Parameter
Working pressure
Length of the tubing
DIMENSION & TOLERANCE
Bore size
Thickness of lining and cover
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Tensile Strength and Elongation at
Break of Lining and Cover
Compound of the Hose
Accelerated Ageing Test
Resistance of Lining to n-pentane
PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS.
Adhesion
Low temperature flexibility
MGL GAIL Gas
100 mbar (g) Not mentioned
0.75 / 1 / 1.5 metres Not mentioned Clearly
Nominal Size : 8 mm
As per Clause 5.3 of IS
Minimum base diameter; 7.9 mm
9573
Minimum Bend Radius : 95 mm
As per Clause 5.3.2 of IS Minimum thickness of lining & cover
9573 shall be 2 mm & 1 mm respectively
Tensile strength (Lining & cover) at
break; 10 MPa (minimum)
Clause No. 5.4.1 of IS 9573 Elongation (Lining & cover) at break
(%) ; 200 & 250 respectively
(minimum)
Clause No. 5.4.2 of IS 9573 Not mentioned
Clause no. 5.4.3.2 of IS 9573: 1998 shall
Clause No. 5.4.3 of IS 9573 not exceed 10% & 5% respectively to
the initial mass of lining.
The minimum adhesion between rubber
lining & reinforcement, between layers
Clause No. 5.5.1 of IS 9573
of reinforcement and between
reinforcement & cover shall be 2KN/m.
Flexible hose is conditioned at -40 ° C
for at least 5 hrs. and then bent at 180°
around a mandrel with a diameter 12
Clause No. 5.5.2 of IS 9573
times the nominal bore diameter of the
hose, no cracks or breaks shall be
shown.

Flexibility of hose
The hose shall be capable of being bent
empty to the radius 95 mm without
Clause No. 5.5.3 of IS 9573
flattening and suffering structural
damages.

Ozone resistance Clause No. 5.5.4 of IS 9573 As per clause no. 5.5.of IS 9573: 1978

Hydraulic test requirement:

Clause No. 5.5.5.1 of IS
Proof pressure Not mentioned
9573
test
Hydraulic test requirement:
Clause No. 5.5.5.2 of IS As per Clause 5.5.2 of IS 9573. The
Bursting
9573 minimum burst pressure shall be 5 Mpa
pressure test

Grip strength test Clause No. 5.5.7 of IS 9573 As Per Clause no. 5.5.7 of IS 9573.

As per clause no. 5.5.8 of IS 9573. The

hose at least shall not burn till 45
Burning behavior Clause No. 5.5.8 of IS 9573 second.

