| Tolerance on Thickness and Weight : as per IS 1239 The following manufacturing tolerance shall be permitted on the tubes and sockets. |
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATE FOR TUBES WITH STEEL COUPLINGS OR SCREWED AND SOCKETED JOINTS |
| (a) Thickness |
| (1) |
Butt welded Light tubes |
+Not limited
- 8 percent |
| |
Medium and Heavy tubes |
+ Not Limited
- 10 percent |
| (2) |
Seamless Tubes |
+Not Limited
- 12.5 percent |
| |
| (b) Weight : |
| (1) |
Single tube (light series) |
+10 percent
- 8 percent |
| (2) |
Single tube
(medium & heavy Series) |
+10 percent |
|
Nominal Bore mm |
Maximum Permissible Pressure N/mm2 |
Kg./cm2 |
Maximum PermissibleTempreature 0C |
| Up to and Including 25 mm |
1.20 |
12.24 |
260 |
| Over 25 mm up to and Including 40 mm |
1.03 |
10.50 |
260 |
| Over 40 mm up to and Including 80 mm |
0.86 |
8.77 |
260 |
| Over 80 mm up to and Including 100 mm |
0.69 |
7.04 |
260 |
| |
0.83 |
8.77 |
177 |
| Over 100 mm up to and Including 125 mm |
0.69 |
7.04 |
171 |
| Over 125 mm up to and Including 150 mm |
0.50 |
5.10 |
160 |
For tubes fitted with appropriate flanges of suitably butt welded together,
the Max, permissible pressure shall be 21.00 Kg/cm2 and Max. permissible temp. 260 C |