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IS 638 (1979): Sheet Rubber Jointing and Rubber Insertion

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IS :6 3 8 .1 9 7 9

Indian St andard
SP E CIF ICATION

F OR

SH E E T RUBBE R J OINTING AND

RUBBE R INSE RTION J OINTING

( Second Rev ision )

Ru bber

Prod u cts

Sectional

Com m ittee,

PCDC

13

Represent ing

Chairman

E scon Con su lt a n t s P vt Lt d, Ca lcu t t a

Da D. BANE RJ E E
M embers
S HRI M. L. BARRANI
DR L. D. KANDP AL ( Alt ernat e
SE RI A. K. BANDYOP ADH AYA
SH RI B. C. SE N ( Alt ernat e )
Soar A. T. BASAK

Min ist r y of Defen cc ( R & D )

)
Min ist r y of Defen ce

( DGI )

Dir ect or a t e
Gen er a l
of
Su pplies
& Disposa ls,
N ew Delh i
In dia n P et r och em ica ls Cor por a t ion Lt d, Va doda r a
DR S. K. BH ATNA~AR
SH RI S. K. MAH E SH WARI ( Alt ernat e )
Na t ion a l Test H ou se, Ca lcu t t a
SHRI S. K. Boex
S RRI A. GHOS H ( Alt ernat e )
Ba yer ( In dia ) Lt d, Bom ba y
DR S. N. CE AKRAVARTY
SH RI R. R. P ANDIT ( Alt ernat e )
Alka li & Ch em ica l Cor por a t ion of In dia Lt d, Rish r a
SH RI D. K. CH ATTE RJ E E
DR S. K. ROY ( @crnat e )
E xpor t In spect ion Cou n cil of In dia , Ca lcu t t a
SE RI 0. P . DH AMIJ A
SH RI P . K. CH ATTE RJ E E ( Alfrrnat s )
Du n lop In dia Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
S HRI S . B. GAN GU LI
S HRI P . N. S. MYE R ( Alt ernafc )
Ma dr a s Ru bber F a ct or y Lt d, Ma dr a s
SH RI A. GE ORGE J OH N
SRRI K. J . ABRAH AM ( Alt ernat e )
In dia n Oil Cor por a t ion Lt d, Bom ba y
SH RI R. C. J H INQAN
SH H I M. K. J AIN ( Alt ernat e )
Na t ion a l Ru bber Ma n u fa ct u r er s Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
DR I. V. KRISH NAMURTI
SH RI R. P . MATH UR ( Alt ernat e )
SH RI LALIT MOH AN J AD~NADAB Cosmos In dia Ru bber Wor ks P vt Lt d, Bom ba y
SH RI P ULIN L. KINAH IWALA ( Alt ernat e )
La t h ia Ru bber Ma n u fa ct u r in g Co P vt Lt d, Bom ba y
SH RI S. V. LATH I~
S HRI D. P. LATHIA ( Alt ernat e )
( Cont inued on page 2 )

IN DIAN

@ Copy right 1979

STANDARDS
INSTITUTION

Th is pu blica t ion
is pr ot ect ed u n der t h e Indian C@_w ight Act ( XIV of 1957 ) a n d
r epr odu ct ion in wh ole or in pa r t by a n y m ea n s except wit h wr it t en per m ission of t h e
pu blish er sh a ll be deem ed t o be a n in fr in gem en t of copyr igh t u n der t h e sa id Ac t

IS : 6 3 8 - 1 9 7 9
( Continued frompap 1

Members

Representing

All In dia Ru bber In du st r ies Associa t ion , Bom ba y

V. N. MAKXR
SH RI
M. M. P ATZL ( Alternate )
Ra ilwa y Boa r d ( Min ist r y of Ra ilwa ys )
D R S . P . MANIE
SH ~I D. N. V. CIIE LLAM ( Alternate )
.
.
In di~o~;a bybcr Ma n u fa ct u r er s Resea r ch Associa t ion ,
DR W. MILLNS
SHRI