PACKING AND MARKING

Manufacturer’s name or trademark Yes Yes

The words “Specially mfd. for
Yes No
"Entity” & Entity’s Logo
Maximum working pressure Yes No
Nominal bore Yes Yes
Batch / Lot No. Yes Yes
Month and year of manufacture Yes Yes
Type of Hose Yes (Type II) Type IV mentioned
Each length of the hose also shall be
marked with the ISI Standard Mark
Yes BIS marking
(as per Clause 6.2.1 of IS 9573: 2012
standard)
Sampling and Criteria for As Per Clause No. 3 of IS
Not mentioned
Conformity 443 standard.
 AGL
Not mentioned
Not mentioned Clearly
Nominal Size : 8 mm
Minimum base diameter; 7.9 mm
Minimum Bend Radius : 95 mm
Minimum thickness of lining & cover
shall be 2 mm & 1 mm respectively
Tensile strength (Lining & cover) at
break; 10 MPa (minimum)
Elongation (Lining & cover) in at
break (%) ; 200 & 250 respectively
(minimum)
Not mentioned
Clause no. 5.4.3.2 of IS 9573: 1998
shall not exceed 10% & 5%
respectively to the initial mass of
lining.
The minimum adhesion between
rubber lining & reinforcement,
between layers of reinforcement and
between reinforcement & cover shall
be 2KN/m.
Flexible hose is conditioned at -40 ° C
for at least 5 hrs. and then bent at 180°
around a mandrel with a diameter 12
times the nominal bore diameter of the
hose, no cracks or breaks shall be
shown.
Standard Reference
Maximum working pressure of 1.0 MPa.
The length of the hose shall be as agreed to between
the purchaser and the supplier. Tolerance on any hose
length shall be ±1 percent. When hoses are supplied
with end connection, the length shall be the overall
length including the end connections, subject to
tolerance as agreed to between the purchaser and the
manufacturer.
PNGRB (T4SE) reference:Length of this hose shall be kept minimum.
However, in no case the length shall be more than 1.5 meters.
Clause 5.3; Table 1 of IS 9573: 2012
Nominal Size : 8 mm
Bore diameter: 10.8 mm ,Tolerance : +/- 0.4
Outer Diameter (mm) : 14.9 ,Tolerance :+/- 1
Minimum Bend Radius : 95 mm
Shall be not less than 1.5 mm and 1.0 mm
respectively
Table 1 of IS 9573:2012
Tensile strength (Lining & cover) at break; 10 MPa (minimum)
Elongation (Lining & cover) in at break (%) ; 200 & 250 respectively
(minimum)
After ageing in air for 72 h at a temperature of 100 ±
1°C as prescribed in 6 of IS 443, tensile strength and
elongation at break of lining and cover shall not
decrease by more than 25 and 50 percent, respectively
from the initial values.
The n-pentane absorbed and the n-pentane
extractable matter as determined by the method given
in 5.4.3 2 shall not exceed 15 percent and 10 percent
respectively of the initial mass of lining.
The minimum adhesion between rubber lining & reinforcement,
between layers of reinforcement and between reinforcement & cover
shall be 2KN/m for Type II hoses.
When a test piece cut from a length of hose is
conditioned at – 40 ± 2°C for 5 h and then bent at 180º
around a mandrel with a diameter 12 times the nominal bore diameter of
the hose, no cracks or breaks shall be
shown
The hose shall be capable of being bent
empty to the radius 95 mm without Bent to the minimum bend radius is as given in
flattening and suffering structural Table 1 (95 mm)
damages.

As per clause no. 5.5.of IS 9573: 1978 As per the formula mentioned under Clause No. 5.5.4 of IS 9573

Not mentioned
As per Clause 5.5.2 of IS 9573. The
minimum burst pressure shall be 5
Mpa
The proof pressure shall be done at 5.0 MPa for Type
I hose and at 2.0 MPa for Type II hose.
Shall not burst below an internal hydraulic pressure of
10.0 MPa for Type I hose and 4.0 MPa for Type II
hose.

As Per Clause no. 5.5.7 of IS 9573. As per Annex A of IS 9573

As per clause no. 5.5.8 of IS 9573. The

hose at least shall not burn till 45 When tested by the method given in 5.5.8.2 the
second. hose shall not burn to either of the outer marks within
45 s.

IS 9573 :The hose shall be packed as agreed to between the

purchaser and the supplier.
Yes Clause 6.1

No Not mentioned in IS 9573

No
Yes IS 9573 :Clause 6.2
Yes IS 9573 :Clause 6.2
Yes IS 9573 :Clause 6.2
Type IV mentioned IS 9573 :Clause 6.2

IS 9573 Each length of the hose may also be marked with the
BIS marking
Standard Mark.

IS 9573 : As Per Clause No. 3 of IS 443 standard.

Not mentioned
 Comparison between IS:9573 - 1998 and IS: 10908 - 1991 for Rubber Tubes
SR.
FEATURE / PARAMETER IS 9573: 1998 IS 10908: 1991 REMARKS
NO.
1 TYPE OF TUBING BRAIDED FLEXIBLE RUBBER TUBING

2.5 MPa FOR TYPE 1,2,3 HOSES (Industrial

MAXIMUM WORKING applications like LPG Bottling Plant); 1 MPa
2 0.005 MPa
PRESSURE FOR TYPE 4 HOSES (Dom. and Com.
Installations)

3 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 65 DEG C

Should consist of Lining, Reinforcement, and Homogeneous and resistant to outdoor

4 MATERIAL
Cover. exposure
Lining: Synthetic Rubber like Nitrile-
Butadiene Rubber (NBR) or Chloroprene
Rubber (CR)
Reinforcement: Wire Reinforcement in
braided form in between the lining and the
cover. (for Type 4 Hose)
Cover: Synthetic rubber compound resistant
to weather, abrasion and LPG.

