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भारतीय मानक IS 4239 : 2023

Indian Standard
(Amalgamating IS 5812 : 1970)

बेवेल प्रोट्रेक्टर — ववविवि

( दसू रा पनु रीक्षण )

Bevel Protractors — Specification

( Second Revision )

ICS 17.040.30

 BIS 2023

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FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Second Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards after the draft finalized
by the Engineering Metrology Sectional Committee had been approved by the Production and General
Engineering Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1967 and subsequently revised in 1970. In the first revision, 200 mm blade
size was added. The second revision has been taken up to keep pace with the latest technological developments
and international practices.
The major changes in this revision are as follows:
a) Amalgamation of IS 5812 : 1970 ‘Specification of optical bevel protractor’.
b) Addition of the requirements of digital bevel protractor.

The composition of the committee, responsible for the formulation of this standard is listed in Annex B.

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 a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS 2 : 2022 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (second revision)’. The number of significant places retained
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
BEVEL PROTRACTORS — SPECIFICATION
( Second Revision )

1 SCOPE provisions of this standard. At the time of

publication, the editions indicated were valid. All
This standard specifies the requirements of: standards are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this standard are encouraged to
a) mechanical or optical bevel protractors with investigate the possibility of applying the most
vernier scale or circular scale (dial); and recent editions of the standards listed in Annex A.
b) digital bevel protractors.
3 NOMENCLATURE
2 REFERENCES
For the purpose of this standard, the nomenclature
The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions given in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shall apply.
which, through reference in this text, constitute

FIG. 1 MECHANICAL BEVEL PROTRACTOR

FIG. 2 OPTICAL BEVEL PROTRACTOR

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FIG. 3 DIGITAL BEVEL PROTRACTOR

4 CONSTRUCTION 4.2 Optical Bevel Protractor

In the type of bevel protractors covered in this
4.1 Mechanical Bevel Protractor
standard, provision is made for an internal circular
4.1.1 Mechanical bevel protractors are provided scale which is graduated in divisions of 10 minutes
with one or more of the following: of arc and read against a fixed index line or vernier
by means of an optical magnifying system integral
a) Vernier scale; with the instrument, enabling readings to be taken by
b) Fine adjustment device; and estimation or otherwise, to approximately 2 minutes
c) Acute angle attachment. of arc.

4.1.2 Types 5 MATERIAL

In order to facilitate designation, the mechanical The working parts of the bevel protractor shall be
bevel protractors are classified into four types as made of stainless steel.
described below: 6 HARDNESS
a) Type A — Bevel protractor provided with a The blade of the bevel protractors shall have a
vernier graduated to read to 5 minutes of arc hardness of 650 HV to 700 HV
and also with a fine adjustment device and [see IS 1501 (Part 1)].
acute angle attachment.
7 DIMENSIONS
b) Type B — Bevel protractor provided with
vernier graduated to read to 5 minutes of arc 7.1 Stock
and an acute angle attachment but without The working edge of the stock shall be not less than
fine adjustment device. 90 mm long and shall have a thickness of not less
than 7 mm.
c) Type C — Bevel protractor provided with
vernier graduated to read to 5 minutes of arc
7.2 Blade
but without fine adjustment device or acute
angle attachment. The blade shall be either 150 mm or 200 mm or
300 mm long, and shall be not less than 13 mm in
d) Type D — Bevel protractor graduated in width and not less than 2 mm in thickness. The ends
degrees and is not provided with either of the blade shall be bevelled to 60° and 45° as
vernier or fine adjustment device or acute shown in Fig. 4.
angle attachment.