Su n da r a m In du st r ies P vt Lt d, Ma dr a s
SH RI N. NA~ARAJ AN
SH RI P . VIJ AYARA~H AVAN ( Altcrnatc )
Ru bber Boa r d. Kot t a va m
DR C. K. N. NAIE
Ba t a In dia Lt ci.7Ca l&a
SH RIS. C. NANDY
SH RI SUNIL SARKAR ( Alternate )
Dir ect or a t e
Gen er a l of Tech n ica l
Developm en t ,
DR N. V. C. RAO
N ew Delh i
SH RI G. R. INAMDAR ( Altrrnatc )
Dir ect or Gen er a l, ISI ( Ex-ofj?cio Member )
SHRI
M.S.
SAXENA,
Dir ect or ( P & C )

SHRI SATISR CH ANDE R

Depu t y

General

Ru bber

Dir ect or

Prod u cts

( P & C ), ISI

Su bcom m ittee,

PCDC

13 : 4

Convancr
SH RI S. V. LATH IA

La t h ia Ru bber

Ma n u fa ct u r in g

Co P vt Lt d, Bom ba y

Members
SH RI D. P . LATH IA ( Alternate
Sh r i S. V. La t h ia )
SHRI L. M. BASU RAY
SH RI R. K. DAS ( Altrrnate )
SH RI A. BOSE
SH RI B. DUTTA ( Alternate )
SH RI D. K. CH ATTE RJ E P :

to
Du n lop In dia Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
Ben ga l Wa t er pr oof

Wor ks ( 1940 ) Lt d, Ca lcu t t a

Alka li & Ch em ica l

Cor por a t ion
of In dia
Lt d,
Rish r a
SH RI N. C. SAMAJ DAR ( Alternate )
Na t ion a l Test H ou se, Ca lcu t t a
SHRI G. C. DAS
SH RI A. GH OSH ( Alternate )
Da ir y Developm en t
Com m ission er ,
Ma h a r a sh t r a
DR A. P . DE SH MUKH
St a t e, Bom ba y
Dir ect or a t e
Gen er a l of Tech n ica l
Developm en t ,
SBRI G. R. INAMDAR
N ew Delh i
SHRI J . M. GARQ ( Alternate )
Com m on F a cilit y Ser vice Cen t r e, Ch a n ga n a ch er r y
DR K. A. J OSE
DR I. V. KRISH NAMURTI
Na t ion a l Ru bber Ma n u fa ct u r er s Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
SH RI
R. P . MATH UR ( Alternate )
SHRI
A. K. MALLICE
E scon Con su lt a n t s P vt Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
SH RI M. MITRA ( Alternate )
Ra ilwa y Boa r d ( Min ist r y of Ra ilwa ys )
DR S. P . MANIK
SH RI G. DORAISWAMY ( Alternate )
(Continued on page 11 )

&

IS I 638 - 1979

Indian St andard
SP E CIF ICATION
F OR
SH E E T RUBBE R J OINTING AND
RUBBE R INSE RTION J OINTING

( Second Rev ision )

0.

FOR

EWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard

( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards
Institution
on 1 March
1979, after the draft finalized
by the
Rubber
Products
Sectional
Committee
had
been
approved
by the
Petroleum,
Coal and Related Products Division Council.
0.2 This standard was first published in 1955 and was subsequently
revised
ageing prescribed
in the first revision
in 1965. The time for accelerated
was very long.
Consequently
in this second revision
the time for
accelerated
ageing has been brought down to 72 hours from 240 hours by
suitably modifying
the requirement
on the basis of investigations
done.
Further,
only two types are covered
in this second revision,
having
hardness
of 50 to 65 and 66 to 80 IRHD respectively.
On the basis of
technological
improvements,
requirements
for tensile
strength
and
elongation
at break of the rubber have been upgraded.
The tests for
resistance
to heat and moist heat have been removed as it was felt that
accelerated
ageing test was sufficient to check the quality of rubber used.
0.8 mm thick jointings
have also been included in this revision.
0.3 This standard contains clauses 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1 and A-l.3
for agreement
between the purchaser
and the supplier.

which

call

0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular

requirement
of this
observed
or calculated,
standard
is complied
with, the final value,
with
expressing
the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance
The number of significant
places retained in the rounded
IS : Z-1960.
off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this
standard.
*Rules

for rounding

off numerical

values

( revised ).

