Bar & fabric products

Reinforcement shape codes to BS8666:2005

Stock lengths (C)

Semi-circular
B
A R A

A A (B) (B)

L=A L=A L=A + (B) – 0.5r – d L=A + (B) – 0.43R – 1.2d L=A + 0.57B + (C) – 1.6d
SHAPE CODE 00 SHAPE CODE 01 SHAPE CODE 11 SHAPE CODE 12 SHAPE CODE 13
B
A A
A
B
B A Semi-circular C
(C)
A (C)

(C) B
(C) (D)
B

L=A + (C) - 4d L=A + (C) L=A + B + (C) – r – 2d L=A + B + C + (D) – 1.5r – 3d L=A + B + (C) – r – 2d
SHAPE CODE 14 SHAPE CODE 15 SHAPE CODE 21 SHAPE CODE 22 SHAPE CODE 23
(C) B
B
(C)
A B B
(C)
C D D A
(C)
A
D
D
B
D
A
A (E)

L=A + B + (C) L=A + B + (E) L=A + B + (C) L=A + B + (C) – 0.5r – d L=A + B + (C) – 0.5r – d
SHAPE CODE 24 SHAPE CODE 25 SHAPE CODE 26 SHAPE CODE 27 SHAPE CODE 28
(C) A
(C) C

B A
B B
Semicircular (E)
(D)

B
D

D
B

(D)
A

A C C A

L=A + B + (C) – r – 2d L=A + B + C + (D) – 1.5r – 3d L=A + B + C + (D) – 1.5r – 3d L=2A + 1.7B + 2(C) – 4d L=A + B + C + (E) – 0.5r – d
SHAPE CODE 29 SHAPE CODE 31 SHAPE CODE 32 SHAPE CODE 33 SHAPE CODE 34
(D) A
C (E)

A A (E)
B (E)
A B
(E)
C B B
E D
D B D D
D

A C
C C
B

L=A + B + C + (E) – 0.5r – d L=A + B + C + (D) – r – 2d L=A + B + C + D + (E) – 2r – 4d L=A + B + C + D + (E) – 2r – 4d L=A + 2B + C + (E)
SHAPE CODE 35 SHAPE CODE 36 SHAPE CODE 41 SHAPE CODE 44 SHAPE CODE 46
(C) C A

(C) (D) D (C)

(D) (D)
A A D
B

A B
(F)

C
(E) (F)
A B E
B B

L=2A + B + 2(C) + 1.5r – 3d L=2(A + B + (C)) – 2.5r – 5d L=A + B + C + D + 2(E) - 2.5r - 5d L=2A + 3B + 2(C) – 3r – 6d L=A + B + C + 2D+E + (F) – 3r – 6d
SHAPE CODE 47 SHAPE CODE 51 SHAPE CODE 56 SHAPE CODE 63 SHAPE CODE 64
A A
A All other shapes are
Shape Code 99 and
C

B B

B
B
(D)
require fully dimensioned
A
(B) sketches.
R B is the overlap C = number of turns C Isometric sketch

L=A L=π (A–d) + B L=Cπ(A – d) L=A + 2B + C + (D) – 2r – 4d

SHAPE CODE 67 SHAPE CODE 75 SHAPE CODE 77 SHAPE CODE 98 850303

Table of minimum dimensions Nominal

size
Minimum radius
for scheduling
Minimum diameter
for bending former
Minimum end projection (P)
General Links where
(min. 5d straight) bend <150°
(min.10d straight)
6* 12 24 110 110
8 16 32 115 115
5d P 10 20 40 120 130
12 24 48 125 160
16 32 64 130 210
20 70 140 190 290
25 87 175 240 365
32 112 224 305 465
40 140 280 380 580
(B) 50 * 175 350 475 725
*6mm and 50mm are non-preferred sizes available to special order

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