BS 183:1972
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Hardcopy , PDF
English
06-19-1972
Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Designation
4. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
5. Manufacture
6. Inspection and testing
7. Selection of test pieces
8. Diameter
9. Tensile and elongation test
10. Wrapping test
11. Reverse bend test for railway signalling strand
12. Retests
13. Packing
14. Oiling
Appendix
A. Lengths of strand without joints
Tables
1. Tolerances on diameter
2. Minimum elongation of general strand
3. Construction grades and minimum breaking loads of
general purpose galvanized steel wire strand
4. Coil eye diameters
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