HowtoconformtoAS1349(AustralianStandard)

Designandconstruction:

0.GeneralProtectionagainstcorrosionallpartsthatarenotinherentlyresistant
tocorrosion,mustbepaintedorotherwisetreated

1.Casedesignandconstruction

1.1Sizes

1.1.1Testgauge:
Nominalsize:min150mm

150mm,200mm,250mm
1.1.2Industrialgauge: 50mm,63mm,80mm,100mm,150mm,200mm,
250mm,300mm

1.2Material: Specifiedbythepurchaser

1.3Finish: Nonreflectingispreferred(otherwisespecifiedbythepurchaser)
1.4Back:
Solidorremovableback(lattershouldbeadjustablewhenthe
backisremoved)

1.5Dustandsplashproofing:Shouldbedustandsplashresistant!
1.6Window: 80mmandupgaugesmin.3mmthicksheetofglass(orother
similarmaterialspecifiedbythepurchaser)

Uniforminthicknessandfreefromdefects!

1.7Turningradiusofdirectandsurfacemountinggauges:

1.8Mountingofcircularsurfacemountinggauges

1.9Mountingofcircularflushmountinggauges

2.Shank(connector)designandconstruction
2.1Material:
compatiblewiththeBourdontube,suitableforitspurpose,
complywiththerelevantstandards
2.2Construction: stamped,cast,ormachinedfrombarstock
constructedinonepiece,mustincludehexagonorsquare
2.3Accessibility: connectionmustbelongenough(casecannotbetouched
byanymeans)

surfacemountinggauges:hexagonorsquareisfarenough
fromtherearflange(standardwrenchandunionnutcanbe
usedeffortlessly)

2.4Screwthreads: nominalsizesofscrewthreadsseebelow

Threadseriesmustbematedasfollows(BSPT=R,BSPP=G):
a,R/RC(taperexternal/taperinternal)
b,R/RP(taperexternal/parallelinternal)
c,GB/G(parallelexternal/parallelinternal)
DoNOTmixRandGthreads!!!
2.5Shankdimensions:dimensionsofscrewthread+hexagon/square+spigot
seebelow
BSPP(G):

BSPT(R):

2.6Seating:

Forparallelthreads(seeparallelshankpictureabove)
seatingmustbeflat,spigotendmustberounded,facemaybe
chasedwithoneormoreconcentricgrooves

2.7Seatingwasher(optional):suitable,solidmaterial,rubbershouldbeavoided

Under6000kPaleather(notsuitableforusewithoxygen),red
orgreyvulcanizedfiber,annealedcopper(notsuitableforuse
withacetylene)
Above6000kPaannealedcopper(notsuitableforusewith
oxygen),annealedaluminum,metalbondedseals
Measurementsareshownbelow:

2.8Unionconnections: optional

3.Bourdontubeandmovementdesignandconstruction

3.1Tubeanchorage
3.1.1Material:compatiblewiththeBourdontube,suitableforitspurpose,
complywiththerelevantstandards

3.1.2Construction:stamped,cast,ormachinedfrombarstock
maybeintegralwiththeshank

3.2Bourdontube
3.2.1Material:mustbesuitableforusewithneutraloil,air,waterorsteam
(brassorbronze(copperalloy),steel,AISI316SS,Monel)
corrosiveorchemicallyactivematerialstubeandshankneedto
withstandthem

3.2.2Mounting:Bourdontubeanchoragemounting
BourdontubeshaftfittingTBW
Jointsmustbemadebysoldering,brazing,weldingor
screwing

3.3Movement

Mustbemountedonthetubeanchorage(oranypartthatis
integralwiththetubeanchorage)

4.Dialandpointerdesignandconstruction

4.1Materialofpointeranddial:Itshallwithstandthefollowingwithout
cracking,blisteringoftheappliedpaintorwarping:
a,Temperatureof85Cfor10hours(underdryconditions)
b,Waterimmersionat85Cfor1hour

4.2Pointerspecific

Metalorsuitableplastic

Canbefixedsecurelyonitsspindle

Mustbebalancedatitscenterofrotation

Thetipshallbeasneartothedialaspossible

Thetipshallliewithinthecircumferenceoftwoconcentric
circlesdrawnthroughtheendsoftheshortestgraduationlines
(testgaugesmusthaveknifeedgepointers)

Minimumlengthofpointersareshownbelow:

4.3Pointerstop
Maybeprovided

5.Scaledesign

5.1Units:mustbeclearlymarkedonthedialinsymbolform

Scalefactorshallbealsomarkedonthedialrightbelowtheunitof
pressure
E.g.:
kPa
x1000
5.2Ranges

5.2.1Testgauge:
Specifiedbythepurchaser

5.2.2Industrialgauge: Seebelow

5.2ScalemarkingTBW

General: 1,270degrees

2,blackmarkingsonmattwhitebackground
3,ifaparticularpressure(range)istobeindicated
distinctivecoloredlineonscale
4,increaseinpressureclockwisedirection
5,increaseinvacuumanticlockwisedirection

5.2.1Industrialgauges:

1,nomorethan50scaledivisions

2,maximumandminimumvaluesshallbeatthe
bottomofthegauge
3,scalesshallbesymmetricallydisposedaboutthevertical
centerlineofthegauge
4,scalesshallnothaveboundarylines

