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BS 183:1972

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Specification for general purpose galvanized steel wire strand
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

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

Seven tensile strength grades of galvanized steel wire strand in sizes from 1.7 mm to 23.8 mm diameter, intended for purposes including railway signalling strand. Manufacture, mechanical properties, packing.

This British Standard specifies requirements for seven tensile strength grades of galvanized steel wire strand in sizes from 1.7 mm to 23.8 mm diameter, intended for a variety of purposes including railway signalling strand.

NOTE The titles of the British Standards referred to in this standard are listed on page ii.

Committee
ISE/106
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 163-1(1943), BS 182 TO 184(1938) & 71/41979 DC. (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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