IS : 2667 - 1988 Indian Standard (Reatticmed 1995) SPECIFICATION FOR. FITTINGS FOR RIGID STEEL CONDUITS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING ( Second Revision ) First Reprint APRIL 1993 UDC 621°315°674 : 621°315°671 [ 669°14] © Copyright 1989 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG. ‘NEW DELHI 110002 Gs August 19891S : 2667 - 1988 Indian Standard SPECIFICATION FOR FITTINGS FOR RIGID STEEL CONDUITS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING ( Second Revision ) 0 FOREWORD 0.1 This Indian Standard (Second Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 26 July 1988, after the draft finalized by the Electrical Wiring Accessories Sectional Committee had been approved by the Electrotechnical Division Council. 0.2 This standard was first published in 1964. The first revision was brought out in 1976. Since then, a new series of standards for conduits for eleetrical wiring has been brought out and the requirements ‘of rigid. steel conduits for electrical wiring which were carlier covered in IS: 1653-1972 are now covered in IS : 9537 ( Part 2)-1981¥. 0.3 The present revision has been undertaken to bring it in line with the requirements and dimensions specified in IS: 9537 ( Part 2)-1981t. sation for conduits for lectrical installations art? Rigid steel Conduits, (0.4 Fittings complying with this specification shall bbe suitable for usc in an atmosphere not liable to cause excessive corrosion of the conduit by smoke, ‘chemical fumes and salt aden spray. In such cases, ‘the manufacturer shall be consulted in selecting a suitable material and/or finish. [Nore — Screw reducers which are generally tailor-made atoms are not covered by this standard 0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing’ the result of & test, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard. ~ sRules for rounding off numerical values (revised ), 1, SCOPE L.A This standard specifies the material, dimensions land other requirements of screwed type fittings for Use with rigid steel conduits for electrical wiring purposes conforming to IS : 9537 ( Part 2)-1981°. 1.2 The fittings covered by this standard are: (@) couplers, (6) elbows, (c) tees, (4) bends, and boxes. [Nore — Screw reducers which are generally tailor-made Items are not covered by this standard. 2. TERMINOLOGY 241 For the purpose of this standard, the following definition in addition to those given in IS : 9537 (Part 11980, shall apply. 2.2 Fittings — Accessories used in conjunction with Steel conduits, for the purposes of uniting, changing direction, drawing in and obtaining access to insulated electrical conductors. 3. MATERIAL, ‘3.1 The conduit fittings shall be made of steel, cast iron or malleable cast iron. jon for conduits for electrical installations: Pare Raid sol Conta ‘Specification for conduits for electrical installations art’ General requirements 4, CONSTRUCTION 4.1 Gener 4.1.1 Fittings shall be fabricated or east to shape. ‘They’ shall be so designed and constructed that they mate with the corresponding conduit sizes without any adjustment; and ensure reliable mechanical protection to the cables. 4.12 The interior and the ends of fittings shall be free’ from burts, dents, fins, sharp edges or pro- Jeetion and the like which may cause damage to the ‘cables. The inside edges, through which the cables are intended to pass, shall be ‘smoothly routed in ‘order to prevent abrasion of cables. 4.1.3 Enteies for conduits shall be formed so as to prevent the conduit being screwed or pushed right through to the interior of the fittings .4 Inspection fittings shall be so constructed that ihe ‘crews fixing the cover do not deform the conduits or damage the insulation of the cables 42 Coupler — ‘The screwed couplers shall be serewed inside throughout their entire length.TS : 2667 - 1988 4.3 Elbow —The axis of any elbow shall be a quadrant of a circle plus a straight portion at each end (tangential to the arc at the end ). 4.4 Bend 44.1 Normal Bend — Normal bend shall be large-sweep bend giving a diversion of 90 degrees in the turn of the conduit. 4.4.2 Half-Normal Bend — Half-normal bends shall be similar to normal bends both as regards radius of curvature and length of straight portions at the ends but shall give a diversion in the run of the conduits of 45 degrees. 