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Indian Standard
HOT ROLLED MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE
STRUCTURAL STEEL — SPECIFICATION
( Seventh Revision )
ICS 77.140.01
© BIS 2011
B U R EAU O F I N D IAN STAN DAR D S
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Seventh Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft
finalized by the Wrought Steel Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Metallurgical
Engineering Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1962 and revised in 1969, 1975, 1984, 1992, 1999 and 2006. While reviewing
this standard, in the light of experience gained during these years, the Committee decided to revise it to bring
in line with the present practices being followed by the Indian steel industry, both in the integrated as well as
secondary sectors. The Committee further decided to harmonize the standard with the overseas standards on
carbon-manganese and high strength low alloy (HSLA) of structural steels.
a) Title has been modified and the word ‘low’ has been deleted, keeping in view the grades of steel
contained in the standard. Requirements of low tensile structural steel are covered in IS 15911 : 2010
‘Structural steel (ordinary quality) — Specification’.
b) Amendment No. 1 has been incorporated with suitable modifications.
c) Number of basic grades has been changed to nine. A new grade of E275, in line with European Standard,
has been incorporated to take care of the requirements of medium tensile structural steels in the
construction segment. Moreover, for each grade two to four sub-qualities have been introduced,
depending upon the grade, where sub-qualities A, BR, B0 and C, in line with other international standards,
indicate the mode of killing and impact test requirements.
d) The clause on ‘Manufacture’ has been modified, where the scope is suitably widened to include
different steel making and rolling practices in vogue.
e) Silicon content of semi-killed steel has been clearly specified.
For all the tests specified in this standard (chemical/physical/others), the method as specified in relevant
ISO Standard may also be followed as an alternate method.
While revising the standard, assistance has been derived from the following international specifications:
ASTM A 572 : 2007 Specification for high-strength low-alloy columbium-vanadium structural steel
The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in Annex A.
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 accordance with
IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)’. The number of significant places retained in
the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 NOVEMBER 2012
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IS 2062 : 2011 HOT ROLLED MEDIUM AND HIGH
TENSILE STRUCTURAL STEEL — SPECIFICATION
(Seventh Revision)
‘1.1.3 This standard does not include those steels, which are covered by other
Indian Standards, examples are as follows:
(MTD 4)
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India
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Indian Standard
HOT ROLLED MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE
STRUCTURAL STEEL — SPECIFICATION
( Seventh Revision )
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3.1 Micro-Alloying Elements — Elements, such as condition, where killed steel shall be supplied by
niobium, vanadium and titanium added singly or in mutual agreement between the purchaser and the
combination to obtain higher strength to weight ratio manufacturer/supplier. The steel may be ingot cast
combined with better toughness, formability and or continuously cast.
weldability as compared to unalloyed steel of similar
strength level. 6.2 The processes used in the steel making, casting
and further hot rolling into steel plates, strips,
3.2 Weldability — A metallic substance is sections, flats, bars, etc, are left to the discretion of
considered to be weldable by a given process and the manufacturer/supplier. If required, secondary
for the given purpose, when metallic continuity to a refining in the form of ladle refining, Vacuum
stated degree can be obtained by welding using a degassing may follow steel making. The products
suitable procedure, so that the joints comply with may be rolled and supplied in as-rolled/normalizing/
the requirements specified in regard to both their normalizing rolling/controlled rolling/accelerated
local properties and their influence on the cooling conditions as per the agreement between the
construction of which they form a part. purchaser and the manufacturer/supplier.
3.3 Controlled Rolling — A hot rolling process in 6.3 Material produced by re-rolling finished
which the temperature of the steel and its reduction products (virgin or used or scrap), or by rolling
ratio are controlled, particularly during the final material for which the metallurgical history is not fully
rolling passes, in order to achieve fine grain micro- documented or not known, are not acceptable as per
structure and optimum mechanical properties. this standard.
3.4 Normalizing Rolling — A hot rolling process in 7 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
which the final rolling passes are carried out at a
suitable temperature equivalent to normalizing 7.1 All finished steel shall be well and cleanly rolled
temperature, followed by cooling in air to a to the dimensions, sections and masses specified.
temperature below the transformation temperature, The finished material shall be reasonably free from
in order to produce a structure, analogous to that surface flaws; laminations; rough/jagged and
obtained by a separate normalizing treatment of hot imperfect edges and all other harmful defects.
rolled product. 7.2 Minor surface defects may be removed by the
4 SUPPLY OF MATERIAL manufacturer/supplier by grinding provided the
thickness is not reduced locally by more than
General requirements relating a supply of structural 4 percent below the minimum specified thickness.
steel shall conform to IS 8910. Reduction in thickness by grinding greater than
4 percent but not exceeding 7 percent may be made
5 GRADES subject to mutual agreement between the purchaser
There shall be nine grades of steel as given in and the manufacturer/supplier.