IS : 638.1979
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements
and the methods of sampling
and test for sheet rubber
jointing
and rubber insertion
jointing
for use
between flanges and similar joints subjected to water pressure, air pressure
or low pressure steam.
NOTE - The
35 kgf/cms ).

2. TYPES

recommended

low pressure

steam

is up to 350 kN/ms

( approximately

AND GRADES

2.1 Types - This standard

rubber
jointings
and rubber
hardness of rubber, namely:

covers the following

two types of sheet
insertion
jointings
depending
upon the

a) Type A -

50 to 65 Hardness

in IRHD,

b) Type B -

66 to 80 Hardness

in IRHD.

and

2.2 Grades-This
standard
prescribes two grades, namely, Grade 1 and
Grade 2 for each of the two types differing in the requirements
for various
physical characteristics
prescribed
later in the standard.
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Material
3.1.1 Jointing
M aterial - The jointing
following materials as may be specified:
a) Sheet rubber,
b) Sheet rubber

or
reinforced

shall

with fabric

be made

( rubber

of one of the

insertion

jointing

).

used for the

3.1.2 Composition of Rubber Compound - The material
manufacture
of the sheet rubber jointing
and the rubber insertion jointing shall be natural
or synthetic
rubber or a blend thereof, suitably
compounded
and vulcanized
having the degree of hardness as specified
under 2.1.
3.1.3 Fabric Reinforcementfor
Rubber Insertion Jointing - The reinforcing
fabric used for rubber insertion jointing
shall have a minimum
breaking
load of 120 N/cm ( approx 12 kgf/cm ) width for both warp and weft
direction when tested in accordance
with IS : 1969-1968*.
NOTEof rubber

The suppIier shall supply a square

insertion jointing
for the test.

*Methods
for determination
fabrics (Jirst reuision ).

of breaking

metre

load

and

of fabric

elongation

used in the manufacture

at

break

of woven

IS t 638 - 1979
3.2 Co n s tru c tio n

a n d Wo rk m a n s h ip

3.2.1 The sheet ru bber jointing

or ru bber insertion jointing
shall be
free from su rface d efects, su ch as p itting, blem ishes and other irregu larities
and the ru bber
u sed in both shall be hom ogeneou s
and be free from
p orosity and grit as ju d ged visu ally on su rface or any cu t-su rface
of the
test sam p le.
3.2.2 Thickness
and N umber of Plies - The thickness
of jointing,
tolerance p erm issible
and the nu m ber of reinforcem ent
fabric p lies
ru bber insertion jointing
) shall be as given in Table 1.
TABLE

1 THICKNESS

AND

NUMBER

OF FABRIC

the
( for

PLIES

,
THICKNESS OF SHEET
RUB B ER J OINTING 0 R
RUBBERINSERTION
JOINTINQ

TOLERANCEON
TEICENESS

(2)

('1
mm

NUMBEROBPLIES
INRUBBERINSIW
TIONJOINTINQ
(3)

mm

0.8

0.2

15

0.2

f
f

0.3
0.5

2
2

3
5

0.6

8 and above

07

3.2.2.1 Position of plies - In the case of ru bber insertion

jointing
containing
three or m ore p lies of fabric, they shall be so p laced w ithin
the thickness of the jointing that the ru bber layers betw een the p lies are
of ap p roxim ately
sam e thickness.
3.2.2.2
Each ou ter layer of ru bber shall be not less than 0% m m
thick in all insertions containing
tw o or m ore p lies of fabric.
The ou ter
layers of ru bber shall in all cases be of equ al thickness.
3.3 S ize o f S h e e t Ru bbe r J o in tin g a n d Ru bbe r In s e rtio n J o in tin g U n le s s sp ecified otherw ise, the sheet ru bber jointing and ru bber insertion
jointing for sizes u p to 6 m m thickness
shall be su p p lied
in one p iece
of 1 x 10 m etres and for sizes above 6 m m thickness the m inim u m length
shall be as agreed to betw een the p u rchaser and the su p p lier.
3.4 Te n s ile S tre n g th a n d Elo n g a tio n
a t B re a k - The tensile strength
and elongation
at break of sheet ru bber jointing
and ru bber u sed in
insertion jointing
u sed for joints su bjected to w ater and air p ressu re and
5

