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 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee WS/4, Steel Pipes and Fittings–Water
and Gas.
and Gas. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 8 February 1989
and published on 10 April 1989.

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Confederation of Australian Industry
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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 88046.
This Standard
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 PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia’s Committee on Steel Pipes and
Fittings–Water and Gas to supersede AS 1074–1980, Steel tubes and tubulars threaded or 
suitable for threading with pipe threads of Whitworth form .
suitable for
This edition adopts the descriptions, dimensions
dimensions and masses
masses as specified
specified in BS 138:1985,
Specification for scr ewed
Specification for ewed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes
suitable for welding or for scr ewing threads.
ewing to BS 21 pipe threads
This Standard does not indicate the services for which the tubes are appropriate. Where the
use of tubes is not controlled by by–laws or regulations, reference should be made to the
appropriate Code of Practice or application Standard. Some Codes of Practice for building
relating to town gas and water, and also the relevant by–laws, preclude the use of light tubes
for these services. If the application is for pressure purposes, reference should be made to
AS CB18,
AS CB18, SAA Pressure Piping Code–Part 1: Ferr ous ous piping.

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 CONTENTS
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SECT
SECTIO
ION
N 1.
1. SCOP
SCOPE
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AND GENE
GENERA
RAL
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1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2
1.2 REFER
EFEREN
ENCECED D DOCUMOCUMEN ENTS TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 DESIGNATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SECTION 2. TUBES
2.1
2.1 PROC
PROCES
ESSS OF MANU
MANUF FACTU
ACTURE RE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 DIMENSIONS OF TUBES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 PERMIS
PERMISSIB
SIBLE
LE VARI
VARIA ATION
TION IN THICKN THICKNESS ESS,, DIAME
DIAMETER TER,,
AND MASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 SCREW THREADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 LENGTHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.7 GALVANIZING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8 LEAK TIGHTNE
TNESS TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.9
2.9 DUCT
DUCTIL
ILIT
ITY
Y OF FINI
FINISH SHED ED TUBE
TUBES S .............................. 6
2.10 WORKMANSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.11 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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2.12 PRO
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TECTIO
TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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ACTURE RE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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4.7 SOC
SOCKETS
KETS AND
AND BACK BACKNU NUTS TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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A INFORM
INFORMA
ATION
TION TO BE SUPPLI
SUPPLIED
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WITH ORDER
ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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TESTIN
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ULTRASONIC
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EXAMINATION
TION OF LONGITU
LONGITUDINAL
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RESISTANCE WELDED PIPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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 AS 1074—1989 4

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Steel tubes and tubulars for o rdinary
rdinary service

SE CTI ON
ON 1. S COP E A ND
ND GE NE
NERA L

1.1 SCOPE. This StandaStandard rd speci

specifiesfies require
requiremements
nts for 1.3 DEFINITIONS. For For the
the purp
purpos
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this Stand
Standar
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thre
thread
aded
ed stee
steell tube
tubess and
and tubu
tubulalars,
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plain-e-end
nd steel
steel th e def i ni
ni ti on
ons gi ven i n AS 1355 and t ho hose belo w
tube
tubess suitab
suitable
le for
for screw
screwing
ing as spec
specifi ified
ed in AS 1722
1722.1.1,, apply.
and of D N 8 t o DN 150 i ncl usiv e (nomi n al siz e). 1.3.
1.3.1
1 Tube—
Tube — l en
engt h of uni fo r m cir cu
cul a r hol lo w
Th re
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hic kn
knesse s of t ub ube, desi gn gnate d L igig ht
ht, section.
Med iu
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vy, a re
re s pe
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ed i n Se ct
ct io
ion 2.
1.3.2
1.3.2 Socket
Socket —inte
—interna
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thread
ded coup
oupling
ling use
used in
NO TETE : G ui
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pen didix A. 1.3.3
1.3.3 Chamfer
Chamfer — ma machi ned or c ast sur face i n t he
1.2 REFERENCED
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS. The The foll
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ance of a t hr
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docume
cumen
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referrred
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this Stand
Standar
ard
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thread.
AS
1355 Gl ossar y of te r ms us ed in c onnecti on
on w i th 1.3.4 Length of screwed-and-socketed tube.
wate
ater and
and sani
sanitar
tary
y plum
plumb bing
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and drain
drainag
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len gth — le
l engt h of tube w i th one
installations socke
ockett scre
screwed
wed on.
on.
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1.3.5 Nominal
Nominal size (DN) — a nume numericrical
al desi
designgnat
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ion
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rt 1: S ea
eal in
in g pi pe
pe t hr
hre ads of si ze whi ch i s c ommon t o a ll components in a
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S eamle s s pipi
iping syst
systeem othe
ther than
than compoompon nent
ents desiesigna
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ted by
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ad size
size.. It is a con
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nt
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ss ur
ure purposes — W el
eld ed
ed s te
teel
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loos
loosely
ely relat
related
ed to manu
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tin g e lo
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es for
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ets and
and back
backnu
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SE CT
CTI ON
ON 2. T UB
UBES