Tables 1 and 2. For grades E 250 to E 410, there shall 7.2.1 Subject to agreement with the purchaser,
be four sub-qualities (A, BR, B0 and C) and for surface defects which cannot be dealt with as in 7.2
grades E 450 to E 650, there shall be two sub-qualities may be repaired by chipping or grinding followed by
(A and BR). Sub-qualities A, BR, B0 and C indicate welding and inspection by a mutually agreed
requirement of impact test and mode of de-oxidation procedure such that,
as indicated below:
a) after complete removal of the defects and
A : Impact test not required, semi-killed/killed before welding, the thickness of the item is in
BR : Impact test optional; if required at room no place reduced by more than 20 percent;
temperature; semi-killed/killed b) welding is carried out by approved procedure
B0 : Impact test mandatory at 0°C, semi-killed/ by competent operators with approved
killed electrodes and that the welding is ground
C : Impact test mandatory at –20°C, killed smooth to the correct nominal thickness; and
c) subsequent to the finish grinding, the item may
While placing the order, the steel should be
be required to be normalized or otherwise heat-
designated by ‘Grade Designation’ and ‘quality’ (see
treated at the purchaser’s discretion.
Table 1 and Table 2).
7.3 Welding as mentioned in 7.2.1 is not permissible
6 MANUFACTURE
for grade designation E 250C, E 275C, E 300 to E 650
6.1 Steel may be supplied in semi-killed/killed material.
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NOTES
1 New grade designation system based on minimum yield stress has been adopted.
2 For semi-killed steel, silicon shall be less than 0.10 percent. For killed steel, when the steel is killed by aluminium alone, the
total aluminium content shall not be less than 0.02 percent. When the steel is killed by silicon alone, the silicon content shall
not be less than 0.10 percent. When the steel is silicon-aluminium killed, the silicon content shall not be less than 0.03 percent
and total aluminium content shall not be less than 0.01 percent.
3 Steels of qualities A, BR, B0 and C are generally suitable for welding processes. The weldability increases from quality A to C
for grade designation E 250 and E 275.
NOTES
1 In case of product thickness/diameter more than 100 mm, lower minimum limit of tensile strength may be mutually agreed to
between the purchaser and the manufacturer/supplier.
2 Bend test not required for thickness > 25 mm for grades E 300 to E 650. ‘t’ is the thickness of the test piece.
3 For sub-quality BR, impact test is optional; if required, at room temperature (25 ± 2°C).
1)
1MPa = 1N/mm2 = 1MN/m2 = 0.102 kgf/mm2 = 144.4 psi.
8 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION method and where test methods are not specified
shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the
8.1 Ladle Analysis manufacturer/supplier. The ladle analysis shall be
The ladle analysis of the steel, when carried out by reported in the test certificate.
the method specified in the relevant parts of IS 228 8.2 Product Analysis
or any other established instrumental/chemical
method, shall conform to the requirements as given The product analysis shall be carried out on the
in Table 1. This analysis shall be made from a test finished product from the standard position.
sample, preferably taken during casting/teeming of Permissible limits of variation in case of product
the heat. In case of dispute, the procedure given in analysis from the limits specified in Table 1 shall be
IS 228 and its relevant parts shall be the referee as given in Table 3.
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Table 3 Permissible Variation for Product Analysis recommended locations for taking test samples for
(Clauses 5 and 8.2) plates, sections and bars are indicated in Fig.1.