4.5 Boxes 45.1 Circular Boxes 45.14 Small circular boxes shall be provided with two lugs of thickness not less than 2°8 mm for fixing the covers. 45.12 Large circular boxes shall have four lugs of thickness not less than 4 mm for fixing the cover. 4.5.1.3 In case of boxes made of cast iron and malleabie cast iron, the thickness of the spout shall be such that the’ material under the route corre- sponds to that of the box. In case of steel boxes, the thickness of the spout shall correspond to that of the box 4.5.14 The standard position of the spout outlets in relation to the lug shown in full lines in Table 5 shall be as follows: Postion of Spout Outer a) Terminal box with one outlet 1 ') Angle box with two outlets Jand 2 ©) Tee box with three outlets 1, 2and 3 4) Through-way box with two outlets 1 and 4 Nore 1 — The addition of back outlet to any of the above docs not affect the position of lugs in respect to the Fadial outlets. Nore alo the save of boxes made of ste, the spouts, if formed. from separate components, shall be ‘elds of seed into the Body ofthe box during man Tactoring and the inner edges shail be rounded if screwed fn, the, spouts shall be permanently, Gxed So that they gat be scene, "The spat fact and the junction ‘of the spout and the box shall be watzrisht before iving Shy primitive coating. 45.2 Rectangular Boxes — Only those sizes of boxes ate recognized as standards which are used in conjunction with 16 and 20mm conduits. ‘These boxes shall be provided with two lugs of thickness not less than 2°8 mm for fixing the cover ( see also Note 2 under 45.1.4). 4.5.3 Covers for Boxes — Covers shall be of ‘steel, malleable cast” iron or other suitable material. They shall be fixed to the boxes by means of screws which shall be supplied with the covers. The covers shall closely fit the boxes, 45.3.1 For circular boxes, the covers shall be of the same diameter as the external diameter of the top of the box or 12'5 mm greater in diameter, as, may be ordered. 4532 For rectangular boxes, phe size of the cover shall be the same as that of the external size of the box. Provision for these boxes shall be made for securing covers. with a minimum of four screws ot other fixing devices, one at each corner. Screws shall be of the. minimum size of M4 and their minimum Jength shall be 10mm for cast iron and malleable east iron boxes and 6 mm for sheet steel boxes. All serews shall havea minimum engagement of two fl threads 45.33 The corners of sheet steel boxes shall_be jointed by welding or similar effective means. 45.4 Steel covers shall be not less than 1'2 mm_ thick. Malleable cast iron and cast iron covers shall be not less than the misimum thickness of the box for which they are intended. 5. PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION 5.1, Fitting shall be adequately protected against rust land corrosion on both outside and inside, excludifig machined surfaces and screw threads. Each fitting shall be supplied with a medium or heavy protective Coating as agreed between the manufacturer and. the purchaser. The coating shall be smooth, continuous, tough and firmly adherent, and free from rough and bare places and cracks 5.1.1 Examples of medium protection are: 8) Stove enamelling, ») Air-drying paint, and ¢) Electrolytic deposits. 5.1.2 Examples of heavy protection are: a) Hot-dip galvanized coating, and ) Sherardizing. $.2 The enamel, if the fittings are enamelled, shall bbe smooth, continuous, tough and firmly adherent, free from ough and missed places and cracks. The screw threads shall be free from enamel and shall have a rust-protective coating. 5.3 The galvanized coating, if the fittings are fhlvanized,, shall adbere firmly tothe suraoes ofthe ttings, and shall be smooth and uniform throughout. 5.4 Sherardized fittings, unless otherwise specified, shall have the threads also protected by the sherar~ dizing process. 6. DIMENSIONS 6.1 General 6.1.1 The nominal sizes of outlets of the fittings shall correspond to the nominal outside diameter of the conduits covered by JS : 9537 (Part 2}-1981°. Speciation for conduits for electrical installations: Part 2 Righd steel conduits. 