2.1 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE. Tubes

Tubes may be as applic
pplicab
able
le,, subj
subject
ect to the
the toler
toleran
ance
cess as spec
specif
ified
ied in
either
ither welde
welded
d or seamles
eamless.
s. Clause
Clause 2.4.
2.4.
2.2 MATERIAL. Tube ubes shal
shalll be manu
manufa
facctur
tured from
from 2.4 PERMISSIBLE
PERMISSIBLE VARIATION VARIATION IN THICKNESS,
THICKNESS,
st ee
eel w hi ch s hows, not more th a n 0.045 per cent of   D IA
IAM ETETE R, R, A ND ND M AS
AS S.S. T he f ol l owi ng
sul fur and not m ore t han 0.045 per cent of   man uf
uf ac
act ur
ur iin
ng to le
ler an
an ce
ces sh al
all b e per mi
mi tt
tte d on t he he
phos
phospho
phorus
rus.. Carbo
Carbon n equi
equival
valent
ent as calcu
calculate
latedd from
from the tubes:
follow
ollowiing equat
quatiion sha
shall not
not exce
xceed 0.4:
.4: (a) Thickness:
Carbon
Carbon equivalent
equivalent = Light
ight welded
elded tube
tubess + unl
unlimite
imited,d, − 8 perc
perceent.
nt.
Medi
edium and
and heav
eavy tubtubes—
Leng
engths
ths or stri
strips
ps cut
cut from
from selec
electted tub
tubes and test
ested in We l ded . . . . . . . + unli mi t ed, − 10 perce
percentnt..
ac co
cor da
dan ce
ce w it
ith AS 1 39
391 shal l sho w — Se aml ess . . . . . + unli mi t ed, − 12.5
12.5 perce
percentnt..
(a ) mi ni
nim um
um yie ldld st re
rength of 195 MPa ; (b) Outsid
Outsidee diameter :
diameter 
(b) a t ens il e str e ngt h of bet wee n 320 MP a and Li ght tu bes . . . . . . . . as giv en in Ta ble 2.1.
460 MP a; a; and Medium t ubes . . . . . . as giv en in Ta ble 2.2.
(c ) an e l ongat ion of not le ss th an 20 per cent on a He avy tu bes . . . . . . . as giv en in Ta ble 2.3.
gaug
auge leng
ength of 5.65
5.65 S o where S o is the
the ori
origina
ginall (c)  Mass. The
The mean
mean cons
onsignme
ignmentnt mass
mass for
for quan
quantiti
tities
es
cros
ross-sec
s-sectio
tionnal area
rea of the
the test
test pie
piece.
ce. of 150 m and over of one si ze ze s hal l not devia te
NOTE
NOTE:: Where
Where othe
otherr gaug
gaugee lengt
engths
hs are
are used
used,, the
the corre
corresp
spon
ondiding
ng from
rom the stan
standa
darrd mas
mass by more than ± 4 perce
ore than percentnt..
elon
elonga
gatio
tion 5.65 S o c an
n on 5.65 an b e o bt
bt ai
ai ne
ned f ro
ro m B S 38 94
94 : P ar
ar t 1. No s in
ingl e tu be
be s ha
hall devi at
at e fr om
om th e s ta
ta nd
ndar d
2.3 DIMENSIONS OF TUBES. The The dimedimen nsion
sionss of  mas s by mor e t ha
han + 10, − 8 perce
percent.
nt.
 . th e t ub
ube s sha ll
ll b e a s g iv
iv en
en in T ab
able s 2 .1
.1, 2.2 , a nd
nd 2 .3
.3 ,
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TABLE 2.1
2.1
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DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS OF STEEL TUBES — LIGHT
LIGHT
  w
   t
  e Outside diameter Mass of black tube
  n
  n mm   Thickness kg/m
  o Nominal size
mm Plain or screwed
screwed Screwed and
  e Mi n. Ma x.
  s ends socketed
  u
  r
  o DN 8 13.2 13.6 1.8 0.515 0.519
  n DN 1 0 16.7 17.1 1.8 0.670 0.676
  o
   i
   t DN 1 5 21.0 21.4 2.0 0.947 0.956
  u
   b
   i DN 2 0 26.4 26.9 2.3 1.38 1.39
  r
   t
  s
   i DN 2 5 33.2 33.8 2.6 1.98 2.00
   d DN 3 2 41.9 42.5 2.6 2.54 2.57
 ,
  e
  g DN 4 0 47.8 48.4 2.9 3.23 3.27
  a
  r DN 5 0 59.6 60.2 2.9 4.08 4.15
  o
   t
   S
DN 6 5 75.2 76.0 3.2 5.71 5.83
 . DN 8 0 87.9 88.7 3.2 6.72 6.89
  y
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  n DN 1 0000 113.0 113.9 3.6 9.75 10.0
  o
  e NO TE
TE : D im
im en
en si
si on
on s a nd
nd ma ss
sses a re
re i n a cc
cc or
or da
da nc
nc e w it
it h I SO
SO 65 ( li
li g ht
ht se ri
ri es
es 2 ).
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TABLE 2.2
2.2
  u
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DIMENSIONS
S OF STEEL TUBES
TUBES — MEDIUM
  g
  n
   i
   S Outside diameter Mass of black tube
 . mm   Thickness kg/m
   1 Nominal size
   0 mm Plain or screwed
screwed Screwed and
   0 Mi n. Ma x.
   2 ends socketed
   l
  u
   J DN 8 13.3 13.9 2.3 0.641 0.645
   5 DN 1 0 16.8 17.4 2.3 0.839 0.845
   2
  n DN 1 5 21.1 21.7 2.6 1.21 1.22
  o
   h DN 2 0 26.6 27.2 2.6 1.56 1.57
  c
   i
  n
DN 2 5 33.4 34.2 3.2 2.41 2.43
  a DN 3 2 42.1 42.9 3.2 3.10 3.13
  p
  a
  r DN 4 0 48.0 48.8 3.2 3.57 3.61
  a
   h DN 5 0 59.8 60.8 3.6 5.03 5.10
   T DN 6 5 75.4 76.6 3.6 6.43 6.55
  n
   i
  r DN 8 0 88.1 89.5 4.0 8.37 8.54
  a
  w DN 1 0000 113.3 114.9 4.5 12.2 12.5
  o
   t DN 1 2525 138.7 140.6 5.0 16.6 17.1
   d DN 1 50 16 4. 1 16 6. 1 5. 0 1 9 .7 20 .3
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  s
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TE : D im
im en
en si
si on
on s a nd
nd ma ss
sses a re
re i n a cc
cc or
or da
da nc
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2.5 SCREW T HREAD HREADS. S. T hehe s crew t hr hreads of a ll the

