-: STEEL PIPES AND FITTINGS GROUP (A) : 1/2" , 3/4" AND 1" C. S .

WELDED
SELF COLOR TO BS

PIPES .

1387 TABLE 2 ( MEDIUM ) . 21

TAPER . THREADS

THREADED BOTH ENS TO BS . CAPS

SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST DAMAGE USING ALL PIPES SHALL PASS BENDING TEST ON FOUR * IRECTIONS FROM THE SEAM I.E.

180 90

DEG . BOTH

DIRECTION TO THE SEAM AND ZERO WITH BENDING RADIUS AND .

44

MM FOR 1/2"PIPES.66 MM FOR

3/4"

PIPES

88

MM FOR

1"

PIPES THE ESULTS SHALL SHOW

NEITHER FLATTENG NOR SPLIT AT THE SEAM

GROUP (B) : STEEL

PIPES ACCORDING TO API 5L GR. B

LATEST EDITION E.R.W. OR SEAMLESS WRAPPRD WITH YELLLOW POLYETHYLENE CLADDING ACCORDING TO DIN 30670 , UN COATED AREA SHALL HAVE ANTI RUST PAINT , SIZES FROM 1"

TO 18" 3 TO 6
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IN DOUBLE RANDOM

LENGTHS . WALL THICKNESS IS ACCORDING TO CHEDULE 4O FROM DIAMETERS ( INCHES ) AND SCHEDULE

30 FOR DIAMETERS ( 8

TO 18

INCHES ) .PIPE ENDS SHALL

. BE BEVELLED AND COVERED WITH P. E . CAPS

GROUP (C) : C . S FITTINGS ACCORDING TO BS 1965 , BS

1403 , BS 3381 , BS 3799 AND BS 1640 . WALL THICNESS IS ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE 40 FOR EQUIVALENT PIPE DIAMETERS ( 8 TO 18 INCHES ) . FOR MULTI SIZE FITTINGS THE LARGER SIZE SHALL BE ONSIDERED .FOR SELECTING WELL THICKNESS SLIP - ON FILLET WELD FLANGES TO BS 1560 CLASS * 150 RAISED FACE FROM MATERIAL TO BS 1503 161 28 A OR B , BOLTS TO BS 4882 GR B7 , NUTS AND WASHERS TO BS 4882 GR 2H , EACH FLANGE IS COMPLETE WITH ONE SET OF BOLTS NUTS AND WASHERS

( BRITISH STANDARD 1387 ( 1985 BS: 1387 ---- 1985

THIS BRITISH STANDARD SPECILIES REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREWD AND SOCKETED STEEL TUBES AND . TUBULARS AND FOR PLAIN AND PIPE THREADS

THIS STANDARD IS APPLICABLE TO TUBES OF NOMINAL SAIZ DN 8 to DN 150 IN THREE SERIES OF THICKNESS DESIGNATES LIGHT , MEDUIM ,and HEAVY

DEFINITIONS : ( NOMINAL SIZE ( DN -1

ANUMERICAL DESIGNATION OF SIZE IS COMMON TO ALL COMPONENTS IN PIPING SYSTEM OTHER THAN COMPONEMTS DESIGNATED BY OUTSIDE DIAMETERS OR THREAD SIZE .IT IS A CONVENIENT ROUND NUMBER FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES AND IS ONLY LOOSELY RELATED TO MANUFACTURING DIMENSIONS

NOTE :- 1
NOMINAL SIE IS DESIGNATED BY LETTERS DN . FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER

-: NOTE
2THIS DEFINITION IS DENTICAL TO ISO 9708

: TUBE
ALONG HOLLOW, OPEN ENDED OBJECTED OF C IRCULAR . CROSS SECTION
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-: NOTE
THE TERM TUBE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE TERM .PIPE

-: SOCKET
THE SCREW COUPLING UTILIZED IN JONING THE TUBES . TOGETHER

-: NOTE
THE TERM SOKET IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE TERM . COUPLAR

