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  • BS 6956-1:1988

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    Jointing materials and compounds Specification for corrugated metal joint rings

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-11-1988

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    3. Manufacture
    4. Thickness
    5. Materials
    6. Corrugations
    7. Testing
    Appendix
    A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    Tables
    1. Thickness of metal
    2. Materials for corrugated metal joint rings
    3. Pitch and depth of corrugations

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    Requirements for joint rings for sealing mechanical joints in piping systems carrying gas, water or steam.

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    This Part of BS 6956 specifies requirements for corrugated metal joint rings when used for sealing mechanical joints in piping systems carrying 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases, water or steam.

    Appendix A lists information to be supplied by the purchaser.

    NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

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    Committee PSE/15
    Development Note Supersedes 85/73237 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011) Supersedes BS 5292(1980). (02/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7531:1992 Specification for compressed non-asbestos fibre jointing
    BS 5482-1:2005 Code of practice for domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations at permanent dwellings, residential park homes and commercial premises, with installation pipework sizes not exceeding DN 25 for steel and DN 28 for corrugated stainless steel or copper
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