5.2.2Testgauges:TBW

5.2.3Receivergauges:TBW

Safety
1.Safetyrequirements
GeneralIncaseofBourdontuberupture,nocomponentsareprojectedfrom
thefrontofthegauge

1.1Gaugesforusewithhighpressuregas:maximumscalereadingof2500kPa
andabovesafetypattern:
Asolid,securelymountedbafflewallmustbeinstalledbetweenthe
Bourdontubeanddial
Ablowoutdevicemustbefittedtothegauge(blowoutpressure
cannotexceed100kPa)
Pointerspindleholeshallnotbetoobig
Windowshallbenonsplinteringglassorclearplastic

1.2Gaugesforusewithoxygen

TBW

1.3Gaugesforusewithacetylene

TBW

Accuracy,overload

1.Accuracy
1.1Testgauges:0.25%ofthemaximumscalerange
1.2Industrialgauges

1.2.1Nominalsizeabove63mm
Between1090%ofthemaximumscalerangemax.1%
Below10%orabove90%ofmax.scalerangemax.1.5%

1.2.2Nominalsize63mmandbelow

Atanygivenpointmax.3%

2.Overload

2.1Testgauges:Nooverloadtestisnecessary

2.2Industrialgauges:Overloadtestisamust
Pressureshallbesteadilyincreasedfromzerototherelevant
valueseenbelow,thensteadilydecreasedtozero(accuracyshall
bemonitored).

Note:

16000kPa~2320psi
60000kPa~8702psi

Test
1.Testofgauges

1.1Testapparatus
1.1.1Testgauges:testedagainstdeadweighttesters,manometers,orother
preciseandreliabledevice
Uncertaintyofcalibration:+0.05%ofindicatedpressure,or50Pa
(whicheverisgreater)

1.1.2Industrialgauges:testedagainsttestgauges,deadweighttesters,or
Manometers
Uncertaintyofcalibration:+0.1%ofindicatedpressure,or100Pa
(whicheverisgreater)
Iftestedagainstatestgauge,thetestgaugemustbeaccurateto
0.25%ofitsmax.scalevalue
Atestgaugesmax.scalevaluecannotbemorethanthe
industrialgaugesmax.scalevaluex1.5

1.2Testprocedures
1.2.1General:duringtesting,gaugedialmustbeinaverticalplaneand

midscalepointin12oclockposition(uprightposition)
Differentlydesignedgaugesmustbetestedinthepositionitis
intendedtobeused(testpositionshallbemarkedondial)

1.2.2Testgauges:TBW

1.2.3Industrialgauges:atambienttemperature(ideally2022C)
1.gaugeisconnectedto3.1.2andtoasourceoffluidunder
pressure
2.gaugetestshallbeperformedinanincreasingandalsoina
decreasingmannerat3majorscalemarks(includingthemax.
scalevalue,butexcluding0(atmosphere))
3.thepointermustbeallowedtostopandrestatanygiven
points,andtheinstrumentcasingcanbetappedlightlybefore
thereadingistaken
1.3Testreportandrecord

1.3.1Testreport:itmustbeattachedtoeverytestgauge
Unlessrequestedbythepurchaser,testreportisnotrequiredfor
industrialgauges
Testreportcontent:
a,nameandaddressofthetestingauthority
b,dateoftest

c,testreportno.
d,serialnumberofthegauge
e,gaugedescription
f,gaugepositionduringtest
g,meanpressureshownbygaugeduringtestat3points(both
increasinganddecreasing)andcorrespondingcorrections
(correctionstomanometersordeadweighttesters)
h,statingthecompliancewiththerelevantclausesofthis
standard
j,otherclientrequestedinformation
1.3.2Testrecords:Iftestreportisrequired,thetestrecordmust
alsobemade
a,dateoftest
b,serialnumberofthegauge
c,briefdescriptionofthegauge(scalegraduationintervals,
Bourdontubematerial)
d,referencetestinstrument(manometeretc.)
e,pressurefluidused
f,actualappliedpressuresandpressuresindicatedbythegauge
(bothincreasinganddecreasing)
g,gaugepositionduringtest
h,testtemperature
j,testreportnumber
k,statingthecompliancewiththerelevantclausesofthis
standard

Markingandpackaging

1.Marking

Thefollowingmustbevisibleonthedial:

a,scale

b,scaleunitsymbol(kPa,psietc.),andscalefactorifapplicable

c,ifnotmadeofphosphorbronze,Bourdontubematerial
d,wordsTestGauge,ifapplicable
e,wordsAbsolutePressure,ifitsanabsolutepressuregauge
f,testposition,ifdifferentfromnormal
g,foroxygengaugesTBW
h,foracetylenegaugesTBW
j,manufacturers(customers)nameortrademark
Ifapplicable,positiveornegativestaticheadindicatedondial
Markingscannotbetooobtrusive,andcannotbeinthewayofthepointer

2.Packaging

Inletandscrewedconnectionmustbeprotectedwithasuitablecap

Gaugesmustbepackedindividuallyinacartonorbox
Toavoiddamagesduringtransit,usedrybracingorcushioningmaterialto
limitthefreemovementofthegaugesinsidethebox.
Cartonorboxmustbelabelled:
1,size
2,range
3,gradeofgauge(accuracy)