RESEARCH DESIGNS AND STANDARDS ORGANISATION (Traction Installation Directorate) Comparison on Comments of Specification No.

TI/SPC/OHE/Fasteners/0120 received from the Firms with remarks on it. Comments received by mail from M/s ASP Pvt. Ltd. on uploaded RDSOs Specification No. TI/SPC/OHE/Fasteners/0120 are tabulated below: Sl. No. 1. Contents of Uploaded specification. Comments and Suggestions received from the Firms. Sampling plan for Steel Fasteners COMMENTS: You have adopted and Stainless Steel Fasteners IS: Sampling Plan based on IS: 2614 which 2614 -1969 have been adopted. has already been superseded by IS: 1367 (Part-17) and IS: 2614 was withdrawn long time back. SUGGESTIONS: In our opinion for sampling plan, you should incorporate IS: 1367 (Part-17) in place of IS: 2614 and delete all the tables given for sampling plan and mentioned only sampling as per IS: 1367 Part-17). RDSO(TI) Remarks Not acceptable. Sampling Plan mentioned in IS: 1367 (Part-17) has been discussed with M&C Directorate of RDSO. It is advised that existing sampling plan as mentioned in Specification as per IS: 2614-1969 is easy to understand & implement. Hence Inspection Plan as mention in Specification can be considered.

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These all specifications i.e. IS: 1367 IS: 1367 Part-3 is the specification for Not acceptable. Part-2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13,17 and Mechanical Test of Bolts and Screws. IS: 1367 Part 2, 3, 5, 18. have been referred, having 6,7,9,10,13, 17 and 18 have same title. same title i.e. Technical Supply Conditions For Threaded Steel Fasteners. But various part have got different subtitle. For Example: Subtitle of IS: 1367 Part-3 is the specification for Mechanical Test of Bolts and Screws. -1-

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12.5.2 have been referred for COMMENTS: Determination Determination of Percentage 12.5.2 Elongation after fracture. Elongation after fracture. 12.5.1.1 G.S. Bolts: The tensile test shall be carried out on all sizes of bolts in finished condition where a free threaded length equal to one diameter of bolt shall also be subjected to tensile load. The fracture shall occur in the shank or thread of bolt and not at the junction of the head and the shank. The calculation of the tensile strength is based on the stress area. The tensile strength shall not be less than 400N/mm2.

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12.5.1: The tensile test shall be carried out on all sizes of bolts in finished condition where a free threaded length equal to one diameter of bolt shall also be subjected to tensile load. For test of full size Bolts -6p (p=pitch) thread length to be subjected to Tensile load which you can amend accordingly % Elongation is tested during tensile test but it is not possible to measurer Elongation in full size Bolt since when some Thread portion has to be exposed during testing, elongation will start in threaded portion & normally all Bolts breaks from the Threaded portion. Since you are following IS:1367 (Part 3) for Mechanical Test you will notice that in IS: 1367-(Part-3) table -5 there are two test programed i.e. Test programme A & Test Programme B Test Programmed B is followed for Testing Full Size Bolts & Screws. In clause 6 of IS: 1367: Part 3) it is clearly mentioned. The application of programme B is always desirable but it is mandatory to products with breaking loads less than 500 KN. SUGGESTIONS: Since all Bolts and Screws used are of tensile load less than 500KN so we request to included test programmer B for Mechanical Test as per IS:1367 Part-3. For which no elongation test is required. Elongation test to be carried out for the products which cannot be tested full size. -2-

Not acceptable. As per clause 6 of IS: 1367 Part-3 , regardless of test programme all requirements of Table -3 shall be met and table 3 which includes elongation test.

Clause12.13 Galvanizing test The zinc coating on galvanized fasteners shall be tested for adherence, uniformity and mass. The mass of zinc coating shall be measured on the unthreaded portion by stripping method (IS:6745 -1972) or by previously calibrated Elcometer (magnetic method). The uniformity shall be checked by Preece Test (IS:2633-1986) on the threaded portion of Bolts. It shall withstand at least five successive dips in one minutes. Adherence shall be checked on the shank or head by any one of the methods prescribed in clause 6.4 of IS 2629-1985. 12.7. Clause 12.7.1 Proof load test on 5. Bolts and Nuts shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 8.5 of IS:1367 (Part 3) - 2002 and Clause 8.1 of IS:1367 (Part.6)1994 respectively. The Stainless Steel Bolts shall be capable of being fully loaded upto the proof load, as prescribed in Table 4. Steel and Stainless Steel Nuts shall be capable of being fully loaded upto proof loads indicated in Table 5.

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COMMENTS: Preece test is carried out on Not acceptable. the plane portion of Bolts but not threaded IS: 2633 has also been portion of Bolts. referred in clause 4.2 of IS: 1367-(Part-XIII) for methods SUGGESTIONS: Since you are following of testing of Uniformity of Indian Standards for Hot-Dip Galvanizing Coating on zinc coating Fasteners IS: 1367 (Part-XIII) is followed. articles. As per clause 0.5 & IS : 1367 (Part-XIII) is mainly for Fasteners. 0.5.1 of IS: 2633, this test So for Galvanizing you refer IS: 1367 (Part- is suitable for Sheet, Wire, XIII) for all the requirements. tube, Bolts, Nuts and other threaded articles of similar size, Hence IS: 1367 (Part XIII) & IS: 2633 can be referred.

COMMENTS: But for G.I Nuts ,proof load values are not 100% as mentioned in IS: 1367-(Part 6) since depth of engagement of threads are less due to oversize tapping of Nut threads after hot-dip galvanizing SUGESTIOPNS: We shall request you to add a note below table-5, mentioning proof load values shall be 80% of proof load values shown in Table-5. In this context please refer IS: 14394 which is the specification for Hot-dip galvanized nuts.

Not acceptable. Mentioned values of Proof Load in IS: 1367 (Part 6) and IS: 14394 above have been compared. No such difference is observed and no such reduction in Proof Load values is justified for galvanised fasteners.

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