IS 15637 : 2006 Welded Stainless Steel Cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) from 0.5 litre to 250 litre Water Capacity - Specification

ICS 23.020.30;75.160.30 MED 16
Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

1.1 This standard deals with stainless steel cylinders intended for storage and transportation of liquefied petroleum gases of nominal water capacity exceeding 0.5 litre up to and including 250 Iitre water capacity. This standard lays down requirement of materials, design, manufacture, construction, tests and marking of these cylinders using stainless steel material for stationary/domestic use.

1.1.1 Cylinders for automotive use are covered separately in IS 14899.

2 References

The standards listed in Annex A are necessary adjuncts to this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revisions and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated in Annex A.

     IS No.      Title
IS 817 : 1966 Code of practice for training and
testing of metal arc welders (revised)
IS 1182 : 1983 Recommended practice for
radiographic examination of fusion
welded butt joints in steel plates
(second revision)
IS 2595 : 1978 Code of practice for radiographic
testing (first revision)
IS 2825 : 1969 Code for unfired pressure vessels
IS 3196 Welded low carbon steel cylinder
IS (Part 3) : 1991 exceeding 5 litre water capacity for
low pressure liquefiable gases: Part 3
Methods of test (fourth revision)
IS 3657 : 1978 Radiographic image quality indicators
(first revision)
IS 4379 : 1981 Identification of contents of industrial
gas cylinders (first revision)
IS 4853 : 1982 Recommended practice for
radiographic inspection of fusion
welded butt joints in steel pipes (first
revision)
IS 6911 : 1992 Stainless steel plate, sheet and strip
(first revision)
IS 7202 : 1974 Inspection gauges for checking
threads of gas cylinder valves for use
with breathing apparatus
IS 7241 : 1981 Glossary ofterms used in gas cylinder
technology (first revision)
IS 8737 : 1995 Valve fittings for use with liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders of
more than 5 litre water capacity -
Specification (first revision)
IS 8776 : 1988 Specification for valve fittings for use
with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
cylinders up to and including 5 litre
water capacity (first revision)
IS 9121 : 2005 Inspection gauges for checking type
1(size 2) taper threads ofgas cylinder
valves, taper 1 in 16 - Specification
(first revision)
IS 9122 : 1979 Specification for inspection gauges
for checking taper threads of gas
cylinder valves, type 2 taper 3 in 25
IS 9639 : 1980 Code of practice for visual inspection
of low pressure welded steel gas
cylinders during manufacture
IS 9687 : 1980 Specification for inspection gauges
for checking type 1 (size 1) taper
threads of gas cylinder valves, taper
1 in 16
IS 14899 : 2000 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
containers for automotive use -
Specification