IS 15705 : 2006 /ISO 23429 : 2004 Gauging of Hexagon Sockets

National Foreword

This Indian Standard which is identical with ISO 23429 : 2004 �Gauging of hexagon socket� issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners Accessories Sectional Committee and approval of the Production and General Engineering Division Council.

This standard shall be used in conduction with IS 2269 : 2006 �Hexagon socket head cap screws (fifth revision)�.

The text of ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words �International Standard� appear referring to this standard, they should be read as �Indian Standard�.

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.

In this adopted standard reference appears to the following International Standard for which Indian Standard also exists. The corresponding Indian Standard which is to be substituted in its place is listed below along with its degree of equivalence for the edition indicated: