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AMENDMENT NO. 6 June 2021

TO

IS 1239 (PART 1) : 2004 STEEL TUBES, TUBULARS

AND OTHER WROUGHT STEEL FITTINGS —
SPECIFICATION
PART 1 STEEL TUBES
( Sixth Revision )

(Page 1, clause 1.1) — Substitute the following for the existing:

‘This standard (Part1) covers the requirements for welded and seamless steel
tubes plain end or screwed end or screwed and socketed intended for use of water,
non-hazardous gas, air and steam. This standard is applicable to tubes of size
6mm nominal bore to 150 mm nominal bore.’

[Page 1, clause 2 (Also see amendment no. 2)] — Substitute the following
for the existing clause.

‘2 REFERENCES
The following Indian Standards contain provisions, which through reference in
this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication the
editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of
applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

IS No. Title
228 (various parts) Methods of chemical analysis of steels
513 (Part 1) : 2016 Cold reduced carbon steel sheet and strip: Part 1 Cold
forming and drawing purpose (sixth revision)

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IS No. Title
554 : 1999/ Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are made on
ISO 7-1 : 1994 the threads — Dimensions, tolerances and designation
(fourth revision)
1239 (Part 2) : 2011 Mild steel tubes, tubulars and other steel fittings: Part 2
Steel pipe fittings (fifth revision)
1387: 1993 General requirements for the supply of metallurgical
materials (second revision)
1608 (Part 1) : 2018/ Metallic materials — Tensile testing: Part 1 Method of
ISO 6892-1 : 2016 test at room temperature (fourth revision)
2328 : 2018/ Metallic materials — Tube-flattening test (third
ISO 8492 : 2013 revision)
2329: 2005/ Metallic materials — Tube (In full section) — Bend test
ISO 8491 : 1998 (second revision)
4711 : 2008 Methods for sampling of steel pipes, tubes and fittings
second revision)
4736 : 1986 Hot dip zinc coatings on mild steel tubes (first revision)
4740 : 1979 Code of practice for packaging of steel tubes (first
revision)
8999 : 2003/ Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are made on
ISO 7-2 : 2000 the Threads-verification by means of limit gauges (first
revision)
10748 : 2004 Hot rolled steel strip for welded tubes and pipes (second
revision)’

(Page 2, clause 3.7) ― Insert the following new clauses after 3.7:

‘3.8 Screwed End Tube

Tubes with screwed threads on both ends conforming to IS 554.
3.9 Screwed and Socketed Tube
Tubes with screwed threads on both ends conforming to IS 554 and at least one
end fitted with a socket.’

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(Page 2, clause 4) — Substitute the following for the existing:

‘Steel tubes covered by this standard shall be designated by their nominal bore
and shall be further classified as light, medium and heavy depending on the wall
thickness.’

(Page 2, clause 6.2) — Substitute the following for the existing:

‘6.2 The welded tubes shall be manufactured from hot-rolled steel strip for welded
tubes and pipes conforming to IS 10748 or cold reduced carbon steel sheet and
strip conforming to IS 5I3 (Part 1).’

[Page 5, clause 10.1.1 (Also see amendment no. 4)] — Substitute the
following for the existing clause:
‘The socket(s) supplied with screwed and socketed tube shall conform to IS 1239
(Part 2).’

(Page 6, clause 17.5.1) — Substitute the following for the existing:

‘17.5.1 The product(s) conforming to the requirements of this standard may be

certified as per the conformity assessment schemes under the provisions of the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 and the Rules and Regulations framed
thereunder, and the products may be marked with the Standard Mark.’

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