BS 906-1:1972
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Specification for engineers\' parallels Metric units
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06-16-1972
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Material
3 Finish
4 Accuracy
5 Marking
6 Protection
Appendix - Derivation of tolerances stated in
Table 1 and Table 2
Six sizes of Grade A and eight of Grade B parallels with cross sections from 5 mm x 10 mm to 30 mm x 60 mm and from 5 mm x 10 mm to 50 mm x 100 mm respectively. Material, finish, accuracy, marking, protection.
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TPR/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 70/4282 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard applies to parallel sided steel blocks of six sizes in Grade A and eight sizes in Grade B, namely:
GRADE A
5 mm × 10 mm × 100 mm
10 mm × 20 mm × 125 mm
15 mm × 30 mm × 150 mm
20 mm × 40 mm × 200 mm
25 mm × 50 mm × 250 mm
30 mm × 60 mm × 300 mm
GRADE B
5 mm × 10 mm × 100 mm
10 mm × 20 mm × 125 mm
15 mm × 30 mm × 150 mm
20 mm × 40 mm × 200 mm
25 mm × 50 mm × 250 mm
30 mm × 60 mm × 300 mm
40 mm × 80 mm × 350 mm
50 mm × 100 mm × 400 mm
NOTE 1 See also 2, Material.
NOTE 2 The titles of the British Standards referred to in this standard are listed on page ii.
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