( Reaffirmed 1998 )

IS :638.1979

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR SHEET RUBBER JOINTING AND RUBBER INSERTION JOINTING

( Second Revision )
Rubber
Chairman Da D. BANERJEE Members SHRI M. L. BARRANI DR L. D. KANDPAL ( Alternate SERI A. K. BANDYOPADHAYA SHRI B. C. SEN ( Alternate ) Soar A. T. BASAK Ministry of Defencc ( R & D ) ) Ministry of Defence ( DGI )

Products

Sectional

Committee,
Representing

PCDC

13

Escon Consultants Pvt Ltd, Calcutta

Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals, New Delhi Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Vadodara DR S. K. BHATNA~AR SHRI S. K. MAHESHWARI ( Alternate ) National Test House, Calcutta SHRI S. K. Boex SRRI A. GHOSH ( Alternate ) Bayer ( India ) Ltd, Bombay DR S. N. CEAKRAVARTY SHRI R. R. PANDIT ( Alternate ) Alkali & Chemical Corporation of India Ltd, Rishra SHRI D. K. CHATTERJEE DR S. K. ROY ( @crnate ) Export Inspection Council of India, Calcutta SERI 0. P. DHAMIJA SHRI P. K. CHATTERJEE ( Alfrrnats ) Dunlop India Ltd, Calcutta SHRI S. B. GANGULI SHRI P. N. S. MYER ( Alternafc ) Madras Rubber Factory Ltd, Madras SHRI A. GEORGE JOHN SRRI K. J. ABRAHAM ( Alternate ) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bombay SHRI R. C. JHINQAN SHHI M. K. JAIN ( Alternate ) National Rubber Manufacturers Ltd, Calcutta DR I. V. KRISHNAMURTI SHRI R. P. MATHUR ( Alternate ) SHRI LALIT MOHAN JAD~NADAB Cosmos India Rubber Works Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI PULIN L. KINAHIWALA ( Alternate ) Lathia Rubber Manufacturing Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI S. V. LATHI~ SHRI D. P. LATHIA ( Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 ) @ Copyright 1979 STANDARDS INSTITUTION

INDIAN

This publication is protected under the Indian C@_wight Act ( XIV of 1957 ) and reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act

IS : 638- 1979
( Continued frompap 1 ) Members
SHRI

Representing

All India Rubber Industries Association, Bombay V. N. MAKXR SHRI M. M. PATZL ( Alternate ) Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways ) DR S. P. MANIE SH~I D. N. V. CIIELLAM ( Alternate ) . . Indi~o~;abybcr Manufacturers Research Association, DR W. MILLNS Sundaram Industries Pvt Ltd, Madras SHRI N. NA~ARAJAN SHRI P. VIJAYARA~HAVAN ( Altcrnatc ) Rubber Board. Kottavam DR C. K. N. NAIE Bata India Ltci.7Cal&a SHRIS. C. NANDY SHRI SUNIL SARKAR ( Alternate ) Directorate General of Technical Development, DR N. V. C. RAO New Delhi SHRI G. R. INAMDAR ( Altrrnatc ) Director General, ISI ( Ex-ofj?cio Member ) SHRI M.S. SAXENA, Director ( P & C )
SHRI SATISR CHANDER Deputy Director ( P & C ), ISI

General
Convancr SHRI S. V. LATHIA Members

Rubber

Products

Subcommittee,

PCDC

13 : 4

Lathia Rubber Manufacturing

Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay

SHRI D. P. LATHIA ( Alternate Shri S. V. Lathia ) SHRI L. M. BASU RAY SHRI R. K. DAS ( Altrrnate ) SHRI A. BOSE SHRI B. DUTTA ( Alternate ) SHRI D. K. CHATTERJEP:

to
Dunlop India Ltd, Calcutta Bengal Waterproof Works ( 1940 ) Ltd, Calcutta

Alkali & Chemical Corporation of India Ltd, Rishra SHRI N. C. SAMAJDAR ( Alternate ) National Test House, Calcutta SHRI G. C. DAS SHRI A. GHOSH ( Alternate ) Dairy Development Commissioner, Maharashtra DR A. P. DESHMUKH State, Bombay Directorate General of Technical Development, SBRI G. R. INAMDAR New Delhi SHRI J. M. GARQ ( Alternate ) Common Facility Service Centre, Changanacherry DR K. A. JOSE DR I. V. KRISHNAMURTI National Rubber Manufacturers Ltd, Calcutta SHRI R. P. MATHUR ( Alternate ) SHRI A. K. MALLICE Escon Consultants Pvt Ltd, Calcutta SHRI M. MITRA ( Alternate ) Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways ) DR S. P. MANIK SHRI G. DORAISWAMY ( Alternate ) (Continued on page 11 )

IS I 638 - 1979

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR SHEET RUBBER JOINTING AND RUBBER INSERTION JOINTING

( Second Revision )
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 ). recommended low pressure steam is up to 350 kN/ms ( approximately

2. TYPES

AND GRADES covers the following two types of sheet insertion jointings depending upon the in IRHD, in IRHD. and

2.1 Types - This standard rubber jointings and rubber hardness of rubber, namely: a) Type A b) Type B -

50 to 65 Hardness 66 to 80 Hardness

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 Material - The jointing following materials as may be specified: a) Sheet rubber, b) Sheet rubber or reinforced with fabric shall be made of one of the

( rubber

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*.
NOTE- The suppIier
of rubber insertion shall supply a square jointing for the test. metre of fabric used in the manufacture

*Methods for determination fabrics (Jirst reuision ).

of breaking

load

and

elongation

at

break

of woven

IS t 638 - 1979 3.2 Construction and Workmanship

3.2.1 The sheet rubber jointing or rubber insertion jointing shall be free from surface defects, such as pitting, blemishes and other irregularities and the rubber used in both shall be homogeneous and be free from porosity and grit as judged visually on surface or any cut-surface of the test sample. 3.2.2 Thickness and Number of Plies - The thickness of jointing, tolerance permissible and the number of reinforcement fabric plies rubber insertion jointing ) shall be as given in Table 1.
TABLE

the ( for

1 THICKNESS

AND

NUMBER

OF FABRIC

PLIES

THICKNESS OF SHEET RUBBER JOINTING 0R RUBBERINSERTION JOINTINQ ('1 mm 0.8 15 3 5 6 8 and above

TOLERANCEON TEICENESS

NUMBEROBPLIES INRUBBERINSIW TIONJOINTINQ (3)

(2) mm f f f f f f 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 07

1 1 2 2 3 4

3.2.2.1 Position of plies - In the case of rubber insertion jointing containing three or more plies of fabric, they shall be so placed within the thickness of the jointing that the rubber layers between the plies are of approximately same thickness. 3.2.2.2 Each outer layer of rubber shall be not less than 0% mm thick in all insertions containing two or more plies of fabric. The outer layers of rubber shall in all cases be of equal thickness. 3.3 Size of Sheet Rubber Jointing and Rubber Insertion Jointing Unless specified otherwise, the sheet rubber jointing and rubber insertion jointing for sizes up to 6 mm thickness shall be supplied in one piece of 1 x 10 metres and for sizes above 6 mm thickness the minimum length shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. 3.4 Tensile Strength and Elongation at Break - The tensile strength and elongation at break of sheet rubber jointing and rubber used in insertion jointing used for joints subjected to water and air pressure and 5

IS : 638 - 1979 joints subjected ( Part I )-1977*

to steam pressure when shall be as given in Table

tested 2.

according

to

IS : 3400

2 TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELONGATION AT BREAK SHEET RUBBER JOINTING AND RUBBER USED IN INSERTION JOINTING ( Clause3.4 )

OF

SL No.