26.1.2 For all fittings (other than boxes ) made out of tube, the minimum thickness of the fittings shall be equal to that of the corresponding conduits with which they are used. For all cast fittings (other than boxes , the minimum thickness of the machined part measured at the root of the thread shall be as follows: Thickness For sizes equal to 16, 20 and 25 mm dia 1°5 For sizes equal to 32, 40 and 50mm dia 2°5 For sizes equal to 63 mm dia 30 6.1.3 All dimensions except those for _ which tolerances are specifically stated berein or which are definitely stated as being maximum or minimum, ‘hall be taken as nominal dimensions and subject to ‘tolerance of 5 percent. 6.2 Fittings shall comply with the dimensions given in appropriate tables as specified below: Couplers Table 1 Elbows Table 2 Normal bends and half-normal bends Table 3 Tees Table 4 Circular boxes Table 5 Rectangular boxes Table 6 Circular looping boxes Table 7 7. SCREW THREADS 7A The screw threads shall be the ISO metric threads see 1S : 4218 (Part 1 )-1967° ) 72 The profile and other details shall accordance with Appendix A. 713 Unless otherwise specified the length of the screwed portion in the Biting shall be as specified in Appendix A. 8. INSPECTION FITTINGS. be in 81 Inspection fittings of the channel type shall be similar to ordinary fittings as regards the threaded. portion; and the area of the opening in the clear, in case of elbows, shall not be less than two-and-a half times, and in the case of bends and tees not less than three times. the internal cross-sectional area of the corcesponding conduit. 8.2 Covers for inspection fing shall comply with the requirements specified in 4.5.3. Ls 9. MARKING 9.4 Bach fitting shall be marked indelibly with the following informatio a) Name or trade-mark of the manufacturer, and b) Country of manufacture. clearly and 9.11 The fittings may also be marked with the ‘Standard Mark. ISO movie screw thrends: Part 1 Basic and design profes 1S : 2667 - 1988 Note — The use of the Standard Mark is_governed by "Bureau of Indian standards Act the Ruler and Regulations made hereunder, ‘The Standard Mark on. progucts covered by an Indian Standard conveys. the assurance that they ‘have een produced fo comply with the requirments ofthat standard Ender a welldeRned system of inspection, ts! ‘duality control whichis devised and supervised 6)” BIS Ad operated by the produces marked products To continuously checked by BIS. for conformity (0 standard a3 a forher safeguard, Detai's of conditions neh Seen os tet of the Sandid, MK thay be pranted to manufactures of producers. may 0: ‘biained from the Bureao of fndian Standards, ‘FABLE 1 COUPLERS (Clouse 62) At dimensions in millimetres. guy. size Nowmsat Size oF Coureen hia @ 6 0 20 3 B 3 & ‘& o 3 50 by a ° TABLE 2 ELBOWS (Clause 62) Al dimensions in milimetes, mh Noma Size oF Eu20¥ ny o o 6 2 16 » Fd » B 2 B a oe 2 * io % 2° 100 2 3 13s 6 [Nore — Length of trait portion = twice the nominal size Radius = 25 tines the nominal size. 3IS : 2667 - 1988 ‘TABLE 3_NORMAL BENDS AND HALF-NORMAL BENDS (Clewse 62) All dimensions in miltimetees NOMINAL SIZE Trova sae Nowivat Size oF BEND , ' o ® ® 6 2 o 2 «0 ” 2s 2 as 2 e » * w 100 % 100 ns 8 126 195 Nove — Length of straight portion = twice the nominal Radius ~ 2°5 times the nominal size. TABLE 4 THES (Clause 62) All dintensions in millimetres vane > ‘ . = ° » 2 “ . * * * Pe “ Nore — Dimension a will be twice the sum of dimensions Pend r. 10, TESTS 10.1 General — The tests shai.3be made at the prevailing ambient temperature unless specified otherwise in the relevant clauses. 10.2 Samples and Criteria for Approval — The wumber of samples to be selected for tests specified in 10.3 to 10.6 and criteria for approval shall be in accordance with Appendix B. 10.3 Test for Visual Examination — Each conduit fitting shall be examined visually for conformity with the requirements specified in 4. 104 Dimensional Check — Samples selected shall bbe tested for the correctness of dimensions, such as diameter, length, thickness, etc. In addition, the Gittings shall ‘be’ tested for the accuracy of screw threads by means of suitable gauges. 10.5 Test for Protective Coatings — This. test shall be carried out in accordance with 9.5 of IS : 9537 (Part 2)-1981*. 