BS 61:1969
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Specification for threads for light gauge copper tubes and fittings
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English
12-31-1969
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Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Terminology and definitions
3 Basic thread form
4 Dimensions and tolerances
5 Designation
Figures
1 Terms relating to threads
2 Basic Whitworth form
3 Basic form of taper thread
4 Fit between taper external thread and taper internal
thread or parallel internal thread
Tables
1 Basic dimensions and limits of size for threads for
light gauge copper tubes and fittings to BS 61 : Part
1, BS 66, BS 99 and BS 1306 (Metric units)
2 Basic dimensions and limits of size for threads for
light gauge copper tubes and fittings to BS 61 : Part
1, BS 66, BS 99 and BS 1306 (Imperial units)
Threads for use with tubes and fittings to BS 66 & 99, BS 1306 and BS 2871:Part 2, for which threads to BS 21 are not suitable or cannot be utilized due to the thickness being insufficient.
| Committee |
NFE/34
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 68/22092 DC Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements for a series of threads intended for use with light gauge copper tubes and associated fittings, to BS 61 : Part 1, BS 66, BS 99 and BS 1306*, for which BSP threads to BS 21† are not suitable or cannot be utilized due to the thickness being insufficient.
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