IS : 638 - 1979
joints su bjected
( Part I )-1977*
TAB LE

to steam
p ressu re w hen
shall be as given in Table

tested
2.

accord ing

IS : 3400

to

2 TEN S ILE S TREN GTH

AN D ELON GATION
AT B R EAK
S HEET R U B B E R J OIN TIN G AN D R U B B E R U S ED IN
IN S ERTION J OIN TIN G

OF

( Cla u s e3.4 )
SL
N o.

TYPE

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

i)

8.5 ( 85 )

6 ( 60 )

400

350

12( 120)

7(70)

450

400

ii)

85 ( 85 )

6 ( 60 )

300

250

12 (120)

7( 70)

350

300

3.5

J OIN TS S U B J ECTEDTO WATER

AN D AIR P RES S U RE
~____--h ---,---~
Ez;;;F k n
Te n s ile S tre n g th
MN /m 8
P e rc e n t,
( a p p ro x k g f/c m ),
Min
Min
r__-h-_-~p---h-_?
Grade
Grade Grade
Grade
1
2
2
1

Ac c e le ra te d

JOIN TS SUBJECTED TO
STEAM PRESSURE
~--_-__-,-h---_---)
Tensile Strength
Elongation
MN /m
at Break
( Ap p ro x k g f/c m ), P e rc e n t,
Min
Min
c---A----5
r--*-y
Grade
Grade
Grade Grade
1
1
2
2

Ag e in g

3.5.1 Jointing to be Usedfor

Joints Subjected to W ater and A ir Pressure A fter ageing at 70 f 1C for a p eriod of 72 hou rs in accord ance
w ith
IS : 3400 ( Part IV )-19781 the sheet ru bber jointing and ru bber u sed in
insertion
jointing
shall not vary by m ore than fitp ercent
for tensile
at break of the corresp ond ing
strength
and ? r: p ercent for elongation
valu es
obtained
before
ageing
w hen tested
accord ing
to the m ethod
p rescribed
in IS : 3400 ( Part I )-1977*.
3.5.2 Jointing to be Usedfor Joints Subjected to Steam Pressure - The ageing
shall be d one at 100 & 1C for 72 hou rs in accord ance
w ith IS : 3400
( Part IV)-19787.
The sheet ru bber jointing
and ru bber u sed in insertion jointing
shall not vary by m ore than lo
_*s p ercent for tensile strength
and 2;; p ercent
for elongation
at break of the corresp ond ing
valu es
obtained before ageing w hen tested accord ing
to the m ethod
p rescribed
in IS : 3400 ( Part I )-1977*.

*,Method s of test for vu lcanized ru bbers: Part I Tensile stress-strain

(fifst revision ).
t,liietltods of test for vulcanized

rubbers: Part IV Accelerated

properties

ageing (first r&&w

).

IS : 638 - 1979
3 .6 Co m pre s s io n

Se t

3 .6 .1 Jointing to be Used for Joints Subjected to W ater and A ir Pressure The com p ression
set d eterm ined
in accord ance w ith IS : 3400 ( Part X )-