Alternatively, in case of sections, the samples may
Sl No. Constituent Permissible Variation
Over the Specified Limit, be taken from the web. For testing of flat products
Percent, Max like plates tensile and bend test pieces may be cut in
(1) (2) (3) the transverse direction. Selection of location of test
i) a) Carbon <0.20 0.02
pieces may also be mutually agreed to between the
purchaser and the manufacturer/supplier.
b) Carbon >0.20 0.03
ii) Manganese 0.05 NOTE — However, in case of the plates beyond 12 mm
iii) Silicon 0.03 in thickness, produced from cutting of HR coil, the sample
for tensile testing shall be taken only in transverse
iv) Copper 0.03 direction.
v) Sulphur 0.005
vi) Phosphorus 0.005 9.2 Wherever practicable, the rolled surface of the
steel shall be retained on the two opposite sides of
9 SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEST the test samples.
SAMPLES
9.3 In case of flat test samples for tensile test, both
9.1 The position from which test samples are taken surfaces are normally to be left on the test samples
shall be so located in the product as to yield the for strips and plates up to 32 mm thick. At least one
clearest possible information regarding properties in rolled surface shall be left on rectangular test
the cross-sectional and longitudinal planes. The samples taken from plates exceeding 32 mm in
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thickness. Round test samples are permitted, but 10.2.1 As a rule, test pieces with a proportional
should only be adopted for thickness exceeding gauge length complying with the requirements
20 mm. Lo = 5.65 should be used for the tensile test, where
Lo is the gauge length and So is the cross-sectional
9.4 In case of flats up to 16 mm thick, the test sample area of the test piece.
shall undergo, if possible, no machining whatever,
prior to use as a test piece. If this is not possible, the 10.2.1.1 Test pieces with a non-proportional gauge
test sample shall undergo the minimum amount of length, other than 5.65 may be used in which case
machining. the elongation values shall be converted to 5.65
in accordance with IS 3803 (Part 1).
9.5 Bars below 28 mm shall be tested without
machining. In case of bars having diameters or 10.3 Tensile Test
thickness between 28 mm and 71 mm, the bars may
be symmetrically reduced by machining. For bars Yield strength, tensile strength and percentage
having diameters or thicknesses exceeding 71 mm, elongation, when determined in accordance with
the test sample may be taken from the position shown IS 1608, shall conform to the requirements as given
in Fig. 1. in Table 2.
9.6 In case of plates, strips, sections and flats, bend 10.3.1 In case of sections, the thickness of which is
tests shall be carried out on rectangular test samples not uniform throughout the profile, the limits of sizes
which as far as possible should be of the full given in Table 2 shall be applied according to the
thickness of the product. In case of plates, sections actual maximum thickness of the piece adopted for
and flats exceeding 28 mm in thickness, it is testing.
permissible to remove metal from one side of the test 10.3.2 Should a tensile test piece break outside the
sample before using it as a test piece. The rolled middle half of the gauge length (see IS 1608) and the
surface of the test piece shall be on the outer side of percentage elongation obtained is less than that
the bend during the test. specified, the test may be discarded at the
9.7 Before test samples are detached, full particulars manufacturer/supplier’s option and another test
regarding cast number, size and mass of plates, made from the sample plate, strip, section, flat or bar.
strips, sections, flats and bars in each cast shall be 11 BEND TEST
furnished by the manufacturer to the purchaser. In
case of plates the number of plates in each cast shall 11.1 Number of Bend Test
also be given. Number of bend test shall be 2/cast/heat
9.8 Test samples shall be cut in such a manner that Class of Steel Product Direction of Bend Tests
the deformation is avoided as far as possible. If Plates strips Crosswise
shearing of flame-cutting is employed, an adequate Sections Lengthwise for each type
allowance shall be left for removal by machining. Flats and bars (round Lengthwise
9.9 Test samples shall not be subjected to heat hexagonal, etc)
treatment unless the material from which they are 11.2 Bend Test Piece
cut is similarly and simultaneously treated with the
material before testing. Any slight straightening of The test pieces shall be cut crosswise from plates
test samples which may be required shall be done and strips and lengthwise from sections, flats and
cold. bars. When section permits, these shall be not less
than 40 mm wide. If the manufacturer/supplier so
10 TENSILE TEST desires, round, square, hexagonal and flat bars and
10.1 Number of Tensile Tests structural sections shall be bent in the full section
as rolled.
Number of test samples shall be 2/cast/heat and a
class of steel product irrespective of cast/heat size. 11.2.1 In all bend test pieces, the rough edge arises
resulting from shearing may be removed by filing or
10.2 Tensile Test Pieces grinding or machining but the test pieces shall
receive no other preparation.
The tensile strength, yield strength and percentage
elongation of steel shall be determined from standard 11.3 Bend Test
test pieces cut crosswise from plates and strips and
Bend test shall be conducted in accordance with
lengthwise from sections, flats and bars. The test
IS 1599.
shall be carried out as on the standard test pieces
prepared in accordance with IS 1608. 11.3.1 For bend test, the test piece at room
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temperature shall withstand bending through 180o test pieces taken side by side from the same product
to an internal diameter not greater than that given in (see Table 2).
