IS 459:1992
Asbestos-cement sheets, flat sheets and building boards
BIS QCO · ISI MARK · 6 LINES · ASBESTOS CEMENT PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL ORDER, NOTIFIED VIDE S.O. 1152(E)
IS 459 specifies the requirements for corrugated and semi-corrugated asbestos-cement sheets used as roofing and cladding material. The standard governs dimensions, transverse strength, water absorption and physical impermeability of containing and non-containing-asbestos product variants.
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Chapter 68
Primary HSN chapter
ISI
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Asbestos Cement Products Quality Control Order, notified vide S.O. 1152(E)
Governing Quality Control Order
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Heading 6811
6811 40 10Asbestos-cement sheets, flat sheets and building boards6811 40 20Asbestos-cement tiles for roofing, cladding and partitioning6811 40 90Asbestos-cement articles, boards, pipes and conduits (other than sheets)6811 81 00Corrugated fibre-cement and asbestos-cement roofing and cladding sheets6811 82 00Non-asbestos fibre-cement sheets, panels, tiles and boards6811 89 90Other articles of asbestos-cement and fibre-cement
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