the foll
follow
owin
ing
g bend
bendin
ingg test
test with
withououtt show
showing
ing any
any sign
signss
thre
thread
aded
ed tube
tubess shal
shalll comp
comply ly with
with AS 17221722.1 .1,, exc
except
ept as of frac
fractu
ture
re or fail
failur
ure:
e:
provided below and except th at on Li gh ght tubes the (a ) Th e te st shal l be c ar rie d out by means of a t ub ube
basic l ength of useful thr ead shall be re duced t o bendi ng
ng ma chchi ne
ne r ou
ound a g ro rooved for me mer o f th e
80 percent of t he he sum of the fi tt tt in
ing all owowance plus ra dius specifi ed in (b) or (c) below, as
gauge len gt gt h fo r p ip
ipe th re
reads of se ri rie s R a nd
nd RC (se e appro
pprop priate
iate.. Welde
eldedd tub
tubes shall all be bentent with
ith the
the
AS 1722.1) .1) for
for the part
articul
iculaar nomina inal sizeize. we ld
ld at 90 degre es es to t he
he pla nene of bending. Th e
Where
here Lig
Light tubeubes appr
appro oach
ach the
the low
low limlimits
its of out
outside
side tu be
bes s ha
hal l not b e fil le
le d fo r t hi
his tes t.
t.
dia
diamete
meter, r, some
some ‘bla
‘blackck’’ thre
thread
adss (per
(perfefect
ct at the
the root
root and
and (b) Unga
ngalva
lvanized
zed tub
tubes shall
hall be capa
apable of being
ing benbent
im pe
per fe
fect at th e cr es est ) ar e t o be expected b ey eyond the cold
old withou
ithoutt crac
crack
king
ing thro
throug
ughh 180
180 degr
degree
eess roun
round d
gauge pla ne ne, but such ‘black’ thr ea eads shall not be a former having a ra di us at th e bott om of the
rega
regard
rdeed as just
justifi
ifica
catio
tionn for
for the
the reje
reject
ctio
ionn of the
the tube
tubess. groove equal t o 6 ti me mes t he
he outsi de
de diam et
et er
er of  
NOTE
NOTE:: Care
Care is nece
necesssary
sary when
when hand
hand scre
screwin
wing
g Ligh
Lightt tube
tubes.
s. th e tu be as given in Ta bles 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, as
Tu bes shall be suppl ied thr eaded w ith t aper pi pe appropriate.
threads. (c ) Ga lv
lvanized tu be
bes s ha
hall be capable of being bent
2.6 LENGTHS. cold wit hohout cracking of th e st eeeel thr ou
ough 90
2.6.1
2.6.1 Standard
Standard l engths.
engths. When
When so orde
ordere
red,
d, tube
tubess shal
shalll degrees r ound a former havi ng a radiu s a t the
be supplie
lied in standa
andarrd lengt 6.50 ±0 .0
ngths of 6.5 .08 m. bottom of the groo
roove equa
qual to 8 times
mes the
the outs
utside
ide
di am
ameter of the tube as given in Tables 2.1, 2.2
2.6.2 Exact lengths. Where
Where exact
exact length
lengthss are speci
specified
fied,, and 2.3
2.3 as appr
approp
opri
riat
ate.
e.
ei th
the r f or
or th re
readed tu be
bes o r f or
or p la
lai n end tu be
bes, e ac
ach
tube
tube shal
shalll be with
within
in + 8, - 0 mm of the
the spe
specifie
cified
d lengt
length.
h. 2.9.2
2.9.2 Tubes
Tubes larger
larger than DN 50. For For fin
finish
ished tube
ubes
la rger t han DN 50, r ings not less th an 40 mm i n
2.7 GALVANIZING. TubeTubess orde
ordered
red galv
galvan
aniz
ized
ed shal
shalll le ngth, cut fro m ends of selecte d tu bes, shall be
comp
omply with
with AS 1650. capa
capablblee of bein
beingg flatte
flattene
nedd betw
betweeeenn para
paralle
llell plate
platess with
with
 .
   d
  e
Tu be
bes which ar e to be t hr
hreaded s ha
hall be gal va
vanize d th e w eld, if any, at 90 degrees ( po point of maximum
   t
   i
   b
   i
before
before threadi
threading.
ng. bend
bendining)
g).. No open
openiningg shall
hall occu
occurr by frac
fracture
ture in a weld
weld
   h until the dist an ance betw ee een t he
he plates is l es ess th an
an 75
  o
  r 2.8 LEAK TIGHTNESS TEST. Ev er ery tu be
be s ha
hall be
  p
te sted at t he m anufacture r’s works by one of th e percent o f th e or iig gi na
nal o ut
uts id
ide di am
am et
ete r of t he
he tu be
be,
   k
  r
  o followi
followingng method
methods:s: and no crack
rackss or break
eaks in the
the metal
tal elsew
lsewh here than in
  w
   t
  e
a weld
weld shal
shalll occu
occurr unti
untill the
the dis
distanc
tancee betw
betweeeenn the
the plat
plates
es
  n (a ) A hydrostatic tes t at a pr essur e of 5 MPa is less
less than
than 60 perc
percen
entt of the
the orig
origin
inalal outs
outside
ide dia
diamete
meterr
  n maint ained suff ici ently long f or pr oof and
  o of th e tube as gi ven in Ta bles 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 as
  e ins
inspec
pection.
tion. The
The tub
tube sha
shall not
not leak
leak duri
during
ng the
the test.
test.
  s appropriate.
  u
  r (b)
(b) An eddy
eddy curr
curren
entt test
test in acco
accordrdan
ance
ce with
with Appe
Append ndix
ix
  o Th e te st
st r in
ings may have their in ne ner and outer edges
  n B. The tes
test shall
hall not resu
resullt in a sign
signaal gre
greater
ater than
  o
   i
   t
rounded.
  u the
the sign
signal
al from
