IS 291 : 1989 Machining Purposes - Specification
  
      | UDC 669.35.5 - 422 : 669.018.23 |   MTD 8 | 
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    | Reaffirmed 2021 | 
  1 Scope  
This standard specifies requirements for two grades of navalbrass rods and sections for machining purposes.  
2 References  
IS 387 :1967General requirements for the supply ofmetallurgical materials  
IS 1817 :1961Method of sampling non-ferrous metals forchemical analysis  
IS 2305 :1988Method for mercurous nitrate test for copper andcopper alloys  
IS 2654 :1977Method for tensile testing of copper and copperalloys  
IS 2826 :1986Dimensions and tolerances for wrought copper andcopper alloy rods and bars for generalengineering purposes  
IS 3288 : Part 3 :1986 Glossary of terms relating to copper andcopper alloys:Part 3 Wrought form  
IS 3685 :1966Methods of chemical analysis of brasses