BS 1211:1958

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
Section one: General
1 Scope
2 General
3 Quality of metal used in casting pipes
4 Quality control
5 Selection of test pieces by the purchaser
6 Mechanical tests
7 Hydraulic tests
8 Test for straightness and uniformity
9 Tolerances on dimensions of pipes
10 Gauging
11 Freedom from defects
12 Coating
13 Weighing and marking weights
14 Permissible deviation from standard weights
15 Inspection
16 Manufacturer's certificate
17 Testing facilities
Section two: Special conditions applicable to pipes
             centrifugally cast in metal moulds
18 General
19 Heat treatment
20 Tensile ring test
21 Tensile bar test
22 Brinell test
23 Marking
Section three: Special conditions applicable to pipes
               centrifugally cast in sand moulds
24 General
25 Mode of casting
26 Removal from moulds
27 Tensile ring test
28 Tensile bar test
29 Marking
Section four: Standard 'spun' iron spigot and socket
              pipes for water, gas and sewage metal spun
              and sand spun
Table 8 Standard thicknesses, external diameter and
          weight per foot of barrel
Table 9 Standard weights
Table 10 Dimensions of standard spigots and sockets
Appendices
A Typical rig for tensile ring test
B Dimensions of tensile bar test pieces
C Conversion factors

Pipes with spigot and socket joints cast in either metal or sand moulds. Class B, field test pressure 400 ft head of water; Class C, 600 ft head of water; Class D, 800 ft head of water. Standard lengths, internal diameters, hydraulic tests and tests for straightness.