from the
the refe
refere
renc
ncee sta
standar
ndard.
d.
   b
   i 2.10 WORKMANSH
WORKMANSHIP. IP. The tubes shal l be cleanly
  r
   t
  s
   i
(c)
(c) An ultra
ultraso
soni
nicc test
test in acco
accord
rdan
ancce with
with Appe
Appendndix
ix C. fini
inishe
shed and
and fre
free fro
from defdefects
ects whic
hich woul
ould affe
affecct the
the
   d
 , Th e test shall not r es esult in a si gn
gnal gr ea
eater t ha
han perf
erform
ormanc
ance or fun
function of the tube tubess in servirvice.
ce. The
They
  e
  g
  a
the
the sign
signal
al from
from thethe refe
refere
renc
ncee sta
standar
ndard.
d. sh al
all b e w it
ith in
in th e tol er
er an
ances as s pepecif iieed i n Cla us
use
  r
  o
   t 2.9 DUCTILITY OF FINISHED TUBES. 2.4. Th e th re
reads s ha
hal l be cl ea
ean, we ll
ll cut, a ndnd wit hi
hin
   S
 .
  y
   l 2.9.1 Tubes of DN 50 and smaller. Finis
Finishe
hed
d tubes
tubes of 
  n
  o DN 50 and smal
smalller shall
hall be cap
capable of wit
withsta
hstan
nding
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DIMENSIONS OF STEEL TUBES— HEAVY
HEAVY
  e
   l
  g Outside diameter Mass of black tube
  n
   i
   S mm   Thickness kg/m
 . Nominal
Nominal size
   1 mm Plain or screwed
screwed Screwed
Screwed and
   0 Min . Max .
   0 ends socketed
   2
   l DN 8 13.3 13.9 2.9 0.765 0.769
  u
   J
DN 1 0 16.8 17.4 2.9 1.02 1.03
   5
   2 DN 1 5 21.1 21.7 3.2 1.44 1.45
  n
  o DN 2 0 26.6 27.2 3.2 1.87 1.88
   h DN 2 5 33.4 34.2 4.0 2.94 2.96
  c
   i
  n DN 3 2 42.1 42.9 4.0 3.80 3.83
  a
  p DN 4 0 48.0 48.8 4.0 4.38 4.42
  a
  r
  a DN 5 0 59.8 60.8 4.5 6.19 6.26
   h DN 6 5 75.4 76.6 4.5 7.93 8.05
   T
  n
   i DN 8 0 88.1 89.5 5.0 10.3 10.5
  r
  a DN 1 00
00 113.3 114.9 5.4 14.5 14.8
  w DN 1 25
25 138.7 140.6 5.4 17.9 18.4
  o
   t
   d
DN 1 50 164.1 166.1 5 .4 2 1. 3 21.9
  e NOTE
NOTE:: Dimen
Dimenssions
ions and
and mas
masses are
are in acco
accord
rdan
ance
ce with
with ISO
ISO 65.
65.
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th e t ol
olerances s pecifi ed
ed in A S 1722.1, except as Marki ng
ngs shall be applie d b ef
efore t he
he t ub
ubes le av
ave the
provided for in C lause 2.5. The ends shall be cut manufactu
manufacturer’s
rer’s works.
works.
cl ea
eanly a nd square wi thth t he
he axis of t he
he t ub
ube. Tubes
shall
hall be stra
straig
ight
ht withi
within
n 1:50
1:5000 measu
easure
red
d at the cent
centre
re of  NOTE:
NOTE: Manufac
Manufactur turer
erss making
making a statem
statemenentt of compl
complianc
iancee with
with this
Aust
Austraralia
liann Stand
Standar ardd on a produ
product ct,, or on pack
packagagin
ing
g or promo
promoti tion
onal
al
the lengt
length.
h.
m at
at er
eria l re la
late d t o t ha
hat p ro
ro du
du ct
ct , a re
re adv is
ised to e ns
nsur e t ha
hat such
Galvanized tu be bes shall have sur fa faces on which t he he comp
compli lianc
ancee is capa
capabl
blee of bein
beingg verifie
verified.
d.
coat
coating
ing is cont
continu
inuou
ous,
s, as smoot
smoothh and
and even
evenly
ly distr
distribu
ibute
ted
d
Indep
Indepenende
dent
nt certi
certifificat
cation
ion is avai
availalable
ble from
from StanStandadard
rdss Austr
Australi
aliaa
as poss
ossible
ible and freeree from defec
efects
ts which
ich woul
ould affe
affecct u nd
nder th e St an
an da
dard s Mar k P ro ro du
du ct
ct C er
erti fi
fica ti
tio n S ch
ch em
eme. The
th e per fo
for ma
ma nc
nce o r functi on
on of th e t ub
ubes in se rv
rvi ce
ce. Stand
Standarards
ds Mark,
Mark, show
shown n belo
below,
w, is a (regi
(regist
stere
ered)d) cert
certif
ificat
icationtrade
iontrade
Tu bes of DN 8 to DN 25 in clusiv e s hall, afte r mark
mark owne
owned d by Stand
tandaards
rds Aust
Austrarali
liaa and
and gran
grantetedd unde
underr licen
icence
ce to
galv
alvani
anizing
zing,, be cap
capable of havi
havinng a rod
rod 230 mm long, ng, manu
manufa fact
ctur
urers
ers whos
whosee produ
product
ctss comp
comply ly with
with the requi
requireremen
ments
ts of 
sui ta
tabl e Aust ra
rali an
an Sta ndndar ds
ds an d wh o o pe pera te
te s ou
ou nd
nd qual it
ity
of t he
he appr opriat e diameter a s given in T ab able 2.4, ass
assuran
urancece progr
programs
ams to ensuensure
re cons
consisiste
tent
nt prod
producuctt qual
qualit
ity.
y.
pass
passed
ed throu
through
gh them
them to ensu
ensure
re a free
free inter
interna
nall diam
diamet
eter
er..
Furth
Further
er infor
informat
matio
ion
n on produ
product ct cert
certific
ificati
ation
on and
and the
the suit
suitab
abili
ility
ty of 
TABLE
TABLE 2.4 thi s Sta nd
ndar d for cer ttiifi c at
ati on
on is availab le
le f ro
rom St an
andards
ROD DIAMETERS Australia’s
Australia’s QualityAssurance
QualityAssurance Services,
Services, 1 TheC rescent
rescent,, Homebus
Homebush h
NSW
NSW 2140
2140..
Nominal Diameter of rod
size mm
DN 8 4.4
DN 1 0 7.1
DN 1 5 9.5
DN 2 0 14.3
DN 2 5 20.6