Table 2 without cracking.
12.3 The test sample shall be taken from the thickest
12 IMPACT TEST product. If the test sample taken from the thickest
product rolled from a cast meets the requirements,
12.1 Impact test shall normally be carried out on the whole cast shall be deemed to meet the
products having thickness/diameter greater than or requirements of the test, if not, the test shall be
equal to 12 mm. The test specimen is parallel to the performed on a section of next lower thickness rolled
direction of rolling and the base closer to the rolled from same cast, if it meets the requirements specified,
surface is more than 1mm from it. The notch axis shall this particular thickness as also other sections of
be perpendicular to the rolled surface. lower thickness shall be deemed to satisfy this
12.1.1 If stated in the order, impact tests may be specification. If this thickness also does not meet
carried out on products having a thickness less than the requirements, the test shall be carried out on the
12 mm, the dimensions of the test pieces shall be in next lower thickness and so on, because the
conformity with IS 1757. The minimum impact energy toughness of the product will be dependent on the
values of reduced sizes shall be as shown in Fig. 2 rolling direction as well as on the section size.
for grades E 250, E 275, E 300, E 350. For other grades, 12.3.1 One test sample shall be taken from thickest
the values shall be reduced in direct proportion to product per cast/heat.
the cross-sectional area of the test piece.
12.4 The material represented shall be deemed to
12.2 This test is carried out using a V-notch test comply with this standard, if the average value of 3
piece (see IS 1757) the value for consideration being test specimens, meets the requirements given in
the arithmetic mean of the results obtained on three Table 2 provided no individual value shall be less
FIG. 2 MINIMUM IMPACT ENERGY VALUES FOR TEST PIECES WITH A WIDTH BETWEEN 5 mm AND 10 mm
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Y groove crackability tests may be carried out in 17.1 If a test does not give the specified results, two
accordance with IS 10842 for products of only Grade additional tests shall be carried out at random on the
E 250 C material having thickness 12 mm and above, same lot. Both retests shall conform to the requirements
if specifically agreed to between the purchaser and of this standard; otherwise, the lot shall be rejected.
the manufacturer/supplier. 17.2 Re-heat Treatment
NOTE — The Y groove crackability test will not be
If any heat treated material fails to meet the mechanical
applicable for rounds and it is mainly for plates and
sections. requirements specified, the supplier may re-heat treat
the material and in that case, all mechanical properties
14 OTHER TESTS shall be re-evaluated.
14.1 The material may be subjected to non- 18 CALCULATION OF MASS
destructive testing to determine the soundness of
material subject to mutual agreement between the The mass of steel shall be calculated on the basis that
purchaser and the manufacturer/supplier. steel weighs 7.85 g/cm3 .
ANNEX A
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Wrought Steel Products Sectional Committee, MTD 4
Organization Representative(s)
Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur DR D. BHATTACHRJEE (Chairman)
SHRI INDRANIL CHAKRABORTY (Alternate I)
DR A. N. BHAGAT (Alternate II)
Instiute of Steel Development and Growth, Kolkata SHRI JAYANTA KUMAR SAHA
SAIL, Research & Development Center for Iron & Steel, DR B. K. JHA
Ranchi SHRI ATUL SAXENA (Alternate)
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Organization Representative(s)
BIS Directorate General SHRI P. GHOSH, Scientist ‘F’ and Head (MTD)
[Representing Director General (Ex-officio)]
Member Secretary
SHRI DEEPAK JAIN
Scientist ‘E’ (MTD), BIS
All India Steel Re-Rollers Associations, New Delhi SHRI VINOD VASHISHT
SHRI A. K. BHARGAVA (Alternate)
SAIL, Research & Development Center for Iron & Steel, Ranchi SHRI D. S. GUPTA
DR A. P. SINGH (Alternate)
In personal capacity (248, Akash Darshan Society, Mayur Vihar-1, SHRI AVTAR SINGH
Delhi 110091)
SAIL, R&D Centre for Iron & Steel, Ranchi SHRIMATI ANJANA DEVA
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This Indian Standard has been developed from Doc No.: MTD 4 (5005).