-: TUBULARS . PIECES , NIPPLES , LONG SCREWS , BENDS , SPRINGS

-: EXACT LENGTH . THE LENGTH OF TUBE EXCLUSIVE THE SOCKET

-: STANDARD LENGTH
THE NOMINAL LENGTH OF a PIPE COMPONENTS WHICH BY VIRTUE DUTOM AND PRACTICE HOS THE NORMAL . LENGTH TO WHICH THE COMPONENT IS SUPPLIED

-:DESIGNATION
TUBES: SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE NUMBER OF THIH BRITH STANDARD ,THE NOMINAL SIZE (DN) AND THICKNESS SERIES AS GIVEN IN TABLE 3,4, AND 5
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TOGETHER WITH THE TYPE OF AND FINISH( PLAIN OR SECREWED ENDS )e.g B.S. 1387 DN 20 MEDIUM . SERIES,SECREWED AND SOCKETED TUBE

-:TUBULARS
TUBULARS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE NUMBER OF THIS BRITISH STANDARAD THE NOMINAL SIZE ( DN ) THICKNESS SERIES ,TYPE OF TUBULAR AND WHERE . APPROPRIATE ,THEIR LENGTH IN ADDITION,BENDS AND SPRINGS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THEIR TYPE REFERENCE ( SEE FIGURE 6,7 ) e.g.B.S.1387 DN 20 MEDUIM SERIES ,BEND TYBE 1

-:SOCKETS BACK NUTS

SOCKETS AND BACK NUTS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE NUMBER OF THIS BRITISH STANDARD AND THE RESPECTIVE NOMINAL SIZE (DH) OF THE TUBE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED E G BS 1387 DN 20 BACKNUTS

MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT

TUBES SHALL BE MANUFACTURED BY A WELDED PROCESS SOCKETS SHALL BE MANUFACTURED BY SEAMLESS OR .MELDED PROCESS

-: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF STEEL SHALL . ( COMPLY WITH TABLE ( 1

THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

CHEMICAL % COMPOSITION C max % 0.20 Mn max % 1.2 P max MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE Elongation Gauge length Lo=5.65 20%

YIELD S TENSILE STRENGTH maxSTRENGTH AM (RO (min

% % 0.045 0.045

N/mm to 460 320

N/mm 195

) TABLE 1 (

NOTE 1:

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FINISHED

. PRODUCT IS REQUIRED
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NOTE 2:

THIS STEEL IS REQUIRED AS BEING

WELDABLE , HOWEVER , CARS SHAULD BE TAKEN AND WELDING SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRATE BRITISH STANDARD

* HEAT TREATMENT :Tubes shall be supplied the annealed or normalized condition With the weld zone heat treated or after a hot finishing . process

* MECHANICAL PROPERTIES *
The mechanical properties at room temperature shall be as given ( (in table 1

* APPEARANCE AND SOUNDNESS *

Small imperfection which do not intrude on the minimum thickness or which can be dressed out such that the thickness after dressing

remains within the tolerance limit shall be be deemed not to affect compliance not be penned screw threads shall comply with this requirements of BS 21 ( (except as provided for in joints The ends shall be cut cleanly and nominally square with the axis of the tub end be free from excessive burrs with the standard surface imperfection shall

THE TUBES SHALL BE STRAIGHT **.

