BRITISH STANDARD BS 970-2:1988

Incorporating
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Amendment Nos. 1
and 2

Specification for

Wrought steels for

mechanical and allied
engineering
purposes —
Part 2: Requirements for steels for the
manufacture of hot formed springs

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Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Iron and Steel
Standards Committee (ISM/-) to Technical Committee ISM/31, upon which the
following bodies were represented:

British Chain Manufacturers’ Association

British Coal
British Forging Industry Association
British Industrial Fasteners Federation
British Rail
British Steel Industry
Cold Rolled Sections Association
Department of Trade and Industry (National Physical Laboratory)
Engineering Industries’ Association
Federation of British Engineers’ Tool Manufacturers
Institution of Production Engineers
Lloyds Register of Shipping
Ministry of Defence
National Association of Steel Stockholders
Road Vehicle Spring Society
Society of British Aerospace Companies Limited
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited
Stainless Steel Fabricators’ Association of Great Britain

The following bodies were also represented in the drafting of the standard,
through sub-committees and panels:

Spring Research and Manufacturers’ Association

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Iron and Steel
Standards Committee, was
published under the authority
of the Board of BSI and comes
into effect on
31 October 1988

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First published July 1941

First revision October 1942
Second revision March 1947
Third revision January 1955
Fourth revision, as Part 5, Amendments issued since publication
June 1972
Fifth revision, as Part 2, Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
October 1988
6190 August, 1989
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this 6942 February, 1992 Indicated by a sideline in the margin
standard:
Committee reference ISM/31
Draft for comment 87/36929 DC

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 General 1
4 Information to be supplied by the purchaser 1
5 Steelmaking processes and casting methods 1
6 Chemical composition 1
7 Freedom from defects 4
8 Surface condition 4
9 Condition of material on despatch 4
10 Physical properties 4
11 Selection and testing of specimens 4
12 Form of section 6
13 Marking 7
Appendix A Options 10
Appendix B Recommended maximum dimensions for flats and rounds 10
Figure 1 — Positions for decarburization measurements 6
Figure 2 — Edge profiles for flats 7
Figure 3 — Dimensions of rib and groove spring steel for plates 9.52 mm
thick and over 8
Table 1 — Steels to restricted chemical composition ranges.
Chemical composition 2
Table 2 — Composition of steels to hardenability requirements.
Chemical composition 2
Table 3 — Limits on residual elements 3
Table 4 — Permitted deviations from specified range on product analysis 3
Table 5 — Maximum acceptable depth for longitudinal defects on
hot-rolled or drawn bar 4
Table 6 — Maximum levels of functional decarburization for
hot-rolled or drawn flats 5
Table 7 — Steels to hardenability requirements 5
Table 8 — Average maximum inclusion levels 5
Table 9 — Normalizing and austenitizing temperatures for
hardenability tests 6
Table 10 — Tolerances on width and thickness for flats 8
Table 11 — Tolerances on concavity, convexity and parallelism
across the width for flats 8
Table 12 — Diameter and ovality tolerance for round bars 9
Table 13 — Recommended maximum dimensions for flats and rounds 10
Publications referred to Inside back cover

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Foreword

This Part of BS 970 has been prepared under the direction of the Iron and Steel
Standards Committee.
It forms Part 2 of a restructured BS 970 and is a revision of BS 970-5:1972,
incorporating the requirements of BS 24-3A:1959. Both these standards are
withdrawn.
The restructured BS 970 consists of three Parts. Part 1 specifies general
inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon, carbon
manganese, alloy and stainless steels and was published in 1983. BS 970-4 was
published in 1970 and specifies requirements for valve steels.
New steels have been introduced in this Part of BS 970 to reflect changes in
spring manufacture, the need for fine-grained steels and, for certain applications,
closely controlled hardenability. Requirements have also been introduced for
average maximum levels of non-metallic inclusions for all types of bar and for
depths of decarburization and surface defects on hot rolled or drawn bar.
The dimensional and decarburization tolerances in this Part of BS 970 apply only
to material supplied directly to the spring maker and not to intermediate
products.
The carbon steels for general applications have been removed in this revision as
they are already covered in Table 2 of BS 970-1:1983 (grades 080A67
and 060A78).
A number of ordering options is listed in appendix A. These should be called up
by the purchaser as required.
Assessed capability. Users of this British Standard are advised to consider the
desirability of assessment and registration of a supplier’s quality systems against
the appropriate Part of BS 5750 by a third party certification body.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