10.6 Test for Resistance to Impact — This test shall bbe done in accordance with Appendix C. ‘Specification for conduits for electrical installations: Part? Rigid steel conduits,1S : 2667 - 1988, ‘TABLE $ CIRCULAR BOXES (Clauses 43.14 ond 6.2) All dimensions in wltimetes. soue nace tuex unr aoe . TAPPED ste FOR - neces SMALL OOXES £00 rc whem Pome eto tree bons eo eeu comes eon Ee seecren ce Lid “nae Ser 1824218 180 metric serew thread. Dimension of Small Circular Boxes suzt of a eo. cr : cone eS Mall C1 Sel Ma Cr ee ee ou ce ay 6 Gi 01 asso | as 2 2 Be BP O00: ects we oo ee 1s 2 eee ee toe | Oe eee ee Dimeaslons of Large Ciccolar Boxes 2» 286 SSO DEL SDDS ROS Pr es ey es 2s 2 woe ch wD SHSIS : 2667 - 1988 "TABLE 6 RECTANGULAR BOXES (Clawse 62) {All dimensions in millimetres. * 1aePED Mé FOR SMALL BOXES ANO MB FOR CARGE BOXES £4218 180 metric serew threads. Preferred Internal Dieeasions for Height, Length and Breadth of Rectangslar Boxes si thas ee ‘i é $ 8 e iB ie a is 7 8 3 3 8 a 3 ws 8 Fs 8 3 2 2 : 8 i 2 : oe 150, 100 ig 8 ey 130, 130, we 8 a Die ts we . em eens — os 5 ag Tiga gs Pf ef 4 eg 8 8 2 o£ # 8 2 om of ofIS : 2667 - 1988 ‘TABLE 7 CIRCULAR LOOPING SOXES (Clowe 62) All dimensions in milimetres, 52:5 sew 01 oF Fu CORTON OF BASE i eRe ot a RORRE SHALL FALL rour-way Nore — Th swo and three-way holes may be arranged to this pattern Nossa Mia Ses de a Mall CL o @ e o © © % is 30 2 16 4 ‘ r6 20 0 28 re 4 4 161S : 2667 - 1988, APPENDIX A (Clauses 7.2 and 7.3 ) PROFILE AND OTHER DETAILS FOR ISO SCREW THREAD Al dimensions in 5 a pas oF See tRcADS cit, = Noumat Mason Errecrive Diawerim ‘Mixon Diameren Lesor ‘Size oF Diageren a on Screw Conpurrion B, —- - "Tomas Frenne iin Max Max a @) @ 6) o 6 16900 15262 e731 ws 2B 200 1320 Ia 150 3B 35000 ite BI 190 a 32000 he S781 190} mm Fd ‘ooo ote se7st 190} 30 Sooo 4351 451 Bol 8 S000 a2 enone os 350) Fic. I BASIC PROFILE OF ISO METRIC ScREW THREADS APPENDIX B (Clause 10.2) SAMPLING OF FITTINGS FOR RIGID STEEL CONDUITS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING Bel. LOT B-1.1 In any consignment, all the conduit fitings of Sze manufactured. by the same ng the same period shall be grouped together to constitute alot. Each lot shall, however, consist of a maximum of 1 000 conduit fittings. B+.2 From each lot, a_certain number of conduit fittings as specified in Table 8 shall be selected at ‘TABEL 8 SAMPLING SCHEME Lor Size Fans Sscono (MEM) GG, rack Stace ™ OM w @ G4) (5) 6) Up 1 0 33 6 0 2 re er w 0 2 Ww mM 3 a a 6 1 tol «2 20 @ 1s random and subjected to acceptance tests. For this purpose IS : 4905-1968" shall be used. B-2. NUMBER OF TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY B21 In Table 8, Mis the size of the first stage sample. These samples shall be selected at random, ‘A sample shall be declared defective if it fails in_one ‘or more of the acceptance tests. If the number of defeetives found in tis sample i ess than or equal to Gy, the lot shall be considered as conforming to this ‘standard and accepted. If the number of defectives is greater than or equal to Cy, the lot shall be rejected. If the number of defectives is between Cy and C,, further sample of N, size shall be selected at random and subjected to acceptance tests. B21 If the number of defectives in the two samples combined is less than Cy the lot shall be accepted, otherwise rejected. ‘Methods for random sampling.IS : 2667- 1988 APPENDIX C (Clause 10.6 ) IMPACT TEST C-1, DESCRIPTION OF APPARATUS C-LA_ A typical impact apparatus is shown in Fig. 2. CAL2 The striking element has a hemispherical face of radius 10 mm made of hardwood, polyamide or similar material weighing 0°15 kg. It is rigidly fixed to the lower end of a steel tube with an external diameter of 9mm and thickness 0°5 mm which is pivoted at its upper end in such aw swings only in the vertical plane of striking clement. The axis of the pivol above the axis of the striking element. The desi of the apparatus is such a force between 1°0 and 20 .N has to be applied to the face of the hammer to maintain the pendulum in a horizontal position. C2, PROCEDURE C-2A The fitting under test is held against a solid wall of brick, concrete or the like and the test apparatus is so arranged that the pivot of the pendulum is vertically above the point of impact of the hammer. The hammer is then allowed to fall from a beight of 600 mm. C22 The height of the fall is measured vertically between the point of impact on the sample and the face of the hammer at the point of release. €-2.3 Ten blows shall be applied to points evently distributed over the sample. 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