TYPE

JOINTS SUBJECTED WATER TO JOINTS SUBJECTED TO AND AIR PRESSURE STEAM PRESSURE ~____--h---,---~ ~--_-__-,-h---_---) Ez;;;Fkn Tensile Strength Tensile Strength Elongation MN/m8 MN/m at Break Percent, ( approx kgf/cm ), ( Approx kgf/cm ), Percent, Min Min Min Min r__-h-_-~p---h-_? c---A----5 r--*-y Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 (3) 8.5 ( 85 ) 85 ( 85 ) (4) 6 ( 60 ) 6 ( 60 ) (5) 400 300 (6) 350 250 (7) 12( 120) 12 (120) (8) 7(70) 7( 70) (9) 450 350 (10) 400 300

(1)
i) ii)

(2)
A B

3.5

Accelerated

Ageing

3.5.1 Jointing to be Usedfor Joints Subjected to Water and Air Pressure After ageing at 70 f 1C for a period of 72 hours in accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part IV )-19781 the sheet rubber jointing and rubber used in insertion jointing shall not vary by more than fitpercent for tensile at break of the corresponding strength and ? r: p ercent for elongation values obtained before ageing when tested according to the method prescribed in IS : 3400 ( Part I )-1977*. 3.5.2 Jointing to be Usedfor Joints Subjected to Steam Pressure - The ageing shall be done at 100 & 1C for 72 hours in accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part IV)-19787. The sheet rubber jointing and rubber used in insertion jointing shall not vary by more than lo percent for tensile strength _*s and 2;; percent for elongation at break of the corresponding values obtained before ageing when tested according to the method prescribed in IS : 3400 ( Part I )-1977*. *,Methods of test for vulcanized rubbers: Part I Tensile stress-strain
rubbers: Part IV Accelerated properties

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

ageing (first r&&w ).

IS : 638 - 1979 3.6 Compression Set

3.6.1 Jointing to be Used for Joints Subjected to Water and Air Pressure The compression set determined in accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part X )-

1977* at 27 + 1C for 24 _s hours shall not exceed 35 percent. *

3.6.2 Jointing to be Used for Joints Subjected to Steam PressureThe compression set determined in accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part X)-1977* at 100 f 1C for 24 2: hours shall not exceed 35 percent. 3.7 Resistance to Bending-There shall be no visible signs of cracking of the surfaces or separation of rubber from the fabric (in case of rubber insertion jointing) when subjected to bending test given in 3.7.1. 3.7.1 Fold a strip of test piece, 50 mm in width and not less than 100 mm long, round a metal rod, the diameter of which shall equal to the thickness ofthe sheet rubber or rubber insertion jointing under test. Clamp the jointing in a vice until the inner surface is as shown in Fig. 1, and the distance of the underside of the rod above the vice is equal to the thickness of the jointing under test. Keep it in this position for five minutes and note whether any change occurs in thetest specimen.

TEST

PIECE

t=THICKNESS OF THE INSERTION JOINTING

JAWS

OF

VICE

FIG. 1
*Methods ( first rcuision

APPLIANCE FOR BENDING TEST

of test for vulcanized

).
7

IS :638

- 1979

3.8 Adhesion -For rubber insertion jointing, the adhesion between the rubber plies and fabric plies shall be such that the rate ofseparation shall not exceed 25 mm per minute under a load of 4 kg, when subjected to adhesion test in accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part V )-1965*.
on a lo-mm 3.9 Hardness - The hardness accordance with IS : 3400 ( Part II )-1965f requirements prescribed under 2.1. 4. MARKING jointing thick test slab tested in shall comply with the