5 COLOUR ORANGE (FOR TYPE 4 HOSE) GREEN

6 DIMENSIONS
6.4 mm +/- 0.32 mm; 7 mm +0.35, -0.10
a Diameter 8 mm
mm
b Minimum Bend Radii 95 mm
3.2 mm +0.32 mm / -0.0 mm; 3.5 mm +0.32
c Minimum Wall Thickenss 1 mm FOR COVER
mm / -0.0 mm
Cut lengths (1.0 TO 1.5 METRES) or rolls
d Length ANY Length (FOR TYPE 4)
of running length

7 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Tensile strength (Min.) of lining and
a 10 MPa for Lining & Cover.
cover of the hose.
Elongation (Min.) at break of lining
b 200 % for Lining & 250 % for Cover.
and cover of the hose.
Ageing in air, 72 hours, 100 Deg. C, T.S.
72 hours, 100 Deg. C, shall not show a
shall not decr. by 25 % and Elongation at
c Accelerated ageing test change of + 10 deg A of its original shore
break of lining and cover shall not decr. by 50
hardness value after accelerated ageing.
% from initial values.

Liquid n - pentane in Room Temperature for

Liquid n - pentane in Room Temperature for
72 hours, Room conditioning for 24 hours: n -
72 hours, Room conditioning for 24 hours:
d Resistance of lining to n - pentane pentane absorbed shall not exceed 10% and n
drop in gas pressure shall not be more than
- pentane extractable material shall not exceed
1 Kpa.
5% of initial mass of lining.

Make contact with cylindrical former of

Capable of being bent empty to the radius of radius 68 mm for at least 110 deg of its
e Flexibility of hose 95 mm without appreciable flattening and circumference when the tubing is placed
without suffering structural damage. over the former and a mass of 1.6 kg is
attached to each end.

Minimum adhesion between rubber lining and

reinforcement, between layers of
f Adhesion
reinforcement and between reinforcement and
cover shall not be less than 2 kN/m.

Ozone concentration of 50 ppm at 40 +/- 2 Ozone concentration of 50 +/- 5 ppm at 40

deg C for 72 +/- 0.2 hours at 20% elongation
g Ozone resistance
shall no sign of cracking when examined
under 2 x magnification.
Internal hydraulic pressureof 2 MPa for 1 min
shall not show any rupture leakage or any
h Pressure test
other type of failure. Change in length shall
be within 12% of its original length.
+/- 1 deg C for 72 +/- 0.2 hours: No
breakage, cracks or any other surface
defects should be visible.
When immersed in water for 5 mins under
an internal air pressure of 0.25 MPa,
increase in O.D. of the tubing shall not be
more than 15% and there shall be no sign of
leakage.

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 Comparison between IS:9573 - 1998 and IS: 10908 - 1991 for Rubber Tubes
SR.
FEATURE / PARAMETER IS 9573: 1998 IS 10908: 1991 REMARKS
NO.
0.5 MPa when test is carried out on a sample 0.5 MPa when test is carried out on a
i Minimum Bursting Pressure
of 60 cm length. sample of 60 cm length.
It shall fit over standard and over size nozzle. It shall fit over standard and over size
j Grip strength test It shall remain attached to both nozzles nozzle. It shall remain attached to both
throughout the test period. nozzles throughout the test period.

Should not burn for 45 seconds when a flame Should not burn for 45 seconds when a
k Burning behaviour
of 25 mm diameter is applied to it. flame of 25 mm diameter is applied to it.

Hardness of the flat surface of the cut / slit

l Shore Hardness test tubing shall be measured and the same shall
be 60 +/- 5 deg A.

350 N applied evenly over a length of 25

mm for 5 mins, and 30 mins after the
m Crushing test removal of force, the sample shall not show
any deformation or any collapse; No
leakage at internal air pressure of 250 kPa.

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