GO Galvanised Steel Threaded Riser Range Medium Wall Scr BSP BS EN 10241

GO Galvanised Steel Threaded Riser Range Medium Wall Scr BSP BS EN 10241

In plumbing and piping, a nipple is a fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a male pipe thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.  

Specification

• BS EN 10241 “Steel Threaded Pipe Fittings, Screwed BSP Thread”.
• Australian Standard 1074 “Steel Tubes and Tubulars Threaded or suitable for Threading with Pipe Threads of Whitworth Form”.
• Australian Standard 1650 “Galvanised Coatings on Ferrous Articles”.

Material

• Tubulars: These are manufactured from tubing made in accordance with AS 1074 from steel with 0.06 max sulphur and 0.06 max phosphorus.
• Machined Fittings: These are manufactured to dimensions in BS EN 10241:2000 and generally made from “Free Cutting Steel”.

Finish

Surface Condition

1. Black Steel: These fittings are generally degreased and protected with a coating of light oil.
2. Zinc Protective Coating: Fittings may be supplied zinc plated using the Electrolytic Zinc Coating process on finished Black Fittings.
3. Hot Dip Zinc Galvanising: Galvanising of fittings shall be performed before the thread cutting operation, by means of the hot dip method.
4. Zinc Flake: Fittings may be supplied Zinc Flake Coated. This process being performed on Finished Black Fittings.

Threads

• Threads for the screwed ends of fittings comply to the appropriate requirements of AS 1722 Part 1: Sealing pipe threads and also ISO 7-1.
• Female Ends: Normally supplied with parallel thread.
• Male Ends: Normally supplied with taper threads.