AND

PACKING
insertion

4.1 Marking

- Each piece of sheet rubber jointing or rubber shall be indelibly marked in a suitable position with:
and thickness; if specified ( water, and year of manufacture, for which it is intended

a) the type, grade b) the month and

by the purchaser;

c) the purpose
may

steam or air ). insertion jointing

4.1.1 Each piece of sheet rubber jointing or rubber also be marked with the IS1 Certification Mark.

NOTE - The use of the IS1 Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the Indian Standards Institution ( 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 material purchaser and the supplier. 5. SAMPLING AND

shall be packed

as agreed

to between

the

CRITERIA

FOR CONFORMITY
of for

5.1 Scale of Sampling - For the purpose of ascertaining conformity the material to this specification the scale of sampling and criteria conformity shall be as prescribed in Appendix A.
6. TESTING

6.1 Unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier, all tests shall be carried out within three months of the receipt of the material by the purchaser.
*Methods fabrics. *Methods of test for vulcanized rubbers: rubbers: Part Part V Adhesion of rubbers to textile

of test for vulcanized

II Hardness.

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, a

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 )

FOR

CONFORMITY AND RUBBER

SAMPLING INSERTION

OF SHEET JOINTINGS

RUBBER

JOINTiNGS

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

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 (1) N~WBEROF SHEET RUBBER JOINTINOS ORRUBBER INSERTIONJOIP~TINQS TOBESELECTED n (2) PERMISSIBLE NUMBER OF DE~EOTIVES

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

8 13 32 50

(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.

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IS : 638 - 1979
( Confinuedfrom page 2 ) Representing Synthetics and Chemicals

Members
SHRI M. M. PATEL

Ltd, Bombay SHRI N. M. RECE ( Alternate ) Swastik Rubber Products Ltd, Pune SHRI V. D. PENDSE SHRI K. D. DIGHE ( Alternate ) Sundaram Industries Pvt Ltd, Madurai SHRI V. R. RAO SRRI K. C. MA~HUSUDRANAN ( Altarnate ) East India Rubber Works Pvt Ltd, Calcutta SHRI B. ROY ~11 India Rubber Industries Association, Bombay SHRI B. B. SANGTANI SHRI S. V. L~THIA ( Aflernatc ) Korula Rubber Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI l%.R. SARAIYA SHRI N. A. KRANOLKAR ( Altcrnntc ) Ministry of Defence ( DGI ) SRRI 0. P. SHARMA SHHr I. L. NAG ( Alfernnte) Precision Rubber Industries Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI I. D. TRAXRAR SHRI I. K. BAJAJ ( Alternalc )

11

INDIAN ON GENERAL

STANDARDS

RUBBER

PRODUCTS

IS: 637-1965 Rubber tubing9 for general purposes (/lrst revitien ) jointing ( srcond rruirk )

638-1979 1741-1960 1867-1975 3565-1966 3692-1975 3701-1966 3867-l 966 4135-1974 4148-1967 4149-1967 4770-1968 5079-1969 51921975 5193-1969 5270-1969 5382-1969 5424;1969 5680-1969 5783-l 970 60581970 6407-1971 6450-1971 6693-1972 7352-1974 7450-1974 7466-1974 7523-1974 8164-1976

Sheet rubber jointing ~Latex foam rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber Hospital Surgical

and rubber insertion products

hot water bottles (~?rsl retistisiwt ) teats for feeding closures protective ice bags rubber sheetings rubber~gloves rubber gloves purposes bottles ) (/irst revision )

( pharmaceutical

sheaths ( condoms )

( f;rsl revision )

Post-mortem Rubber Rubber

gloves for electrical valve-tubing

for c.ycle tube valves (Jirst revision ) fruit vegetable preserving jars

Vulcanized Rubber Rubber Rubber

rubber compounds

sealing rings for domestic grommets

for general purposes

sealing rings for gas mains, water mains and sewers purposes

Rubber ~mats for electrical Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber Ebonite X-ray lead-rubber

tubing for medical use ward-dressing components and porters for transfusion gloves fluid bottles

aprons for hospital use for dairy industry

protective

aprons rubber ( SBR ) based compounds

Vulcanized Rubber Rubber Hospital

styrene butadiene

gaskets for pressure cookers catheter Rubber ( urinary sheeting ) ( without reinforcing fabric )