 .
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2.11 MARKING.
MARKING. Tu be bes s ha
hall be di st
sti ng
nguis he
hed by
   b
   i
   h
co lo
lour a t one e nd
nd as fol lo
lo ws
ws: 2.12 PROTECTION. The The threareads of all
all tube
tubess shal
hall be
  o
  r
  p (a ) Li ght t ube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Br own. ef fe
fectiv el
el y p ro
rot ec
ect ed
ed a ga
gai ns
nst corro si
si on
on. Ea ch
ch t ub
ube
   k
  r larg
arger tha
than DN 80 shal shalll have
ave a prot
rotect
ecting
ing rin
ring affixe
fixedd
  o (b) Medium tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B lu e.
  w
   t
to the
the scre
crewed
wed end
end.
  e
  n (c ) Heavy tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R e d.
  n
  o
  e
  s
  u
  r
  o
  n
  o
   i
   t
  u
   b
   i
  r
   t
  s
   i
   d
 ,
  e
  g
  a
  r
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SECT
ECTION
ION 3. SOCKE
OCKET
TS

3.1 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE. SocSockets

kets may
may have
have para
paralle
llell pipe
pipe threa
threads
ds unle
unless
ss other
otherwis
wisee spec
specif
ified
ied..
be either
ither weld
welded
ed or seam
seamle
less
ss..
In or de
der to p re
revent damage to the le ad
adi ng
ng t hr
hread , th e
3.2 MATERIAL. Socke Sockets ts shall
shall be manuf
manufac
actu
ture
red
d from
from ends
ends of the
the socke
ockets
ts shal
shalll be cha
chamfe
mfered
red inte
intern
rnaally.
lly.
st ee
eel a s specif iieed f or
or tubes e xcept t hahat th e t en
ensile
st rreen gt
gth shall n ot
ot b e le ss
ss th an
an 3 00
00 MPa . NOT E:
E: Fo r D N 6 5 an d larg er
er, tape r t hr
hrea de
ded s oc
ock et
ets prov id
id e a
scre
screwe
wed
d join
jointt whic
which
h is less
less sens
ensitive
itive to joint
jointin
ing
g tech
techniniqu
ques
es and
and
external
external forces.
forces.
3.3 DIMENSIONS. DimeDimens
nsio
ions
ns of socke
ockets
ts shal
shalll be as
show
hown in Fig
Figure
ure 3.1.
.1. 3.5 GALVANIZING.
GALVANIZING. SocketSocketss ordere
ordered
d galvan
galvaniz
izeded shall
shall
compl y w ith AS 1650. So ckets whic h are to be
3.4 SCREW THREADS
THREADS.. The scre
screw
w threa
threads
ds of sock
socket
etss threa
threade
ded
d shall
shall be galv
galvan
aniz
ized
ed befo
before
re threa
threadi
ding
ng..
shal
hall comply with
with AS 1722
722.1. Soc
Socket
kets sha
shall

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  r Nominal Minimum outside Minimum
  o
  n size diameter length
  o
   i
   t (A) (B )
  u
   b
   i
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   t DN 8 18.5 27
  s
   i DN 10 22 28
   d
 , DN 15 27 37
  e
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  a
  r
DN 20 32.5 39
  o
   t DN 25 39.5 46
   S DN 32 48 51
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  n DN 40 56 51
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DN 50 68 60
  c DN 65 84 69
  n
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   i DN 80 98 75
   l
  r DN 100 124 87
  e
  s DN 125 151 96
  u
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   l
  g DN 1 50 17 8 96
  n
   i
   S NOTES:
 .
   1 1. The mi ni gth ( B
nimu m len gt  B) has b ee
een inc re
reased to a llow for the
   0
   0 chamfer at the ends o f the socket accord ining t o the fol lo
lowi ng
ng
   2
   l equation:
  u
   J  B = 2 L + 3 .5P
   5
   2 where
  n
  o  L = len gth of useful t hr
hread o n t ub
ube end, bei ng sum of  
   h
  c
   i basic gauge len gth and f it itti ng
ng allo wa
wance (s ee
  n AS 1722.
1722.1).
1).
  a
  p
  a
  r
P = pit ch of thr ea
ead.
  a
   h 2. For mini
minimu
mum
m lengt
length
h of face
faced
d sock
socket
ets,
s, see
see Figu
Figure
re 4.3.
4.3.
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FIGURE
RE 3.1
3.1 SOCKETS
SOCKETS
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SECT
ECTION
ION 4. TUBUL
UBULA
ARS

