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BS 2593:1974

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Specification for rotary drill rods and tungsten carbide tipped rotary drill bits

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-12-1974

£142.00
Excluding VAT

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Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 References
Section two. Rotary drill rods
3 Form, dimensions and tolerances
4 Material
5 Rod diameters and lengths
6 Workmanship
7 Marking
8 Packaging
9 Requirements for ordering
Section three. Tungsten carbide tipped rotary drill bits
10 Form, dimensions and tolerances
11 Material
12 Brazing
13 Bit and reamer sizes
14 Marking
15 Packaging
16 Requirements for ordering
Appendix
A Dimensional equivalents
Tables
1 Diamond section rotary drill rods
2 Turbine section rotary drill rods
3 One-piece bit details (up to 60 mm)
4 Pilot and reamer type bit details
5 Carbide tips for standard tugsten carbide tipped
    rotary drill bits (one-piece, and pilot and reamer
    patterns)

Dimensions, one-piece bits including pilot and reamer bits and tungsten carbide tips with appropriate hardness grades. Materials and slot for bit, pitch of rod, straightness, and interchangeability requirements.

Committee
MRE/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 73/44503 DC (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard specifies requirements for rotary drill rods and tungsten carbide tipped rotary drill bits. These tools are principally for drilling in coal and other minerals, but are applicable to other materials having appropriate drilling characteristics.

Standards Relationship
ISO 1717:1974 Similar to
ISO 1718:1991 Similar to

BS 1090:1970 Specification for flameproof hand-held electric drilling machines primarily for use in mines

BS 970-3:1971 Specification for wrought steels in the form of blooms, billets, bars and forgings Steels for case hardening
BS 970-1(1972) : 1972
BS 1090:1970 Specification for flameproof hand-held electric drilling machines primarily for use in mines
BS 1723:1963 Specification for brazing
BS 970-2:1970 Specification for wrought steels in the form of blooms, billets, bars and forgings Direct hardening alloy steels, including alloy steels capable of surface hardening by nitriding

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