IS 1537 : 1976 Vertically cast iron pressure pipes for water, gas and sewage

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the requirements for cast iron pipesfor pressure main lines of water, gas and sewage manufactured byvertical castings in sand moulds.

1.2 This standard is applicable to pipes with sockets (for leadjoints) or flngers. The standard may also be made applicable toother types of joints specially rubber joints, where overallmeasurements shall be adhered to, to ensure interchangeability.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 210 : 1970Specification for grey iron castings

IS 1387 : 1967General requirements for the supply of metallurgical materials

IS 1536 : 1976Specification for centrifugally cast (spun) iron pressurepipes for water, gas and sewage

IS 1789 : 1961 Methodfor Brinell hardness test for grey cast iron

IS 2078 : 1962 Methodfor tensile testing of grey cast iron

IS 7184 : 1974Specification for horizontally cast iron double flangedpipes for water, gas and sewage