IS 13997 : 2014 : Drums, Large Open Top - Specification

ICS 55.14 PGD 38

1 SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements for steel open top drums of 200 litre [180 kg] nominal capacity with bottom end fixed in the following types of construction:

a) Grade A - Drums of steel sheets of nominal thickness 1.25 mm for body and end, with bottom seam of either double seam construction or spiral/triple seam construction and top full size openable drum lid.

b) Grade B - Drums of steel sheets of nominal thickness 1.00 mm for body and end, with bottom end seam of spiral/triple seam construction and top full size openable lid.

2 REFERENCES

The following standards contains provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of the publication, the editions indicated below were valid. All the standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility applying the most recent edition of the standard.

513 : 2008 Cold reduced low carbon steel sheets and strips (fifth revision)

1394 : 1984 Glossary of terms relating to metal containers (third revision)

1784 : 1998 Screwed closures for drums (third revision)

3259 : 1966 Methods of sampling of metal containers