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( Reaffirmed 2000 )

IS:

4947 -1985

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (

Second Revision )
Sectional Committee, BDC 22
Representing Gujarat Electricity Board, Vadodara

Fire Fighting Cf&man

SHRI G. B. MENON Members
SHRI S.

R. BANSAL

SERI B. K. SEPY ( Alternate ) SHRI K. K. DAS G~PTA

DEPUTY

SERI B. L. CHAUDHRY

Steel Authority of India Ltd ( Bokaro Steel Plant ), New Delhi Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun Fire Services, West Bengal West Bengal, Calcutta Ministry of Railways Government of

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INSPECTOR GENERAL ( RPSF ) ASSISTANT SECURITY OFFICER ( FLRE ) NORTEERN RAILWAY ( Alternate ) State Bank of India, Bombay SHRI S. M. DES~I Ministry of Defence ( DC1 ) SHRI V. P. DEWAN LT-COL V. R. BANAHATI ( Alternate ) Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( Delhi Fire SHRI S. K. DHERI Service ), Delhi SHRI R. K. B~IARDWAJ ( Alternate J Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay SHRI R. R. DHOBLEY Home Department ( Fire Service ), Government DIRECTOR of Tamil Nadu, Madras Dmnm DIRECTOR ( Alternate ) ( Police ) Department, Government of DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FIRE Home Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad SERVICES DEPUTY DIRECTOR ( FIRE SERVICES) ( Ahrnatc ) Ministry of Home Affairs FIRE ADVISER Central Building Research Institute ( CSIR ), SHRI A. K. GUPTA Roorkee Steelage Industries Limited ( Minimax Division ), SHRI J. S. JAMJHEDJI Bombay SHRI C. GNANRAJ ( Alternate ) ( Continued on page 2 )

@ Copyright 1986
INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION This publication is protected under the Zndian Copyright Act ( XIV of 1557 ) 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 : 4947 - 1985
( Ctntmutd from page 1 ) Mtmbtrs Soar P. KIIANNA SRRI S. N. KUNDU MANAQINQ DIRIWTOR Rtprtstnting

Jayashree Textiles and Industries, Rishra Fire and Safety Appliances Co, Calcutta Avon Services ( Production and Agencies ) Pvt Ltd, Bombay TECXNIC,+L EXECUTIVE ( Alttrnate ) Institution of Fire Engineers ( India ), New Delhi SHRI P. N. MEHROTRA SHRI B. R. MEHTA ( Alternate ) Ministry of Defence ( R & D ) BRIQ S. A. MOHILE SHRT A. K. SURI ( Alttrnatt ) Steel Authority of India Ltd ( Rourkela Steel SEIRI M. MUKHERJI Plant ), Rourkela SHRI C. D. SHARMA ( Alttrnatt ) of Greater Bombay Corporation Municipal &RI V. B. NII~AD~ ( Bombay Fire Brigade ), Bombay Central Industrial Security Force ( Ministry of SHRI P. N. PANOHAL Home Affairs ), New Delhi Reliable ( Fire Protection ) Industries, Bombay SHRI H. M. SABADRA Kooverji Devshi and Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI P. H. SETHNA SHI~IN. T. PANJWANI ( Alttrnatt ) Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, SERI R. C. SHARMA New Delhi SHRI D. S. NARESH ( Ahrnatt ) Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd, Bareilly SHRI D. K. SIREAR Zenith Fire Services, Bombay SHRI CHANDRAEANT M. SHAH SHRI M. H. SHAH ( Alttrtratt ) Newage Industries, Surendranagar SIIRI B. J. SHAH SRRI A. M. SHAH ( Alternatt ) Surex Production and Sales ( P ) Ltd, Calcutta SHRI TARIT SUR Directorate General of Technical Development, SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR New Delhi Tariff Advisory Committee, Bombay SHRI J. N. VAUIL SHRI K. RAVI ( Ahnatt ) Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi SHRI S. VEN~ASWAMY Urban Development, Public Health and Housing SHRI B. V. WAQLE Department, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay SRRI V. H. MADKAIRAR ( Alttrnatt ) Director General, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Mtmbtr ) SHRI G. RAMAN, Director ( Civ Engg) SHRI K. M. MATHUR Joint Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1 ( Continutd on pgt 9 )