1977* at 27 + 1C for 24 _s
* hou rs shall not exceed 35 p ercent.
3.6.2 Jointing
to be Used for Joints
Subjected to Steam PressureThe
com p ression set d eterm ined in accord ance w ith IS : 3400 ( Part X)-1977*
at 100 f 1C for 24 2: hou rs shall not exceed 35 p ercent.
3.7 Re s is t an c e
t o Be n din g-Th e re
shall be no visible signs of cracking
of the su rfaces or separation of ru bber from the fabric (in case of ru bber
insertion jointing) w hen su bjected to bend ing test given in 3.7.1.
3.7.1 Fold a strip of test piece, 50 m m in w id th and not less
than 100 m m long, rou nd a m etal rod , the d iam eter of w hich shall equal
to the thickness ofthe sheet ru bber or ru bber insertion jointing u nd er test.
Clam p the jointing
in a vice u ntil the inner su rface is as show n in
Fig. 1, and the d istance of the und ersid e of the rod above the vice is
equal to the thickness of the jointing u nd er test. Keep it in this p osition
for five m inu tes and note w hether any change occu rs in thetest sp ecim en.

TEST

PIECE

t=THICKNESS
OF
THE INSERTION
JOINTING

JAWS

FIG. 1
*Methods
( first rcuision

).

OF

VICE

APPLIANCE FOR BENDING TEST

of test for vulcanized

rubbers:

Part

X Compression

set at constant-strain

IS :638

-1979

3 .8 Adh e s io n -Fo r

ru bber insertion jointing,

the ad hesion betw een the
ru bber p lies and fabric p lies shall be su ch that the rate ofsep aration
shall
not exceed 25 m m p er m inu te u nd er a load of 4 kg, w hen su bjected
to
ad hesion test in accord ance
w ith IS : 3400 ( Part V )-1965*.
on a lo-m m
3.9 Hardn e s s - The hard ness
accord ance
w ith
IS : 3400 ( Part
II )-1965f
requ irem ents
p rescribed
u nd er 2.1.
4. MARKING

AND

thick test slab tested in

shall com p ly
w ith
the

PACKING

4 .1 Mark in g
jointing

- Each p iece of sheet ru bber jointing or ru bber

shall be ind elibly m arked in a su itable p osition w ith:

a) the typ e, grad e

b)

the m onth
and

and thickness;

and year of m anu factu re,

c) the p u rp ose

insertion

for w hich

if sp ecified

it is intend ed

( w ater,

by the p u rchaser;

steam

4.1.1 Each p iece of sheet ru bber jointing

or ru bber
also be m arked w ith the IS1 Certification
Mark.

or air ).

insertion

jointing

may

NOTE - The use of the IS1 Certification

Mark is governed
by the p rovisions of
the Ind ian Stand ard s Institu tion ( Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and
Regulations
made thereunder.
The ISI Mark on products
covered
by an Indian
Standard
conveys the assurance
that they have been produced
to comply
with the
requirements
of that standard
under a well-defined
system of inspection,
testing and
quality
control
which is devised
and supervised
by IS1 and operated
by the
producer.
IS1 marked products
are also continuously
checked by IS1 for conformity
to that standard
as a further safeguard.
Details of conditions
under which a licence
for the use of the IS1 Certification
Mark may bc granted
to manufacturers
or
processors,
may be obtained
from the Indian Standards
Institution.

4.2 Packing
- The m aterial
p u rchaser
and the su p p lier.
5. SAMPLIN G

AN D

shall be p acked

as agreed

to betw een

the

FOR CONFORMITY

CRITERIA

5 .1 S c ale o f S am plin g - For the p u rp ose of ascertaining

conform ity
the m aterial to this sp ecification
the scale of sam p ling
and criteria
conform ity
shall be as p rescribed
in Ap p end ix
A.

of
for

6. TESTIN G
6.1 Unless otherw ise agreed to betw een the p u rchaser
and the su p p lier,
all tests shall be carried
ou t w ithin three m onths of the receip t
of the
m aterial by the p u rchaser.
*Methods
fabrics.
*Methods

of test for

vulcanized

of test for vulcanized

rubbers:
rubbers:

Part
Part

Adhesion

II Hardness.

of

rubbers

to textile

IS : 638 - 1979
6.2 For all types of sheet rubber jointings
sample, 450. x 300 mm, shall be required

or rubber insertion
for testing.

jointings,

6.3 Since it is not possible to conduct

all the tests on finished rubber
sheet, it is necessary that supplier shall submit two test slabs of rubber of
the same quality,
having the same composition
and vulcanized
to the
same degree of hardness as the finished product to conduct the tests.