4.1 GENERAL. Tubu Tubulars

lars shal
shalll be made
made fromfrom Medi
Mediumum NOTES:
or H eaeavy tu bebes w hihich c om
omply w it it h t he
he appropria te
te 1 . The th re
read s ho
houl d b e of su ch
ch a size th at
at t he
he s oc
ocket w il
ill r un
un o n
re qu
qui rreem en
ents of S ec
ect io
ion 2 . F or
or re tu
tur n b en
ends, a nd
nd f or
or the
the longsc
longscre
rew
w hand
handtitight
ght without
without perce
percepti
ptible
ble shak
shake.
e.
tu bu
bulars t hrhr ea
eaded wit h paral le le l pi pe
pe threads, only 2. The
The use
use of long
longsscrew
crewss for runn
runnin
ing
g join
jointsis
tsis perm
permiss
issib
ible
le for
for low
low
pres
pressu
sure
ress, but
but it is not
not recom
recomme
mendndeed for
for the
the high
higher
er pre
pressur
ssureses
Heav
eavy tubes bes shall
hall be used. or for
for work
work in whic
which h there
there are
are wide
wide vari
variati
ation
onss of temp
tempererat
atur
ure.
e.
4.2 THREADS. Tubu Tubulalars
rs shal
shalll be thre
thread
aded
ed with
with tape
taperr 4.7 SOCKETS AND BACKNUTS. Sock Sockeets shal
hall be
or para
aralle
llel pipe
ipe thr
thread
eads as show
shown n in Figure
guress 4.1
4.1 to 4.5
4.5 fac
faced squar
quaree to the
the long
longit
itud
udin
inal
al axis
axis on the
the end
end agai
agains
nstt
inclu
inclusi
sive
ve.. Socke
Sockets
ts for tubul
tubular
arss shall
shall,, unle
unless
ss othe
otherwi
rwise
se which th e backnut abuts. Th e f ace of the backnut
spec
pecifie
ifiedd, have
have para
arallel
llel pipe
ipe thre
threaads.
ds. All
All thre
thread
adss sha
shall whic
hich abu
abuts against
nst the
the sock
sockeet shal
hall be conc
oncave at an
comp
omply with
with AS 1722
1722.1 .1.. angl
anglee of appr
approx
oxim
imaately
tely 5 deg
degrees
rees..
4.3 GALVANIZING
GALVANIZING.. Tubu Tubula
lars
rs orde
orderered
d galv
galvan aniz
ized
ed,, 4.8 BENDS AND SPRINGS. Bend Bendss and
and sprin
pringsgs shall
hall
sh al
all c om
omply wit h A S 1650. T ub
ubular s whi ch
ch a re
re to b e conform to th e a pp
ppropria te
te di me
me ns
nsi on
ons a s s ho
hown i n
threa
threade
dedd shall
shall be galv
galvan
aniz
ized
ed befo
before
re threa
threadiding
ng.. Figu
igure 4.4.
.4. A toler
lerance
ance on the specif angle of ±1.5
ecifiied ang
4.4 PIECES. Piece
Piecess shall
hall conf
confor
orm
m to the
the dime
dimens
nsio
ions
ns degr
degree
eess shall
shall be perm
permitt
itted
ed..
as s ho
hown i n Fi gu
gure 4.1. Ty pe
pe 1A b en
ends, a s s ho
hown in Fig ur ure 4.4, in additi on
on to
4.5
4.5 NIPPLE
NIPPLES. S. Ni pples s hall confor m to th e conformi ng
ng to the ap pr pr op
opriat e di me
mensio ns
ns sh al
al l be
dime
imensi
nsions
ons as shown in Figu
igure 4.2.
.2. fitt
itted with
ith soc
sockets and
and back
backnnuts compl
omplyying
ing with
ith the
the
requi
require
reme
ment
ntss of Claus
Clausee 4.7.
4.7.
4.6 LONGSCREWS. Long Longsscrew
crewss shal
shalll be suppl
upplie
ied
d
singl
inglee or doub
double
le,, as may
may be orde
ordere
red,
d, and
and sha
shall conf
confor
ormm 4.9 RETURN BENDS. Retur eturn
n bend
bendss shal
shalll conf
confor
orm
m to
to the appropr
opriat
iate dime
imension
ions as sho
shown in Figure
gure 4.3.
4.3. the dime
dimennsions as shown
hown in Figuigure 4.5.
.5. The ends of the
bend
end shall
hall be parall
ralleel within ±1.5
within 1.5 degr
degrees
ees..
 . The para
aralle
llel pipe
ipe thr
thread
ead on the longs
ongsccrew
rews and on the
   d
  e
   t
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socke
sockets
ts shall
shall comply
comply with the appr
appropr
opriat
iatee requir
requireme
ements
nts
   b
   i of A S 1722.1 for Se ririe s R L and S er
er ie
ies R P.
P.
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  r
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   l DN 8 100, 150, 200, 250
  g DN 10 100, 150, 200, 250
  n
   i
   S DN 15 100, 150, 200, 250
 .
   1 DN 20 100, 150, 200, 250
   0
   0 DN 25 100, 150, 200, 250
   2
   l DN 32 150, 200, 250, 300
  u
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   5 DN 40 150, 200, 250, 300
   2
  n DN 50 150, 200, 250, 300
  o DN 65 150, 200, 250, 300
   h
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  n DN 80 200, 250, 300, 400
  a DN 100 200, 250, 300, 400
  p
  a
  r DN 125 250, 300, 400, 500
  a
   h DN 1 50 250, 3 00, 400, 500
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FIGU
FIGURE
RE 4.1
4.1 PIECES
PIECES
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Standard
Standard lengths
Nominal size Running nipple Close taper nipple Barrel
Barrel nipple
(A) (B ) (C )
DN 8 19 27 38
DN 10 21 28 38 + 3,  −  0
 .
   d DN 15 27 37 51
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   i DN 20 30 + 1.5,  −  0 39 + 1.5, − 0 54 + 4.5,  −  0
   b
   i
   h DN 25 33 46 60
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  p DN 32 38 51 70
   k
  r + 6,  −  0
  o
DN 40 38 51 70
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  e DN 50 48 60 79
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  n DN 65 51 69 89
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DN 80 57 75 102
  s + 3,  −  0 + 3,  −  0 + 8,  −  0
  u DN 100 70 87 114
  r
  o DN 125 78 96 124
  n
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   i DN 150 78 96 127
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FIGUR E 4.2 RUNNING NIPPLES, CLOSE TAPER NIPPLES,
  a
  r
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   t AND BARREL NIPPLES
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 . millimetres
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  n
  o Nomin
Nominal
al size
size Face
Faced
d sock
socket
et Hex agon backnut Min imum Approximate standard
  e length effective length lengths
  c
  n of
  e
  c
   i long thread
   l Width across Thickness
  r
  e flats
  s (A) (B ) (C ) (D )
  u
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   l
  g DN 8 25 + 1 .5, − 0 19 6.5 37 1 00 , 1 5 0 , 2 0 0 , 2 5 0
  n
   i
   S DN 10 25 24 7 40 100*, 150, 200, 250
 .
   1 DN 15 35 30 8 52 100*, 150, 200, 250
   0 + 3,  −  0
   0 DN 20 37 36 9 54 100*, 150, 200, 250
   2 + 1.5, −  0
   l DN 25 43 41 9.5 62 100*, 150, 200, 250
  u
   J
   5 DN 32 48 50 11 70 150*, 200, 250, 300
   2 ±  0.8
  n
DN 40 48 + 4, 5, − 0 60 12 71 150*, 200, 250, 300
  o DN 50 57 70 13 82 150*, 200*,250,
200*,250, 300
   h
  c
   i
  n
DN 65 65 90 17 + 3,  −  0 97 150*, 200*,250,
200*,250, 300
  a DN 80 71 100 21 106 200*, 250*,300,
250*,300, 400
  p
  a
  r DN 100 84 + 6,  −  0 130 22 121 200*, 250*,300,
250*,300, 400
  a DN 125 92 160 24 130 250*, 300*,400,
300*,400, 500
   h
   T DN 150 92 190 25 132 250*, 300*,400,
300*,400, 500
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  a * Double longscrews
longscrews cannot be supplied
supplied in these lengths.
lengths.
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millimetres
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  r Springs
  e
  s
Bends
  u 90°   Approximate
112.5° 135°   157.5°
  e
   l Nominal
Nominal size radius
  g
  n
   i
Approxi mate c entr e t o f ace Approxi mate c entr e t o f ace
   S
 . (A) (B ) (R ) (C ) (D ) (E )
   1
   0
   0 DN 8 64 92 41 60 57 54
   2
   l DN 10 73 105 48 67 64 60
  u
   J DN 15 86 127 57 79 76 73
   5
   2 DN 20 102 143 73 92 89 86
  n
  o DN 25 121 168 89 108 105 102
   h DN 32 146 197 108 133 127 124
  c
   i
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  a DN 40 165 219 127 149 143 140
  p
  a
  r
DN 50 203 264 159 181 175 168
  a DN 65 248 321 197 222 213 206
   h
   T
  n DN 80 292 371 232 260 248 241
   i
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  a
DN 100 381 467 308 340 324 318
  w DN 125 540 632  — 476 457 444
  o
   t
   d
DN 1 50 622 718 — 572 540 5 27
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FIGUR E 4.4 BENDS AND
AND SPRINGS
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Approximate Approximate
Nominal size centre back to face
(A) (B )
DN 8 51 64
DN 10 64 70
DN 15 89 102
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  e
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   i DN 25 114 140
   b
   i
   h DN 32 127 152
  o
  r
  p DN 40 165 178
   k
  r DN 50 190 210
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   t
DN 65 305 292
  e
  n DN 80 356 330
  n DN 100 457 400
  o
  e DN 125 762 578
  s
  u
  r DN 1 50 914 962
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FIGURE
FIGURE 4.5 RETURN BENDS
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APPEND
APPENDIX
IX A
INFORM
NFORMA
ATION
TION TO BE SUPPLI
UPPLIED WITH ORD
ORDER
(Thi
This App
Appendix
dix does
oes not form an integ
ntegra
rall part
art of this Sta
Standar
ndard
d.)

