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     All pipes shall be clearly finished &   
    reasonably free from injurious     
    defects.     
     The ends shall be free from sharp     
    edges & burrs of the pipe.     
     Tubes should be reasonably     
(a)  Visual  straight, in case of GI pips.     
   Zinc coating shall be reasonably    Also see Appendix ‘A’ IS 
  smooth, free from imperfections  2629 for guidance 
  like flux, ash dross inclusion, bare 
  patches, black spots, pimples, 
  lumpiness, rust stains, runs, bulky 
  white deposits, blisters. 
(b)       
  Dimensional  As per drawing 
    For seamless pipes  
    C‐0.20 max +0.02   
    Mn‐1.30 max +0.04   
  Material  S ‐0.040 max +0.005   
(c)  composition  P‐0.04 max +0.005   
  Ii) Welded tubes shall be manufactured   
from hot roll steel strip conforming to   
IS 10478 or cold rolled steels/strips to  Obtain test record 
IS 513 

    For tubes of any thickness, a tubular   
    test piece of 100mm long shall be   
    taken from both ends after discarding   
    300mm in length. Dip the test piece in   
    freshly prepared solution of 32 g m of   
    Antimony chloride in 1000ml of   
    Concentrate Hydroelectric acid   
    (Specific gravity 1.6) for about 15‐30  IS 4736/1986 Amdt. 
(d)  Galvanizing (Coating  sec. (till violent evaluation of Hydrogen  No. 3 of May 2022 
  for GI pipe)  gas) subject to max of 1 minute   
Calculate mass of coating:(M=M1‐ IS 6745/1972 
M2/M2XtX3930  CI.5.2.3 
 
For tubes of any thickness, the 
minimum mass of zinc coating, when 
determined on a 100mm long test 
piece in accordance with IS 6745:1972 
shall be 360 gm/m2 

 
 
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    Dissolved about 36 grams of technical   
    gr. Copper Sulphate crystals in 100 ml     
    of distilled water. Specified gravity of     
    solution to be 1.186 at 18+‐2℃. Test    IS 4736/1986 
  Uniformity of  piece shall be subjected to 5 one ‐ Amdt.No.3 
(e)  Galvanized coating  minute dips. After each clip, rinse the  IS 2633/1986 
  test piece in running water. There 
should not be red deposit of copper to 
base metal. 
    GI tubes up to & including 50m, Normal  
    Bore when bent cold through 90ͦ round   
    grooved for having radius at bottom of   
    grooved equal to 8‐time pipe OD shall   
   (f)  Adhesion test  not develop any crack in the coating.  CI.6.4 of IS 26.29/1985 
  GI tube of OD above 50mm shall be 
checked pivoted hammer. Three 
hammer blows shall be made at spacing 
of 6mm each removal/lifting of the 
coating in the area between the 
impressions shall constitute failure. 
   Tensile  320 MPa  
  Strength %    IS 1239(Pt‐1)/2004 
  Elongation for    CI.14.1 
  steam/gas     For ERW pipe 
  services    specimen shall not 
      contain Weld. 
   For other  20%   For GI tube, GI 
(h)  service    coating to be 
   Up to 25mm    removed before 
bore  12%  test 
 Over25mm up     
to & including     
150mm bore  20% 
    No fracture or failure when bend cold  IS 2329‐1963 Welded 
  Bend Test ( to be  at  pipes shall be bent with 
  done for tubes up to  (i) 180ͦ at a radius of 6XOD for un  weld at 90ͦ to the plane 
(i)  50mm bore only)  galvanized  of bending. Tubes shall 
  (ii) 90ͦ at radius of 8X OD of the  not be filled with any 
galvanized tubes  media 
    No crack or break in metal.   
    Ring not less than 40mm long cut from ends   
    of selected tubes shall be flattened cold   
below parallel plates with weld ,if any ,at 90ͦ 
(j)  Flattening Test ( For   
(Point of maximum bending).No opening 
  tubes above 50 mm  IS 2328/1963 
shall occur by fracture in weld area till the 
NB )  distance between plates in less than 75% 
of OD of tube. 
 
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     Firm’s name  
     Trade mark,   
     IS Number   
  Marking   Colour band as per class of tube,  Yellow ‐For Light 
(m)   ISI mark,  Blue‐For medium 
   Tubes having length 4‐7 meter  Red‐For Heavy 
shall have two 75mm bands, one 
near each end. 
 All other lengths shall have one 75 
mm band. 
     Black tube shall be protected by   
    varnish or suitable painted                    
    throughout length unless ordered   
    unpainted or unvarnished in order. Yellow ‐For Light 
(n)  Packing   Tube shall be packed in bundle to  Blue‐For medium 
  protect end of tube during  Red‐For Heavy 
transport. 
 Plastic tag or metal to be fix at last 
in one end 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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QACA‐AIRTEL PDI  

Product Specification for Tower & pole material with hardware  

Specification  Sub‐Spec  Inspection Method 

Conforming to Indian Standard IS 1239 
Visual 
(Part 1) latest 

Specification  Product ISI Marked  Visual 

     

Manufacturing Process of Pipe, Angel  Visual & Metal inert gas(MIG) &  Arc 
General 
& plate   welding used for welding  

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Dimension As per drawing with Vernier 
Material of Pipe , Angel & plate  
caliper & measuring tap 

Material  Category of Steel Pipes  Visual check of grade  

Steel Pipe Galvanized  Elcometer & Adherence Test 

     

Dimension  Nominal Bore of Steel Pipe (mm)  Vernier calliper & measuring tap 

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Length of Pipe, Angel & plate  (Meter)  Vernier calliper & measuring tap 

Thickness of Pipe, Angel & plate  in mm  Vernier calliper & measuring tap 

Tolerance in Pipe , Angel & plate  
Vernier calliper & measuring tap 
Length (mm) 

Weight of material   Weighing Scale 

Weight 

     

Marking on the Pipe, Angel & plate  as 
Visual 
for IS specification 

Marking 

QACA PDI Marking of ok material   Hard & soft stamp 

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Availability of Test Report from NABL/ ILAC 
accredited or Central Government Lab to 
Documents verification 
prove conformity of products to the 
specification. 

Calibration certificate   Calibration certificate 

Test Report 

 
Witness by PDI engineer  
Galvanizing Test Report 

Tensile Strength Test Report  Witness by PDI engineer  

Bend Test Report   Witness by PDI engineer  

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Flattening Test Report   Witness by PDI engineer  

Witness by PDI engineer  

Adhesion test 
 
 

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