This standard covers the requirements for butt welded and seamless screwed and socketed and plain end mild steel tubes intended for ordinary uses in steam, water, gas and air lines. Only ' medium ' and ' heavy ' tubes are recommended for carrying steam. The maximum permissible pressures and temperatures for different sizes of tubes for conveying steam are given in Appendix A.
IS 1239 Pt.1-1979 history
1979IS 1239 Pt.1-1979 Specification for mild steel pipes, tubes and other forged steel fittings Part Ⅰ Mild steel pipes