The
The foll
follow
owin
ing
g infor
informa
mati
tion
on shou
should
ld be supp
suppli
lied
ed by the purc
purcha
hase
serr with
with each
each orde
order:
r:
(a) The
The num
number of this Aust
ustrali
raliaan Stan
tandard.
(b) The
The nom
nomina
inal size
ize, thi
thickn
ckness, length
ngth and end fin
finish
ish.
(c) Whet
hether
her tube
tubess screw
creweed and
and fitt
itted with
ith socke
ckets are requ
requiired.
red.
(d ) Wh ether t ap
aper t hreaded s ocket s to Se rie s R C pipe th reads ar e re quire d (s ee
Clause
Clause 3.4)
3.4)..
(e)
(e) Whet
Whethe
herr galv
galvan
aniz
izin
ing,
g, with or witho
withou
ut tes
test, is requ
requir
ired
ed (see
(see Clau
Clause
sess 2.7,
2.7, 3.5
3.5 and
and 4.3)
4.3)..
(f ) Th e r eq
equire d me th
thod f or
or t he
he le ak
ak tig ht
ht ne
ness tes t (s eeee C la
lau se
se 2.8) .
(g) Whet
hether
her test
test cer
certifi
tificcate
ates for the
the steel
eel are req
required (see
see Cla
Clause
use 2.2)
.2).
(h) Whet
hether
her nomi
nomin
nate
ated tests
ests are to be speci
peciffica
ically
lly relate
lated
d to the
the order
rder..
(i) Addi
dditio
tional
nal requi
quireme
remen
nts (if
(if any) rega
egardin
rding
g the size
ize of batche
tchess repr
repreesent
senteed by test
samples.
(j ) Wh et
ether nomin at
ated tests should be w it
it ne
nessed by the purchaser or purchaser’s
representative.
(k) Name
ame of Ins
Inspec
pectin
ting Aut
Author
hority
ity (if
(if any).
ny).
 . (l) Deta
etails
ils of any additiona
ionall mark
arking
ings requi
quired
red (see
(see Cla
Clause
use 2.1
2.11).
   d
  e
   t
   i
   b
   i (m) Wheth
Whether
er a manu
manufafact
cture
urer’s
r’s certi
certific
ficat
atee statin
stating
g that
that the
the tubes
tubes,, socke
sockets
ts and
and tubul
tubular
arss have
have
   h
  o
  r
been
been man
manufac
ufactu
ture
redd to compl
omplyy with
with this
this Stand
Standar
ardd is requ
requir
ired
ed..
  p
   k
  r If an orde
orderr omit
omitss any
any of the requ
requir
ired
ed inform
informati
ation
on,, the
the manu
manufa
fact
ctur
urer
er/su
/supp
pplie
lierr may
may assu
assume
me
  o
  w
   t
that
hat the omitt
mitteed option
ion is not requ
equire
ired.
  e
  n
  n
  o
  e
  s
  u
  r
  o
  n APPEND
APPENDIX
IX B
  o
   i
   t
  u
   b
EDDY
EDDY CURR
CURREN
ENT
T TEST
TESTING
ING
   i
  r
   t
  s
   i (Th
(This App
Appendix form
orms an int
integra
egrall part
art of this
his Stand
tandaard.
rd.)
   d
 ,
  e
  g
  a
  r
B1 SCOPE.
SCOPE. Th is Appendix sets out a met hod for eddy cur rent t es est in
ing by making
  o
   t re fer ence t o AS 2084 in whi ch the prin ci pl
ples and operatio n of e quipment used is
   S
 .
  y
detailed.
   l
  n
  o NOTE:
NOTE: In the
the manu
manufa
fact
ctur
uree of pipe
pipe to this
this Stand
Standar
ard
d (AS
(AS 1074)
1074),, in whic
which
h batc
batch h iden
identi
tifica
ficatio
tion
n is imprac
impracti
ticab
cable
le
  e owin
owingg to larg
largee quan
quanti
titie
tiess and
and cont
contin
inuo
uous
us oper
operat
ation
ion,, the
the reco
record
rd of resu
result
lts,
s, test
test repo
report
rt and
and informa
nformati
tion
on to be
  c
  n reco
record
rded
ed (see
(see AS 2084
2084)) are also
also imprac
impractiticab
cable
le to imple
implemen
ment.
t.
  e
  c
   i
   l
  r B2 APPARATUS. The
The test
est equi
quipme
pment shal
hall comp
complly with
ith AS 208
2084.
  e
  s
  u The equ
equipmen
ment shal
hall be chec
hecked with
with an applica
icable ref refere
erence
nce sta
standa
ndard in the mann
anner
  e
   l
  g specifie d i n A S 2084 to demonstr at
at e t he
he ef fe cti ve
veness of the e quipment and the
  n
   i
   S inspection
inspection procedu
procedure.
re.
 .
   1
   0 B3 REFERENCE
REFERENCE STANDARDS.
STANDARDS. Refer
Referenence
ce stand
standar
ards
ds shal
shalll have
have the same
same diame
diamete
terr and
and
   0
   2
   l th ickness as th e product being te st ed
ed and may be of a ny le ngth convenient to t he he
  u
   J manufacturer.
   5
   2
  n
A refe
referrenc
ence stan
tandard
dard shall
hall be eithe
itherr of the fol
follow
lowing:
ing:
  o
   h
  c
(a ) A tube cont ai
ain in
ing a hole d ri
ri ll
lle d ra di
dia ll
ll y t hr
hr ou
ough th e wa ll
ll, f or
or example , a 1 .6
.6 m m
   i
  n
  a
hole i n D N 50 and smalle r and 3.2 mm hole in D N 65 and la rger.
  p
  a
  r NOTE
NOTE:: The
The hol
hole shou
should
ld not
not be cons
constr
true
ued
d as the
the mini
minimu
mum
m size
ize imper
imperfe
fect
ctio
ion
n dete
detect
ctab
able
le by eddy
eddy curr
curren
entt
  a equipment.
   h
   T
  n
   i
  r
(b ) A t ub
ube i de
denti ffiie d by th e manufactur erer as c on
ont ai
ai ni
ning an i mp
mperfe ct
ct io
ion w hi
hic h w il
ill
  a with
withst
stan
and
d the hydhydrost
rostat
atic
ic test
test pre
pressur
ssuree spec
specif
ifie
ied
d in Clau
Clausse 2.8(
2.8(a)
a),, i.e.
i.e. 5 MPa.
MPa.
  w
  o
   t
   d
B4 PROCEDURE.
PROCEDURE. T he
he p ro
rocedure fo r te st
sti ng
ng s ha
hal l b e a s d et
eta il
il ed
ed i n AS 2 08
084.
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APPEND
APPENDIX
IX C
ULTRAS
ULTRASONI
ONIC
C EXAMIN
EXAMINATI
ATION
ON OF LONGITU
LONGITUDIN
DINAL
AL WELD
OF ELEC
ELECTR
TRIC
IC RESI
RESISTA
STANCE
NCE WELD
WELDED
ED PIPE
(Th
(This App
Appendix form
orms an int
integra
egrall part
art of this
his Stand
tandaard.
rd.)