Indian Standard
ICS 77.140.80
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Fifth Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the drawlfinalized
by the Steel Castings Sectional Committee had been approved by the Metallurgical Engineering Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1956 and was revised in 1962, 1974, 1982 and 1989. While reviewing the
standard in light of the experience gained during these years the committee has decided that the standard may
be further revised. In this revision various clauses have been aligned with the recent standards on steel castings.
Amendments No. 1 and 2 have also been incorporated in this revision.
In the preparation of this standard, assistance has been derived from IS0 3755 : 1991 ‘Cast carbon steels for
general engineering purposes’.
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 accordance with
IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)‘. The number of significant places retained in
the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
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IS 1030 : 1998
Indian Standard
CARBON STEEL CASTINGS FOR GENERAL
ENGINEERING PURPOSES - SPECIFICATION
(Fifth Revision)
1 SCOPE 7 PARTICULARS TO BE SPECLFIED WHILE
ORDERING
This standard covers the requirements for carbon steel
castings for general engineering purposes. For the benefit of the purchaser, particulars to be
specified while ordering for steel castings to this
2 REFERENCES specification are given in Annex B.
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accordance with the pattern or the working drawings the castings to be uniformly heated to the necessary
supplied by the purchaser or as mutually agreed to temperature. All castings shall be suitably heat treated
with the addition of such letters, figures and marks as so as to attain the specified mechanical properties.
may be specified. 12.2 Unless otherwise specified in enquiry and order
9.2 The purchaser shall specify the tolerances on all or agreed to between the purchaser and the manufac-
important dimensions. On other dimensions, toler- turer, all castings shall either be fully annealed or
ances specified in IS 4897 shall apply. normalized or normalized and tempered.
10 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS 12.3 Test pieces shall be heat treated along with the
castings they represent.
10.1 All castings shall be free from defects that will
adversely a&ct machining or utility of castings. 13 MECHANICAL TESTS
10.2 When necessary to remove risers or gates by 13.1 The mechanical properties specified are those
flame or arc or a combination thereof, or by any other which are to be obtained from test bars cast either
process involving intense heat, care shall be taken separately from’or attached to the castings to which
to make the cut at a sufDcient distance from the body they refer and heat treated as given in 12. The test
of the casting so as to prevent any defect being values so exhibited, therefore, represent the quality of
introduced into the casting due to local heating. Any steel from which the castings have been poured; they
such operation is to be done before final heat do not necessarily represent the properties of the
treatment. castings themselves.
10.3 In the event of any casting proving defective 13.2 The tensile test shall be carried out in
from foundry causes in the course of preparation, accordance with IS 1608. The relevant mechanical
machining or erection, such a casting may be rejected properties shall be asgiven in Table 2.
notwithstanding any previous certification of satisfac-
13.3 If specified in enquiry and order, impact test
tory testing and/or inspection.
shall be carried out in accordance with IS 1757 and
11 FETTLING AND DRESSING the values obtained shall conform to the requirements
given in Table 2.
All castings shall be properly fettled and dressed, and
all surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned. 13.4 Bend Test
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13.4.1 Bend test pieces shall be of suitable length, a) Ultrasonic examination (see IS 7666),
convenient for the machines in which they will be bent, b) Magnetic particle examination (see IS 3703),
and shall have either a diameter of 25 mm or a c) Liquid penetrant examination (see IS 3658),
rectangular section of 25 mm x 20 mm. The edges of and
the rectangular test piece shall be rounded to a radius
d) Radiographic examination (see IS 2595).
of not more than 1.5 mm and in case of rectangular
test piece the test shall be made by bending the test 14.3 Unless otherwise agreed upon the following shall
piece over the thinner section. be the acceptance standards:
ANNEX A
(cla?m 2)
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ANNEXB
(Clauw 7)
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
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harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and
attending to connected matters in the country.
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without the prior permission in writing of BIS. This does not preclude the free use, in the course of
implementing the standard, of necessary details, such as symbols and sizes, type or grade designations.
Enquiries relating to copyright be addressed to the Director (Publication), BIS.
Amendments are issued to standards as the need arises on the basis of comments. Standards are also reviewed
periodically; a standard along with amendments is reaffirmed when such review indicates that no changes arc
needed; if the review indicates that changes are needed, it is taken up for revision. Users of Indian Standards
stauld ascertain that they are in possession of the latest amendment. or edition hy referring to the latest issue
of ‘BIS Handbook’ and ‘Standards Monthly Additions’
This Indian Standard has been developed from Dot: No. MTD 17 (4148).