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BS 906-1:1972

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Specification for engineers\' parallels Metric units

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

16-06-1972

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Co-operating organizations
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Material
3 Finish
4 Accuracy
5 Marking
6 Protection
Appendix - Derivation of tolerances stated in
           Table 1 and Table 2

Six sizes of Grade A and eight of Grade B parallels with cross sections from 5 mm x 10 mm to 30 mm x 60 mm and from 5 mm x 10 mm to 50 mm x 100 mm respectively. Material, finish, accuracy, marking, protection.

Committee
TPR/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 70/4282 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This British Standard applies to parallel sided steel blocks of six sizes in Grade A and eight sizes in Grade B, namely:

GRADE A

5 mm × 10 mm × 100 mm

10 mm × 20 mm × 125 mm

15 mm × 30 mm × 150 mm

20 mm × 40 mm × 200 mm

25 mm × 50 mm × 250 mm

30 mm × 60 mm × 300 mm

GRADE B

5 mm × 10 mm × 100 mm

10 mm × 20 mm × 125 mm

15 mm × 30 mm × 150 mm

20 mm × 40 mm × 200 mm

25 mm × 50 mm × 250 mm

30 mm × 60 mm × 300 mm

40 mm × 80 mm × 350 mm

50 mm × 100 mm × 400 mm

NOTE 1 See also 2, Material.

NOTE 2 The titles of the British Standards referred to in this standard are listed on page ii.

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN ISO 5171:2020 Identical
UNE-EN 384:2016+A2:2023 Identical

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