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1 Scope 3 General
This Part of BS 970 specifies requirements for The steel products shall comply with the general
steelmaking, chemical composition, physical requirements of this standard and with the specific
properties, dimensional tolerances and testing requirements applicable to the grade concerned.
procedures for hot-rolled flats and rounds and Where any of the options given in appendix A are
drawn or turned (or peeled) or ground rounds for the called up at the time of the enquiry and order, the
production of hot formed and heat treated springs. steel products shall, in addition, comply with the
The requirements apply to eleven grades of steel requirements of any such options.
supplied to restricted chemical analysis ranges and
twelve grades of steel supplied to hardenability 4 Information to be supplied by the
limits. purchaser
Special ordering options, to be called up, as 4.1 General
required, by the purchaser, are included in The following information shall be supplied at the
appendix A. time of enquiry and order.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard
are listed on the inside back cover. a) Details of the form of section, size and quantity
(see clause 12).
2 Definitions b) The grade of steel (see Table 1, Table 2 and
For the purposes of this Part of BS 970 the following Table 7).
definitions apply. 4.2 Options
2.1 A number of ordering options are given in
drawn bar appendix A. If the purchaser does not specify any of
bar of circular cross section obtained, usually after these options at the time of enquiry and order, the
annealing and descaling by drawing of hot-rolled manufacturer shall supply in accordance with the
rod on a draw bench (cold deformation without basic specification. See option A.11.
removing material) followed by straightening and
cutting. This operation gives the product special 5 Steelmaking processes and casting
features with respect to shape, dimensional methods
accuracy and surface finish but has only a small 5.1 Steelmaking
reducing effect on decarburization and defect depth
Steelmaking shall be by any process except the air
2.2 or mixed air and oxygen bottom blown basic
turned (or peeled) bar converter process.
bar of circular cross section having the special 5.2 Casting methods
features of drawn products, concerning shape,
dimensional accuracy and bright surface finish The steel shall be cast into ingots or continuously
cast. See also option A.1.
produced by turning on a lathe (or peeling), together
with the additional benefit of metal removal on
decarburization and defect depth
6 Chemical composition
2.3 6.1 Composition ranges
ground bar The chemical composition of the steel, based on cast
bar of circular cross section having the special analysis, shall comply with the requirements of the
features of drawn products, concerning shape, appropriate material specification in Table 1 or
dimensional accuracy and bright surface finish, Table 2. See also option A.2.
produced by grinding or grinding and polishing, NOTE 1 Table 2 gives the composition ranges for the steels in
Table 7.
together with the additional benefit of metal
NOTE 2 The recommended maximum section thickness for
removal on decarburization and defect depth each of the steel grades is given in appendix B.
6.2 Residual elements
Elements not quoted in the relevant material
specification shall not be added to the steel other
than for the purpose of finishing the heat.
Percentages of elements up to the limits given
in Table 3 shall be considered as residual.

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Table 1 — Steels to restricted chemical composition ranges. Chemical composition
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Grade Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulphur Chromium Molybdenum Vanadium
C Si Mn P S Cr Mo V

% m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m %m/m

(max.) (max.)
Silico-manganese 251A58 0.55 to 0.60 1.80 to 2.10 0.80 to 1.00 0.035 0.035 0.15 to 0.30 0.10 max. —
steels
251A60 0.57 to 0.62 1.80 to 2.10 0.80 to 1.00 0.035 0.035 0.25 to 0.40 0.12 max. —
Alloy steels 525A58 0.55 to 0.60 0.20 to 0.35 0.80 to 0.95 0.035 0.035 0.70 to 0.85 0.10 max. —
525A60 0.57 to 0.62 0.20 to 0.35 0.85 to 1.0 0.035 0.035 0.80 to 0.95 0.06 min. —
525A61 0.57 to 0.63 0.20 to 0.35 0.85 to 1.0 0.035 0.035 0.85 to 1.00 0.08 to 0.15 —
685A57 0.55 to 0.60 1.20 to 1.60 0.70 to 0.90 0.035 0.035 0.60 to 0.85 — —
704A60 0.57 to 0.62 0.20 to 0.35 0.85 to 1.0 0.035 0.035 0.80 to 0.95 0.15 to 0.25 —
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705A60 0.57 to 0.62 0.20 to 0.35 0.85 to 1.0 0.035 0.035 0.85 to 1.00 0.25 to 0.35 —
735A51 0.48 to 0.54 0.20 to 0.35 0.70 to 1.0 0.035 0.035 0.90 to 1.20 — 0.10 to 0.20
735A54 0.52 to 0.57 0.20 to 0.35 0.90 to 1.15 0.035 0.035 1.05 to 1.20 — 0.12 to 0.20
925A60 0.55 to 0.65 1.70 to 2.10 0.70 to 1.00 0.035 0.035 0.20 to 0.40 0.20 to 0.30 —

Table 2 — Composition of steels to hardenability requirements. Chemical composition

Grade Carbon Silicon Manganese Phosphorus Sulphur Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Vanadium
C Si Mn P S Cr Mo Ni V
% m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m % m/m

(max.)