APPENDIX
( Clause 5.1 )
SCALE
A-I.

OF

SAMPLING

SAMPLING
INSERTION

AND

OF SHEET
JOINTINGS

CRITERIA

RUBBER

all
A-l.1 Lot - In any consignment
insertion jointings
made from the same
and grade
and manufactured
under
manufacture
shall be grouped together

FOR

JOINTiNGS

CONFORMITY
AND RUBBER

sheet rubber jointings

or rubber
material,
of same thickness,
type
essentially
similar
conditions
of
to constitute
a lot.

A-I.2 Tests for the determination

of the conformity
of the lot to the
requirements
of this specification
shall be carried out for each lot separately.
The number of sheet rubber jointings
or rubber
insertion jointings
to be selected shall be in accordance
with co1 1 and 2 of Table 3.
A-l.3 These sheet rubber jointings
or rubber insertion jointings
shall be
selected at random from the lot. To ensure the randomness
of selection,
a random
number
table, as agreed to between the purchaser
and the
In case such a table is not available,
the followsupplier, shall be used.
ing procedure
shall be adopted:
Starting from any sheet rubber jointing or rubber insertionjointing,
count them as 1, 2, 3 ,......... , etc, up to r and so on in one order,
where r is the integral part of .N/n. Every rth sheet rubber jointing or
rubber insertion
jointing
thus counted shall be withdrawn
to give the
sample for test.
A-2. NUMBER

OF TESTS

AND

CRITERIA

FOR

CONFORMITY

A-2.1 Tests for construction

and workmanship
and size of sheet rubber
jointings
or rubber insertion
jointings
shall be carried out on each of the
sheet rubber jointings
or rubber
insertion
jointings
selected in A-1.3.
9

IS:638

- 1979

The lot shall be considered

as having satisfied these requirements
if the
number of defective sheet rubber jointings
or rubber insertion jointings
does not exceed the permissible
number
of defectives
given in co1 3 of
Table 3. A sheet rubber jointing
or rubber insertion
jointing
shall be
considered
as defective if it fails to satisfy any of these requirements.
TABLE 3 SCALE OF SAMPLING
( Clausrs A-l .2 and A-2.1 )
NUMBEROF
SHEETRUBBER
JOINTINQS ORRUBBER
INSERTIONJOINTINQS
IN TEE LOT
JV

N~WBEROF
SHEET RUBBER
JOINTINOS ORRUBBER
INSERTIONJOIP~TINQS
TOBESELECTED
n
(2)

(1)

up to 500
501 ), 1000
1001 ,, 3000
3 001 and above

8
13
32
50

PERMISSIBLE NUMBER
OF DE~EOTIVES

(31
0
1
!
2

A-2.2 Tests for the requirements

other than those given under A-2.1 shall
be carried out only if the lot is found satisfactory in A-2.1, otherwise the
lot shall be rejected without further testing.
These tests shall be carried
out preferably
on the test pieces taken from one of the sheet rubber jointings or rubber insertion
jointings
which have been tested in A-2.1 and
found satisfactory
with respect to those requirements,
otherwise
on the
test pieces supplied by the supplier.
At least one test shall be carried out
for each of these requirements.
The lot shall be considered
as having
satisfied all these requirements
if each of the test pieces tested satisfies the
relevant requirement.
A-2.2.1 If the test piece fails to comply with any specified test, two
additional
sets of test pieces shall be drawn and subjected
to that test.
The lot shall be considered as having satisfied the requirement
if both the
test pieces pass the test.
A-2.3
ments

The
lot shall be considered
as having satisfied all the requireof this specification
if it passes in A-2.1 and A-2.2, other-wise
not.

