);and welded c) Hot-finished inductionwelded(ERWor weldedor high frequency d) Eler:tricresistance FIF|!\D,
weldingare not covscd by lhis specificotion.' NCTE-Tubes madeby ma;rual

( F'age 3, clause 9,1" Note ) -

'15 ' torutes lot". lot'/or Substitute l0 tonnes Substitutethe following for the

( Page 5, clause 13.7.1,lines 2 and 3 ) -

existi.ng: 'Hvdrostatic tcst Shallbe carried out at a pressure of 5 MPa and the same in thepipe,' anyleakage 3 seconds mainuined {or atleast andshallnot show clause: ( Page6, clause 17.4) - Subslitute thefollowingfor theexisti:rg 'Tulxs lhaving one randomlength,l to 7 metres shallhavetwo 75 mrn bands lengthas preseribed neareachend. Ttrbeshavingexactlorgth andapproximate in,;lausls ll.2 and11.3 shall have one75mmband.' (MID 1e)
linir, BIS, New Delhi,India Reprography

AMENDMENT NO.2 NOVEMBER 2OO7 TO IS 1239(PART 1) : 2004STEEL TUBES,TUBULARS AND OTHERWROUGHT STEEL FITTINGSSPECIFICATION
PART 1 STEEL TUBES ( Sfulh Revision ) (Page1, clqu.se 2) Delete lS 12278:1998alongwith its title. 12278'.

(Page5, clause14.1,line 4)-Delae'lS

(Page8, clause matter: B-3.2)- Substitute the followingfor theexisting '"I'hecalibration at the begfuming of the shift of the equipment shall be checked andbefore sizechange.'

(MrD 19)
India Reprography Unit,BIS,NewDelhi,

AMENDMENT NO.3 MAY 2OO8 TO lS 1239(PART 1) : 2004STEEL TUBES' TUBULARS _ AND OTHERWROUGHT STEEL FITTINGS SPECIFICATION
PARTl STEELTUBES ( Stxth Revtstun ) - Substitute the followingfor the (Page2, claase6.1.1,first sentence) existing: ,chemicalcomposition shallcomply steeltubes, of steelto be usedfor seamless analysis.' with Table1 in Ladlesample (Page 8.1-l) - Add thefollowingNoteat theend: 3, clause ' 'NOTE - Ma:s wittt0ut s0cket tube forthrcaded applicabl isalso ofplain 6nd tubcr - Delete the 'Note'. (Page 6, clause17.3)

- Add atlheend: Nole thefoilowing (Page 6,ct\Ne 17,4)

' 'NOTE- Additional asgivenin U.2 to l?.'l mayalsobeapplied oolour bands,

(MrD le)
Unit"BIS,New Dlhi,India Reprogaphy