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FIG. 4 BEVELLING OF BLADE

of which shall not exceed 0.01 mm when measured

7.3 Scale
over the total span of the surface concerned.
The scale dial shall not be less than 65 mm and not
more than 75 mm in diameter.
9.3 Blade
7.4 Acute Angle Attachment
The accuracies for the blade shall be as per Table 1.
The working edge of the acute angle attachment
shall not be less than 75 mm long and the thickness 9.4 Acute Angle Attachment
shall correspond to that of the blade.
Where provided, the working edge shall be straight
to within 0.005 mm and according to the type of the
8 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
attachment, shall be parallel with, or square to, the
working edge of the stock to within 0.015 mm over
8.1 Body
the length of the attachment in all its positions.
The bevel protractor shall be so designed that the
back of the body is flat and that there are no 9.5 Error of Readings
projections beyond the plane of the back of the bevel
protractor. When the protractor is placed on its back 9.5.1 The total error of indication in any position of
on a surface plate, there shall be no perceptible rock. the blade of Types A, B and C mechanical bevel
protractors shall not exceed ± 5 minutes of arc.
8.2 Blade
The blade shall be so designed that it is possible to 9.5.2 The total error of indication in any position of
move it along the turret throughout its whole length, the blade of Type D mechanical bevel protractors
and also be reversed. An effective method of shall not exceed ± 12 minutes of arc.
clamping shall be provided.
9.5.3 The total error of indication of an optical bevel
8.3 Acute Angle Attachment protractor in any position of the blade shall not
exceed ± 2 minutes of arc.
This shall be so designed as to fit readily on the
body. It shall be capable of being clamped at any 9.5.4 The total error of indication of in any position
desired point, within the limit provided, in the base. of the blade of digital bevel protractors shall not
exceed ± 2 minutes of arc.
8.4 Clamping
Thumb nut or any other suitable clamping device 10 GRADUATIONS
shall be furnished for locking the turret to the body. 10.1 Mechanical Types
9 ACCURACIES 10.1.1 The scale shall be graduated either as a full
circle marked 0-90-0-90 (four quadrants) with one
9.1 Body vernier, or alternatively as a semicircle marked
When the bevel protractor is placed on the working 0-90-0 with two verniers 180° apart. All verniers
edge of the stock on a surface plate and the blade set shall read in both directions. One of the zero position
at 90°, the side of the blade and the back of the bevel shall be indicated when the blade is parallel to the
protractor body shall be square laterally with the stock (Fig. 5).
surface plate to within 0.03 mm per centimetre.
10.1.2 All graduations shall be clearly engraved. The
9.2 Stock thickness of the graduations shall be between
0.05 mm and 0.07 mm. For any one bevel protractor
Any departure from true straightness of the working the thickness of the graduations of the vernier and
edge shall be in the nature of a concavity, the extent main scale shall be equal as observed by the eye.

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Table 1 Accuracies for the Blade

(Clause 9.3)

Sl No. Size of Tolerance Angular Tolerance

Blade for Bevelled Ends in
Minutes of Arc
Flatness of Straightness Parallelism of
Blade of Working Working
Edges Edges
mm μm μm μm

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

i) 150 150 10 15 ±5
ii) 200 200 15 20 ±5
iii) 300 300 20 30 ±5

10.1.3 The visible length of the shortest graduations bevel protractors shall have a finish such that the
on both the scale and the vernier (dimension L, surface roughness shall be 1 μm Ra value
Fig. 6) shall be approximately equal to twice the (see IS 3073) or better. The vernier and the main
width of the interval between adjacent graduations. scales shall have a matt finish to facilitate easy
reading.
10.1.4 The distance from the graduated face of the
scale to the face of the vernier (dimension T, Fig. 5) 12 DESIGNATION
shall not exceed 0.1 mm.
The bevel protractors shall be designated by the
10.1.5 The bevel protractors with vernier shall be type, size of the blade and the number of the
graduated to read direct to 5 minutes of arc. standard.

10.1.6 The bevel protractors without vernier shall be Example:

graduated in degrees.
a) A mechanical bevel protractor of Type B
with 150 mm blade shall be designated as:
10.2 Optical Type
Mechanical Bevel Protractor B 150 IS 4239
10.2.1 The scale shall be graduated as a full circle
marked 0 - 90 - 0 - 90 (four quadrants). The zero b) An optical bevel protractor with
positions shall be indicated when the blade is 150 mm blade shall be designated as:
parallel to the stock. The acute angle reading shall Optical Bevel Protractor 150 IS 4239
then be zero or 90° according to the type of acute
angle attachment, when fitted. c) A digital bevel protractor with 300 mm
blade shall be designated as:
10.2.2 All graduations shall be clearly defined. The
thickness of the graduations of the scale and the Digital Bevel Protractor 300 IS 4239
vernier shall be equal, and between 1 minutes and
2 minutes of arc, as observed through the optical 13 TESTS
system.
13.1 Flatness
10.2.3 The scale and vernier shall be in focus in the
optical system simultaneously. Flatness shall be tested with a dial indicator
(see IS 2092), used in conjunction with a surface
10.2.4 Provisions shall be made for adjusting the gauge and surface plate (see IS 2285) or by any other
focus of the system to accommodate normal method of equal or greater precision.
variations in eyesight and the field of view shall be
properly illuminated when the instrument is held to 13.2 Squareness
the light.
The squareness shall be determined with a dial
indicator used in conjunction with a surface plate
11 FINISH
and precision angle block (see IS 2554), or by any
All exterior surfaces except knurled surfaces of the other method of equal or greater precision.

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13.3 Angular Intervals permanently marked upon it, in characters not less
than 1 mm high, the type, the nominal size of the
Angular intervals shall be determined by means of blades, and the accuracy of reading and
either a toolmaker's microscope, precision dividing manufacturer's name or trade-mark.
head or dial indicator used in conjunction with a
surface plate, sine bar (see IS 5359) and slip gauges 14.2 BIS Certification Marking
(see IS 2984) or by any other method of equal or
greater precision. The product(s) conforming to the requirements of
13.4 Parallelism this standard may be certified as per the conformity
assessment schemes under the provisions of the
The blades shall be tested for parallelism by means Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 and the Rules
of optical comparators or by any other method of and Regulations framed thereunder, and the
equal or greater precision. products may be marked with the Standard Mark.
13.5 Straightness
14 PACKING
The blades shall be tested for straightness with
straight edges (see IS 2220) of known accuracy or Each bevel protractor shall be coated with a suitable
with a dial indicator and reference precision surface anti-corrosive coating and shall be wrapped in a
plate (see IS 2285). moisture-proof paper or any other suitable wrapping
material. The bevel protractor shall then be supplied
14 MARKING in a suitable protective case.
14.1 Each bevel protractor shall have legibly and

