IS 9438 : 2018 Performance Requirements and Methods of Tests for Wheels/Rims for Trucks and Buses

ICS 43.040.50; 43.080.10; 43.080.20

TED 7

Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

This standard specifies three laboratory test Methods and Performance Requirements for evaluating certain essential fatigue strength characteristics of disc wheels, spoke wheels and demountable rims intended for road use on Commercial Vehicles, Buses, Trailers and Multipurpose Passenger vehicles.

The test methods are:

a) Dynamic cornering fatiguetest (for disc wheel rims),

b) Dynamic radial fatigue test (for disc wheel rims and wheel with demountable rims),

c) Dynamic cornering fatigue test (for wheel rims with demountable rims),

1.1 Test termination for the tests on wheels has also been specified.

2 REFERENCE

The following standard contain provision, which through reference in this text constitutes provision of the standard. At the time of publication, the edition indicated was valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard is encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the standard indicated below:

14272 : 2011 Automotive vehicles - Types terminology