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IS:4947

-1985

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (

Second Revision )
0. FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian

Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on 23 September 1985, after the draft finalized by the Fire Fighting Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civii Engineering Division Council. 0.2 Since the capacity of the gas cartridge is less thanWQ ml, the same does not come under the purview of gas cylinder rules. Therefore, a separate Indian Standard has been formulated SO a3 io ensure a high standard of manufacture in the interest of safety since &ese are used in the form of highly pressurized container for operating stored pressure type fire extinguishers in the form of refill. 0.3 This standard was first published in 1968 and revised in 1977. The principal modifications made in this revision are provision of rationalized capacities, modification in the specification for the material based on the indigenous availability and standardizing the fixing arrangement with fire extinguishers. 0.4 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 accordThe number of significant places retained in ance with IS : 2-1960*. the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

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1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard lays down the requirements in respect of material, construction, fixing arrangement, capacities and performance requirements of gas cartridges used for fire extinguishers.

*Rules for roundingoff numerical values ( revised ). 3

IS:4947

- 1985 REQUIREMENTS

2. GENERAL

2.1 The gas cartridge consists of a cylindrical body, an outlet connection with sealing device ( disc or frangible ) according to arrangement shown in Fig. 1. 3. MATERIAL 3.1 The steel used for the body shall satisfy the following properties: a) Chemical Composition i) Carbon ii) Silicon iii) Sulphur iv) Phosphorus v) Manganese b) Physical Properties i) Tensile strength ii) Yield stress iii) Percentage elongation : : : : : O-3 percent, Max 0.35 percent, Max 0.05 percent, Max 0.05 percent, Max 0.8 percent, Max

35 kgf/mmz, Min 25 kgf/mmz, Min 20 percent, Min

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3.2 The outlet connection and the sealing device and other fittings shall either be of non-ferrous metal or of stainless steei according to the requirements given in IS : 3224- 1979. 4. CONSTRUCTION 4.1 The gas cartridge shall be manufactured from seamless or welded steel tube or by deep drawing from flat plate. The end shall be closed .such that, the minimum material thickness is not less than the thickness of the parallel portion. When welded tubes are used or hole in the bottom is welded, it shall be designed so as to allow higher strength ( see 6.2 ). The general shape of the body and essential dimensions are given in Fig. 1. The shell of the cylindrical portion shall not vary from the cylinderical form by more than 2 percent of the nominal outside diameter at the point measured. The deparature from circularity shall be gradual. The outlet connection shall be permanently attached to the body after tightening the threaded portion by soldering. 5. CAPACITY AND CONTENTS 5.1 The gas cartridge shall have maximum filling ratio ofO.667, which is the ratio of mass of carbondioxide ( see IS : 307-1966t ) charged in the container to the mass of water required to fill the container at 27C.
*Specification for valve fittings for compressed petroleum gas ( LPG ) cylinders ( secondrevision ). @pecification for carbon dioxide ( secondrcuision ). gas cylinders excluding liquefied

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16 : 4947 - 1985 The quantity filled for the various nominal capacity shall be as follows:
Nominal Capacity Quality 20 - 5 + 0gms 40 -0gms + 5 60+ lo 0gms

a) b) c) d)

20 gms 40 gms 60 gms

90 gms :

go+10 0 gms 120 + lo gms .- o 180 - lo gms + 0

e) 120 gms f) 180 gms

g) 200 gms
h) 300 gms

:
:

200 - lo + 0gms
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.

300 + -

lo Ogms

The water capacity of the container shall be adequate to maximum quantity permissible within the prescribed filling ratio. 6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