FIG. 5 ZERO POSITION

FIG. 6 SCALE AND VERNIER

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ANNEX A
(Clause 2)
LIST OF REFERRED STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title

IS 1501 Metallic materials — Vickers IS 2554 : Specification for cast iron angle
(Part 1) : hardness test: Part 1 Test method 1971 plates (first revision)
2020/ISO (fifth revision)
IS 2984 : Slip gauges — Specification
6507-1 :
2003/ geometrical product specifications
2018
ISO 3650 (GPS) — Length standards gauge
IS 2092 : Specification for plunger type dial
: 1998 blocks (second revision)
1983 gauges (first revision)
IS 3073 : Assessment of surface roughness
IS 2220 : Engineering metrology — Steel
1967
1990 straightedges — Specification (first
revision) IS 5359 : Specification for sine bars (first
1987 revision)
IS 2285 : Engineering metrology —
2003/ Measuring equipment — Cast iron
ISO surface plates — Specification (third
8512-1 : revision)
1990

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ANNEX B
(Foreword)

COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Engineering Metrology Sectional Committee, PGD 25

Organization Representative(s)

CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi DR RINA SHARMA (Chairperson)

Accurate Engineering Company Private Limited, Pune SHRI ADITYA SALUNKE

SHRI ASLAM R. SAYYED (Alternate)
Advance Measuring Systems, Kohlapur SHRI VIKRAM SAWANT

Automotive Research Association of India, Pune SHRI M. S. KURANE

SHRI PRAVIN WADEKAR (Alternate)

Bagson Calibration Lab Private Limited, New Delhi SHRI M. L. BAGGA

SHRI VIVEK BAGGA (Alternate)

Baker Gauges India Limited, Pune SHRI ANIS S. KARMAWALA

Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad SHRI V. RAMNARAYAN

SHRI KHEMENDRA PATLE (Alternate)
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, New Delhi SHRI M. CHANDRA SEKHAR

Central Manufacturing Technology Institute, Bengaluru SHRI V. ANANTHA PADMANABHA SARMA

Emm Tech Calibration, Faridabad SHRI RAJESH DESWAL

Kudale Calibration Laboratory Private Limited, Pune SHRI C. M. PUNTAMBEKAR

Mikronix Gauges Private Limited, Aurangabad SHRI ABHAY HANCHANAL

SHRI SUDARSHAN BUBANE (Alternate)

Mitutoyo South Asia Private Limited, New Delhi SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH
SHRI HARRISH BAJAJ (Alternate)

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration SHRI AVIJIT DAS
Laboratories, Gurugram SHRI NAVEEN JANGRA (Alternate)

Octagon Precision (India) Private Limited, Pune SHRI VIVEK N. GHODKE

SHRI MOHAN G. KALE (Alternate)

Oil Industry Safety Directorate, Noida SHRI MURARI MOHAN PRASAD

SHRI N. K. PANDEY (Alternate)

Reliance Calibration Laboratory, Pune SHRI H. N. PATIL

Size Control Gauges & Tools Private Limited, Pune SHRI ASHOK SHANKAR DURVE
SHRI ATUL ASHOK DURVE (Alternate)

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Organization Representative(s)

Tata Motors Limited, Pune SHRI SHIVAPRASAD MOHITE

SHRI SHIVRAMAPPA CHINCHOLE (Alternate)

In Personal Capacity (Old Rangpuri - Mehipalpur PROF K. P. CHAUDHARY

Road, Rangpuri, New Delhi - 110037 )

In Personal Capacity (S9/402, Sunparadise phase 2, SHRI O. M. MODAK

Sun City road, off Sinhgad road, near fire station,
Pune - 411051)

BIS Directorate General SHRI R. R. SINGH, SCIENTIST ‘F’/SENIOR DIRECTOR

AND HEAD (PRODUCTION AND GENERAL ENGINEERING)
[REPRESENTING DIRECTOR GENERAL (Ex-officio)]

Member Secretary
SHRI KRISHNA SUDHEENDRAN
SCIENTIST ‘C’/DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(PRODUCTION AND GENERAL ENGINEERING), BIS

Panel for Measuring Equipment, PGD 25/P2

Organization Representative(s)
Mitutoyo South Asia Private Limited, New Delhi SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH (Convenor)
Accurate Engineering Company Private Limited, Pune SHRI ASLAM R. SAYYED
Central Manufacturing Technology Institute, Bengaluru SHRI V. ANANTHA PADMANABHA SARMA
CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi DR GIRIJA MOONA
Reliance Calibration Laboratory, Pune SHRI H. N. PATIL

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