10

IS : 638 - 1979
( Confinuedfrom

page 2 )
Representing

M embers

Ltd, Bombay
SH RI N. M. RE CE ( Alternate )
Swa st ik Ru bber P r odu ct s Lt d, P u n e
SHRI V. D. P E NDSE
SHRI K. D. DIGH E ( A lternate )
Su n da r a m In du st r ies P vt Lt d, Ma du r a i
SHRI V. R. RAO
SRRI K. C. MA~H USUDRANAN
( A ltarnate )
E a st In dia Ru bber Wor ks P vt Lt d, Ca lcu t t a
SHRI B. ROY
~11 In dia Ru bber In du st r ies Associa t ion , Bom ba y
SH RI B. B. SANGTANI
SH RI S. V. L~TH IA ( Afler n a t c )
Kor u la Ru bber Co P vt Lt d, Bom ba y
SH RI l%.R. SARAIYA
SH RI N. A. KRANOLKAR ( A ltcrnntc )
Min ist r y of Defen ce ( DGI )
SRRI 0. P . SH ARMA
SH H r I. L. N AG ( Alfer n n t e)
P r ecision Ru bber In du st r ies P vt Lt d, Bom ba y
SH RI I. D. TRAXRAR
SH RI I. K. BAJ AJ ( Alt er n a lc )

SHRI M. M. PATEL

Synthetics

and Chemicals

11

IN DIAN

STAN DARDS

ON
GEN ERAL

RUBBER

PRODUCTS

IS:

637-1965

Rubber

638-1979

Sheet rubber jointing

1741-1960

L....

tubing9 for general

~Latex foam rubber

purposes (/ lrst revitien )

and rubber

insertion

jointing

( srcond r r ui r k )

prod ucts

1867-1975

Rubber

hot w ater bottles (~?rsl retistisiw t)

3565-1966

Rubber

teats for feed ing

3692-1975

Rubber

closures

3701-1966

Rubber

protective

3867-l 966

Rubber

ice bags

4135-1974

H ospital

rubber

4148-1967

Surgical

rubber~gloves

4149-1967

Post-m ortem

4770-1968

Rubber

gloves for electrical

5079-1969

Rubber

valve-tubing

bottles

( p harm aceu tical

) (/ irst revision )

sheaths ( cond om s )

sheetings

( f;rsl revision )

rubber gloves

rubber

purposes

for c.ycle tube valves

51921975

Vu lcanized

5193-1969

Rubber

sealing rings for d om estic

com p ou nd s

(Jirst revision )
fruit vegetable

preserving

5270-1969

Rubber

grom m ets

5382-1969

Rubber

sealing rings for gas m ains, w ater m ains and sew ers

5424;1969

Rubber

~m ats for electrical

5680-1969

Rubber

tubing for m ed ical use

for general purposes

5783-l 970

Rubber

w ard -d ressing

60581970

Rubber

com p onents

6407-1971

Rubber

aprons for hospital

6450-1971

Rubber

for d airy ind ustry

6693-1972

Ebonite

7352-1974

X-ray

lead -ru bber

jars

purposes

and porters

gloves

for transfusion

fluid bottles

use

protective

styrene bu tad iene

aprons

7450-1974

Vu lcanized

7466-1974

Rubber

gaskets for pressure cookers

rubber

7523-1974

Rubber

catheter

( urinary

8164-1976

H ospital

Rubber

sheeting

( w ithout

( SBR ) based com p ou nd s

reinforcing

fabric

AMENDMENT NO. 1 MAY 2013

TO
IS 638 : 1979 SPECIFICATION FOR SHEET RUBBER
JOINTING AND RUBBER INSERTION JOINTING
( Second Revision )
(Page 5, clause 3.3) Substitute the following for the existing clause:
3.3 Size of Sheet Rubber Jointing and Rubber Insertion Jointing
The sheet rubber jointing and rubber insertion jointing shall be supplied in the
order of 1m 10 percent width. No insertion jointing shall be allowed in the
bundle less than a metre of length for sizes up to 6 mm thickness and that for
sizes above 6 mm thickness the minimum length shall be as agreed to between
the purchaser and the supplier.
(PCD 13)
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India