fill

6.1 Each gas cartridge shall be subjected to internal hydraulic pressure of 250 bar for a minimum period of one minute before filling. Any leakage deformation, bulging and permanent stretch exceeding 10 percent shall constitute failure. 6.2 In case of ultimate failure test, it shall be tested in a well protected test rig, subjected to internal proof pressure equal to 550 bars for seamless body and 650 bars for the other types ( see 4.1). The bursting ( structural The pressure shall then be raised until the gas failure ) shall nqt occur. cartridge bursts. The bursting shall not cause fragmentation of the gas cartridge and the main tear shall not be a brittle type, that is, the edges of, the fracture shall not be radial but shall be sloped in relation to the diametral plane. 6.3 Each cartridge shall be subjected to leakage test and for this purpose the cartridge shall be charged and stored in the container mixed with the extinguishing media for 21 days. The cartridge shall not show any sign of internal or external corrosion as well as loss in weight equal to a maximum of 10 percent. 6.3.1 Alternatively the cartridge after being covered by inverted glass/ transparent jar shall be dipped in a suitable water tank filled with water, the level of which is sufficiently higher than height of cartridges for 30 h. There shall not be any collection of even a single bubble on the inside top 6

IS:4947-1985
of the inverted glass after elapse of 30 h. first 6 h shall be neglected. ) ( The air bubbles collected in

6.4 The sealing device shall be so designed that the gas cartridge shall automatically discharge the content if the temperature inside the gas cartridge reaches is 75C or 90 percent of the minimum pressure mentioned in 6.2 whichever is occurs first ( see 6.2 ). 7. FINISH

7.1 The

inside and outside surface shall be smooth and the material section shall be uniform. The external surface shall be properly cleaned and treated with anti-corrosion treatment of lead tin alloy ( tin not less than 10 percent ) or zinc coating with minimum coating thickness of 20 microns. 8. MARKING

8.1 Each
following

cartridge information

shall be clearly and permanently marked by embossing or punching, near its neck: or his trade-mark, device and capacitry, and be marked cartridge, realing cartridge, also

with the

a) Name b) Type

of the manufacturer of construction,

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c) Gross mass of the charged d) Mass of the empty e) Year 8.1.1 Mark. The of manufacture. cartridge may

with the IS1 Certification

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 IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to compIy 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 be granted to manufacturers or processors, mav be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.

9. SAMPLING 9.1 Lot

AND

CRITERIA

FOR CONFORMITY

- All gas. cartridges of the same type an3 capacity produced by the same manufacturer shall be grouped together to constitute a lot.
the conformity of evaluation each lot shall be considered of quality in accordance individuwith this

9.2 For ascertaining ally for the purpose specification.

9.3 The number of samples to be taken from a lot shall depend on the sizes of the lot and shall be according to Table 1 which shall be selected at random from a lot. 7

IS:4947TABLE 1

1985
FOR LOTS PRODUCED UNDER QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM

( Clause 9.3 )
NUMBER OFITEMS INTHELOT (1) SAMPLESIZE

(2)

Up to 26 to

25 50

3 5 8 8 percent

51 to 100 101 and up to 300

9.4 Each of the samples selected according to 9.3 shall be examined visually as far as possible in respect of requirements specified in 2, 4, 5 and 8 and in respect of hydraulic pressure, etc ( see 6.1), leakage ( see 6.3 ) and finish ( see 7 ). The lot shall be considered to be in conformity with this requirement if all the samples pass the relevant requirements. 9.5 In respect of ultimate failure test ( SCG ) and sealing disc ( see 6.4 ) 6.2 the manufacturer shall issue a certificate with the lot to the effect that this test had been performed and found satisfactory in respect of the type of gas cartridge presented in the lot. Alternatively one sample shall be tested from the lot and shall meet the requirements given in this clause in the lot to be considered satisfactory in respect of requirements. 9.6 In the absence of a certificate from a manufacturer that all the component parts and fittings are conforming to the requirement of this specification, from a sample gas cartridge one item each of all the component parts and fittings shall be taken separately and examined individually in respect of the relevant requirements laid down in 3. The I lot shall be considered satisfactory in respect of component parts and fittings if the sample meets the relevant requirements.