C1 SCOPE.
SCOPE. T hi hi s Appendix set s out a m ethod for t he he ult ra
rasonic examinati on
on of  
long
longit
itud
udin
inal
al weld
weld of elec
electr
tric
ic res
resista
istanc
ncee or indu
inducction
tion weld
welded
ed (ERW)
(ERW) pip
pipe.
NOTE:
NOTE: Adop
Adopti tion
on by thepipe manu
manufa factu
cture
rerr of ultra
ultraso
soni
nicc metho
methodsds of test
testin
ing
g tubul
tubular
ar produ
productctss to this
this Stan
Standa
dard
rd
is not
not to be rega
regardrded
ed as inten
intenti
tiona
onallyintr
llyintrod
oduc
ucin
ing
g a diffe
differentqual
rentquality
ity prod
producuctt to that
that teste
tested
d only
only by hydro
hydroststati
aticc
pres
pressu
sure
re.. Exac
Exactt equi
equiva
valen
lence
ce cann
cannot ot be demo
demons nstr
trat
ated,
ed, sinc
sincee the alte
alternat
rnative
ive test
test meth
methododss sear
search
ch on differ
differen
entt
princ
princiiples
ples.. Stee
Steell tubes
tubes for
for pres
presssure purp
purpos
oses
es are
are cove
covere
redd by AS 1835
1835 and
and AS 1836 1836,, in whic
which h a wider
ider rang
rangee
of test
test cate
categogori
ries
es is appl
applic
icab
able
le,, leadi
leading
ng to enhan
enhance
cedd qualit
qualityy assu
assura
ranc
ncee where
where perti
pertine
nent
nt to the
the inten
intende
ded
d use.
use.

C2 APPARATUS.
APPARATUS. Any equipment util iz izi ng
ng ul tr
tra so
sonic pri nc
ncipl es
es and capable of  
cont
contin
inuo
uous
us and
and unin
uninte
terr
rrup
upte
ted
d insp
inspec
ecti
tion
on of the
the weld
weld seam
eam shal
shalll be used
used..
The equipme
pment shal
shalll be checked
ked wit
with an appl
pplica
icable refe
eferen
rence stand
andard as des
descri
cribed
bed in
Para
aragra
graph C3 at lea
least once eve
every 8 h to demo
demon
nstrat
rate the
the effe
effecctiv
tivene
eness of the
the equ
equipme
ipmennt
and
and the insp
inspec
ectio
tion
n proce
procedudure
re..
C3 REFERENCE STANDARDS. Refe Refere
renc
ncee stan
standa
dard
rdss shall
hall have
have the
the same
same spe
specifie
cified
d
di ameter and t hi
hickness as t he
he pr oduct bei ng
ng inspected and m ay be of a ny lengt h
conve
conveni
nient
ent to the manuf
manufact
acture
urer.
r. Refere
Referenc
ncee stand
standar
ards
ds shall
shall contai
contain
n either
either of the follow
following
ing::
(a ) Machined notc he hes, one on the inside and one on t he he outside s ur
urf ac
ace, as s ho
hown in
Fi gu
gure C 1,1, parall el
el to the we ld ld seam and separat ed ed by a distance s uf uffic ie
ient to
pr oduce t wowo separate and dis tin gu guishable signals. C ar e shal l be t ak aken in the
 .
   d pr ep
eparat io
io n o f t he
he re fe
fer en
ence s ta
tan da
dar d to e ns
nsure f re
re ed
edom f ro
ro m fi ns
ns or ot he
her e dg
dge
  e
   t
   i roug
rough hness,
ess, or dist
distor
orti
tion
on of the pipepipe..
   b
   i
   h
  o
  r (b ) A t ub
ube c on
ontai ni
nin g a 3 .2
.2 mm hol e d ri
ril le
le d ra di
di al
all y thr ou
ough t he
he wa ll
ll.
  p
   k
  r
  o
  w
   t
  e
  n
  n
  o
  e
  s
  u
  r
  o
  n
  o
   i
   t
  u
   b
   i
  r
   t
  s
   i
   d
 , FIGURE
FIGURE C1 N10 NOTCH
  e
  g
  a
  r NOTE
NOTE:: (a)
(a) and
and (b)
(b) abov
abovee shou
should
ld not
not be cons
constr
true
ued
d as the
the mini
minimu
mum
m size
size imper
imperfe
fect
ctio
ion
n dete
detect
ctab
able
le by the
  o
   t ultrasonic
ultrasonic equipment
equipment..
   S
 .
  y
   l (c) A weld
eld zone
one con
conditio
tion ass
assessa
essabble by han
hand probiobing as con
containi
ining an impe
imperrfec
fection
tion
  n
  o whic
whichh the
the manu
manufafact
ctur
urer
er can
can demo
demonsnstra
trate
te would
would be able
able to withs
withsta
tand
nd the hydr
hydros
ostat
tatic
ic
  e
  c test
est pres
presssure
ure spec
pecifi
ified in Clau
Clausse 2.8
2.8(a)
(a), i.e
i.e. 5 MPa
MPa.
  n
  e
  c
   i C4 PROCEDURE. The equip equipme
mentnt shal
shalll be adju
adjust
sted
ed to prod
produc
ucee well-de
well-defin
fined
ed indic
indicat
ation
ionss
   l
  r
  e whe
when the
the refe
refere
ren
nce stan
standa
dard
rd is scann
canneed by the
the inspe
inspect
ctio
ion
n unit
unit in a mann
manneer simu
simula
latin
ting
g the
the
  s
  u in sp
specti on
on of t he
he product. R ef
efl ec
ectio n or t rraansmi ss
ss io
ion te ch
chniq ue
ues ma y be used a t the
  e
   l
  g discre
discretio
tionn of the
the manu
manufa
fact
cture
urer.
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