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IS 4984 : 2016

Polyethylene Pipes for Water Supply - Specification (Fifth Revision)

Current edition: 2016

Sectional committee: CED 50 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)

What this standard covers

This standard lays down the requirements for polyethylene (PE) pipes (mains and service pipes) intended for the conveyance of water for human consumption including raw water prior to treatment and also water for general purpose. 1.2 This standard is applicable for the water supplies with a maximum operating pressure of 2.0 MPa. 1.3 An operating temperature of 27°C has been taken as the...

Scope, quoted from IS 4984 : 2016. Read the full standard

Requirements and tests, as the standard names them

  • 7.1 Visual Appearance
  • 7.2 Length
  • 7.3 Coiling
  • 7.4 Dimensions
  • 7.4.1 Methods of Measurement
  • 7.4.1.2 Ovality
  • 8.1 Hydraulic Characteristics
  • 8.2 Longitudinal Reversion Test
  • 8.3 Carbon Black Content and Dispersion
  • 8.4 Melt Flow Rate
  • 8.5 Oxidation Induction Time
  • 8.6 Overall Migration
  • 8.7 Density
  • 8.8 Tensile Strength for Butt-fusion
  • 8.10 Slow Crack Growth Rate
  • 9.1 Type Tests
  • 9.2 Acceptance Test
  • 9.2.3 Conformity to Dimensional and Visual
  • 9.2.4 Conformity to Acceptance Tests Other Than

Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PIPE”, “PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS”, “SAMPLING, FREQUENCY OF TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY” in IS 4984 : 2016. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.

How the standard is organised

  • 4 GRADE OF RESIN
  • 5 MATERIAL
  • 6 PIPE DESCRIPTION
  • 7 GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PIPE
  • 8 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
  • 9 SAMPLING, FREQUENCY OF TESTS AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
  • 60 DOUBLE EQUAL

Edition history (per the BIS registry)

  • IS 4984 : 2016 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2021-07-01)
  • IS 4984 : 1995 — withdrawn by BIS

Where this standard is used on NirmanDost

BMC Mumbai Gardens USOR 2023

Item codeDescription (verbatim)
R3-GW-4-11-AHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 50 MM. 6 KGF.
R3-GW-4-11-BHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 50 MM. 8 KGF.
R3-GW-4-11-CHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 50 MM. 10 KGF.
R3-GW-4-11-DHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 63 MM. 6 KGF.
R3-GW-4-11-EHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 63 MM. 8 KGF.
R3-GW-4-11-FHDPE. PE 80 PIPE : ISI MARKED - IS 4984 63 MM. 10 KGF.

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Listed by product makers

1 product in the NirmanDost catalogue names this standard on its spec sheet — PEFIT Gas MDPE Pipes. That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.

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Notes

  • Status and titles come from the official BIS published/withdrawn standards registry (standards.bis.gov.in exports, July 2026 snapshot). Editions change — verify on the BIS portal before contractual use.
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  • Generated 2026-07-27.