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IS:
( Continued from page 2 )

4947 -1985

Fire Fighting
Convener SHRI G. B. MENON Members

Equipment

Subcommittee,

BDC 22 : 2

Representing Gujarat Electricity Board, Vadodara

SRRI S. M. DESAI State Bank of India, Bombay Snnr V. P. DEWAN Ministry of Defence ( DGI ) ,.._ .\ LT-COL V. R. BANAHATI ( Alternate ) FIRE ADVISER Ministry of Home Affairs SHRI C. GNANRAJ Steelage Industries Ltd, Madras SRRI P. N. MEHROTRA Institution of Fire Engineers ( India ), New Delhi SRRI B. R. MEHTA ( Alternate ) BRIQ S. A. MOHILE Ministry of Defence ( R & D ) SHRI A. K. SURI ( Ahernate ) SHRI P. N. PANCEAL Central Industrial Security Force ( Ministry of Home Affairs ), New Delhi SHRI HARISH SALOT Vijay Fire Protection Systems Pvt Ltd, Bombay SEW P. H. SETHNA Kooverji Devshi and Co Pvt Ltd, Bombay SHRI N. T. PANJWANI ( Altarnata ) SHRI JITENDRA SHAE Safex Fire Services, Bombay Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd, Bareilly SHRI D. K. SIRKAR SHRI TARIT SWR Surex Production and Sales ( P ) Ltd, Calcutta SHRI J. N. VAKIL Tarrif Advisory Committee, Bombay SERI K. RAVI ( AIternate )

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BWERNAWiONAL
Base Units QUANTITY Length Mass Time Electric current Thermodynamic temperature Luminous intensity Amount of substance Supplementary QUANTITY Plane angle Solid angle Derived Units QUANTITY Force Energy Power Flux Flux density Frequency Electric conductance Electromotive Pressure, stress force Units

SYSTEM OF UNITS ( SI UNITS )

UNIT metre kilogram second ampere kelvin candela mole SYMBOL m kg
S

A K cd mol

UNIT radian steradian

SYMBOt rad sr

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UNIT newton joule watt weber tesla hertz siemens volt Pascal

SYMriOL

DEFINITION 1 1 N = 1 kg.m/ss J = 1 N.m

N J
W Wb T HZ s V Pa

1 W = 1 J/s 1 Wb = 1 V.s 1 1 1 T = 1 Wb/ms S = 1 A/V V = 1 W/A 1 Hz = 1 c/s (s-r)

1 Pa = 1 N/m

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AMEkMENT

6.

1 TO

JULY 1987

X:4947-1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (Second Revision)

(Page 5, Fig.11 - Add the following note: 'NOTE - For a period of three years in order to make available the gas cartridges to the existing fire extinguishers, the following types of L/H threads be also permitted:
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a)

In place of M 20 x 1.50, M 19 x 1.25 having major diameter 19 m&, minimum diameter 16.911/16.646 and pitch. diameter.18.368/18.188; and In place of M 27 x 1.50, M 27 x 1.25 with major diameter 24.911/24.646 and pitch diameter 26.368/26.188.' '*' mark) -

b)

(Page 5, Fig. 1, matter with Substitute the following: '*For frangible capacities.' -

applicable

to

all

(Page 6, clause 5.1, informal table, second coi 'Quality', heading) - Substitute 'Quantity' (Page 6, clause 6.2, line 2) 'hydraulic' for 'proof', Substitute

clause 6.4_, -line 3) - Delete the word (Page 7, _-.-_...*. 'minimum'~

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Printed at Printograph, New Delhi, Ph

: 5726847

AMENDMENT

NO. 2 AUGUST
TO

1938

IS : 4947 - 1985 SPECIFICATION FOR-GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

( Second Revision ) the
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[ Page 5, Fig. 1 ( see ah Amendment No. 1 ) ] - Substitute following for the sub-paras (a) and (b): a) Maj& dia 2680 f 20, Pitch 127, included angle 55.

b)

Major

dia 1860 f z:!$

Pitch 181, included angle 55. 85 + 05.

peripherial

( Page 5, Fig. 1 ) - For the dimension 85 min, substitute ( Page 5, Fig. 1 > - Add the following Note:
ErOTE -

Sealing

disc shall

be at a depth

of 11 + 0.5 mm from

7, cZause.6.4 ( see also Amendment No. 1 ) ] - Substitute the following for the existing clause : 6.4 The sealing device shall be so designed.that the gas carrtridge shall not discharge the content if the temperature inside the gas cartridge reaches up to 75C. (BDC22)
.P&ted at Printograph, New Delhi (INDIAl.

edge. [ Page

3 SEPTEMBER 2003 TO IS 4947:1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
( Second Reviswn )
( Page 4, clause 4.1 ) Insert the following

AMENDMENT

NO.

new clause after 4.1: to

4.2 Mixture of epoxy resin and hardener may be used as an alternative brazing while fixing brass nut to the body of cartridge.

