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BS 6956-1:1988

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Jointing materials and compounds Specification for corrugated metal joint rings
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1988

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Manufacture
4. Thickness
5. Materials
6. Corrugations
7. Testing
Appendix
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
Tables
1. Thickness of metal
2. Materials for corrugated metal joint rings
3. Pitch and depth of corrugations

Requirements for joint rings for sealing mechanical joints in piping systems carrying gas, water or steam.

This Part of BS 6956 specifies requirements for corrugated metal joint rings when used for sealing mechanical joints in piping systems carrying 1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases, water or steam.

Appendix A lists information to be supplied by the purchaser.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
PSE/15
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 85/73237 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011) Supersedes BS 5292(1980). (02/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 7531:1992 Specification for compressed non-asbestos fibre jointing
BS 5482-1:2005 Code of practice for domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Installations at permanent dwellings, residential park homes and commercial premises, with installation pipework sizes not exceeding DN 25 for steel and DN 28 for corrugated stainless steel or copper

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