** in

500

at measured at the center of the length

.The tubes shall not include welds for joining length of strip**

:Joints
ALL screwed tubes and sockets shall be the readied in accordance with

BS 21

except as provided below and except

that an light tubes the length of useful threes shall be reduced to 80% of that shown in column 12 of table 2 of BS

21 :

. 1985 : DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES : Dimensions *

. The Dimensions of tubes shall be as given in tables 3,4 and 5
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.Dimensions of sockets shall be as given in table 6

: Tolerances *
The Tolerances on the out side diameter , thickness , mass and . length shall be as follows

: Outside diameter *
( Light tubes as given In table ( 3 ( Medium and heavy tubes as given in table ( 4 , 5

: THICKNESS **
% Light tubes % Medium and heavy tubes - 8 - 10

**: LENGTH
MILL LENGTH :- When mill length are required tubes 1
shall be supplied in lengths of ( 6.4 m ) minimum no tube shall . exceed this length by more than 150 mm

-: APPROXINATE LENGTHS 2 Where approximate lengths are required , either for screwed and . socketed tubes or for plain and tubes 0
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: EXACT LENGTHS 3
Where exact lengths are required either for screwed and socketed tubes or for plain end tubes , each tube shall be within + 5 mm . of the specified length

: RANDOM LENGTHS 4
when random lengths are ordered , tubes shall be supplied in one . of the following ways . a ) In random lengths from 4 m to 7 m b ) for orders of over from

150m

of any one size of tube eig . in

random lengths from

4m

to

7m

but including lengths

1.8m

to

4m

5.7 %

NOTE :

The purchaser should state in the enquiry or order

. which lengths He required

: TESTING
-VISUAL INSPECTION : 1

QUTER DIAMETER

TENSILE TEST :-2

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THICKNESS

LENGTH

( Tensile strength , elongation )

bend test :-3

. The bend test applies to tubes up to and including DH 50 When tested in accordance with the following bend test the finished tubes shall with stand the test with out showing any signs of fracture of failure .

4 FLATING TFST :
DN 50

LEAK TIGHTNESS TEST :-5

1992 /350 05 .

:( BORE TEST ( HOT DIP

INC COATED TUBES ONLY

032 . DN8 ( " hot dip)

: PROTECTION
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 " Tubes shall be supplied self co lour ) . I . e . uncoated ) or with a hat dip inc costing

* : VARNISH
:- " : . " : 5.88% " : " )( APPENDIX C

** : THREADS
" ) (A 0 .

Outside diameter Nominal Size ( DN ) Designation Of thread thickness

Mass of black tuba

max

min

Plain end

& Screwed socketed

810 15 20 25 32 40 Nominal 50 85 Size (80 ) DN 100 max min ( Dimensions & masses are en accordance with ISO 65Plain end & Screwed ( light series to
socketed 810 15 20 25 32 40 50 85 80 100 125 150 1/4 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 2 1/2 2 3 4 5 6 13.9 17.4 21.7 27.2 34.2 42.9 48.8 60.8 76.8 89.5 174.9 140.5 166.1 13.3 16.8 21.1 26.6 33.4 42.1 48.00 59.8 75.4 88.1 113.3 7 138.7 164.1
of ISO 65

mm mm mm Kg/m Kg/m 13.2 515.... 1/4 13.8 1.8 519. 18.7 670. 3/8 17.1 1.8 575.. 21.0 947. 1/2 21.4 2.0 956. 26.4 1.38 3/4 26.9 2.3 1.39 33.2 1.98 1 33.8 2.6 2.00 41.9 2.54 1/4 1 42.5 2.6 2.57 47.8 3.23 1/2 1 48.4 2.9 3.27 Designation 60.2 Outside diameter 2.9 thickness 4.08 of black tuba Mass 59.6 2 4.15 75.2 5.71 1/2 2 Of 78.0 3.2 5.83 87.8 6.72 3 3.2 6.89 thread 88.7 113.0 9.75 4 113.8 3.6 10.0

2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.0

641. 839. 1.21 1.56 2.41 3.1 3.57 5.03 6.43 8.37 12.2 16.6 18.7

845. 845. 1.22 1.22 2.43 3.13 3.61 8.1 6.55 8.54 12.5 17.1 20.3

Dimensions & maximum and minimum outside diameters meet the requirements

Medium

:TABLE 5 DIMENSTIONS OF STEEL TUBES HEAVY