{ Page 7, clause 7.1 ( see also Amendment No. 5 ) ] Insert the foIlowing at the end of clause::

Local thickness of the coating may also be measured by employing other ncm-destructi ve techniques like use of alcometer which is based on the principle of magnetic method as given in IS 3023:1982 Methods of testing local thickness of electroplated coatings. [ Page 7, clause 7.1 ( see also Amendment No. 4 ) ] Insert the following new clause after 7.1: 7.2 Epoxy polyester powder coating of 50 microns thickness maybe external surface of gas cartridge. applied on

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( CED 22 )

Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

NO. 4 OCTOBER 1993 TO IS 4947 : 1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (Second Revision)
[ Page 6, clause 6.2 ( see a/30 Amendtnerll No. 1 ) ] sentence by the followlng:

AMENDMENT

Rcplncc the first

In case of ultimate failure test, It shall be tested in a well protcctcd test rig, subjected to lnlcrnal hydraulic pressure equal lo-650 bars for seamless as well as welded body (see 4.1 ),
(Page

6, clause 6.3 ) -

D+zte the words Internal or.

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[ Page 7, clause 6.4 ( see also ~mendrrtenr No. 1 ) ] -following for the existing clause:
.

Spbstitute

the

Gas cartridge shall bc conditioned for half an hour at 75C so that inside tcmpcraturc also reaches this level. The gas cartridge shall not discharge the contents at this temperature. (Page

7)-

Add a new clausc 7.2: in 7.1, the outside

7.2 In ,addition to anti-corrosive treatment as metnloncd surface shall bc given a suitable$mtcctivc coating.

(CED22)
Printed at Printopph, NOW i&i, Ih

: 572GR47

AMENDMENT NO. 5 SEPTEMBER 1999 TO IS 4947 : 1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
(Second Revision) [ Page 5, Fig. 1 ( see
12 * 0.5 mm fOt 11 + 0.5 mm. (

also Note in Amendment No. 2 ) ] -Substitute Substitute 250 kg&m* for 250 bar. Substitute 656

Page 6, clause 6.1) -

[ Page 6: clause 6.2 ( see also Amendmenr No. 4 ) ] kgf/cm2 for 650 bar. (Page 7, clause 7.1) -

Insert the following at the end of clause:

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LAXA thickness of the coating shall be measured by microscopic method prescribed in IS 3203 : 1982*. Epoxy powder~coating of SO-micron thickness may be applied on external surface of the body as an alternative io lead-tin alloy I coating. ( Page 7, footnote ) ~cth0d.S

Insert the following footnote:

of lesling 104 thickness of elecWopMed coatings (first ret&ion ).

(CED22)

Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

NO. 6 JANUARY 2001 TO IS 4947:1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
( Second Reviswn ) (Page 8, Table 1 ) Insert the following

AMENDMENT

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Note under Table 1:

NOTE The sampling procedure for lot sizes more than 300 No. shall be in aecordattee with IS 2500( Part 1 ) :1992 Sampling inspection procedures: Part 1 Attribute sampling plans indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection (second revision).

( CED 22 )
Reprography Unit, 91S, New Delhi, India

NO. 7 SEPTEMBER 2002 TO IS 4947:1985 SPECIFICATION FOR GAS CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
( Second Reviswn ) [ Page 6, clause 5.1, informal table ( see also Amendment No. 1 ) ] Insert the following at the appropriate place:
250 gms: 250 _

AMENDMENT

+10
()

gins

[ Page 6, clause 6.2 ( see also Amendments No., 1,2 and 4 )] Substitute the following for the existing: 6.2 In case of ultimate failure test, it shall be tested in a well rotected test rig, ? subjected to internal hydraulic pressure equal to 650 kgf/cm for seamless as well as welded body. ( Page 6, clause 6.3 ) Delete and renumber 6.3.1 as 6.3.
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( CED 22 )

Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India