{"id":69795,"date":"2026-05-17T17:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/encyclopedia-of-metal\/bs-1552\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:31:19","slug":"bs-1552","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/encyclopedia-of-metal\/bs-1552\/","title":{"rendered":"BS 1552"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Technical requirements and operational characteristics according to the BS 1552 standard<\/h2>\n<p>The international standard BS 1552 establishes strict engineering requirements for the design, materials, and testing methods of manually operated plug cocks with a screw-on bottom cover. This shut-off valve is intended for use in gas supply systems operating at pressures up to 200 mbar. The standard covers 1st, 2nd, and 3rd family gases, ensuring a high level of tightness and connection safety.<\/p>\n<p>The specification applies to cocks with nominal sizes up to and including R2. The structural features of the products are limited to a bore diameter of up to 50 mm or an equivalent cross-sectional area. EV Group China specialists recommend using this valve in strict accordance with BS 1552 regulations to ensure the reliability of gas distribution networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"wiki_category":[115],"class_list":["post-69795","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","hentry","wiki_category-bs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/69795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/69795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wiki_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki_category?post=69795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}