Silico-manganese 251H60 0.56 to 0.64 1.60 to 2.20 0.70 to 1.00 0.035 0.035 0.40 max. 0.12 max. — —
steel

Alloy steels 525H60 0.55 to 0.64 0.15 to 0.40 0.65 to 1.00 0.035 0.035 0.60 to 1.00 0.15 max. — —
685H57 0.54 to 0.62 1.20 to 1.60 0.50 to 0.80 0.035 0.035 0.50 to 0.80 — — —
704H60 0.55 to 0.64 0.15 to 0.40 0.65 to 1.10 0.035 0.035 0.60 to 1.00 0.15 to 0.25 — —
705H60 0.55 to 0.64 0.15 to 0.40 0.65 to 1.10 0.035 0.035 0.60 to 1.00 0.25 to 0.35 — —
735H51 0.47 to 0.55 0.15 to 0.40 0.70 to 1.10 0.035 0.035 0.90 to 1.20 — — 0.10 to 0.25
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Table 3 — Limits on residual elements 6.3 Product analysis and permitted deviations
Element Product analysis may differ from the cast analysis
Less than or equal to
% m/m (see Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3) due to
heterogeneity arising during casting and
Nickel (Ni) 0.40
solidification. Table 4 shows the deviations from the
Copper (Cu) 0.35 range specified for cast analysis permitted on
Tin (Sn) 0.035 product analysis.
NOTE See also option A.3. The deviation may occur either above or below the
individual element ranges but shall not apply both
above and below the specified range for any one
element in any one cast of steel.
Test specimens for product analysis shall be taken
in accordance with the appropriate method of
BS 6200-3 or BS Handbook 19. See option A.4.
Table 4 — Permitted deviations from specified range on product analysis
Element Range in which maximum of specified element falls Deviation from specified range
% Over max. Under min.
% %
Carbon Over 0.25 up to and including 0.50 0.02 0.02
C Greater than 0.50 0.03 0.03
Silicon Up to and including 0.45 0.03 0.03
Si Greater than 0.45 0.05 0.05
Manganese Over 0.70 up to and including 1.0 0.04 0.04
Mn Over 1.0 up to and including 2.0 0.05 0.05
Phosphorus Up to and including 0.035 0.004 —
P
Sulphur UP to and including 0.035 0.004 —
S
Chromium Up to and including 0.60 0.03 0.03
Cr Over 0.60 up to and including 1.25 0.04 0.04
Molybdenum Up to and including 0.50 0.02 0.02
Mo
Nickel Up to and including 1.0 0.03 0.03
Ni
Vanadium Up to and including 0.30 0.03 0.03
V

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7 Freedom from defects 9 Condition of material on despatch

The procedures for casting, working, reheating and Bar ends shall be free from splits.
cooling and the amount of working shall ensure that NOTE For the avoidance of shearing and machining problems,
the product is free from piping, central unsoundness a maximum hardness of 321 Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) is
and harmful segregation. recommended. Subcritical annealing may be required to ensure
freedom from shearing and machining problems and may also be
necessary in the case of rod material requiring decoiling and
8 Surface condition cutting for the production of rounds in straight lengths. When
subcritical annealing is employed, the maximum recommended
8.1 Surface defects hardness is 277 BHN.
Hot-rolled or drawn bar shall be free from See also option A.5.
transverse defects and from longitudinal defects
deeper than those given in Table 5. Turned 10 Physical properties
(or peeled) or ground bar shall not exhibit surface 10.1 Hardenability
defects.
Steels to hardenability requirements shall comply
Currently established in-process methods for the
with the hardness values at the positions specified
inspection of hot-rolled bar may not detect all
in Table 7.
defects resulting in some bars in a consignment
containing defects in excess of the maximum See also option A.7.
acceptable depth. Bars exhibiting such defects on 10.2 Grain size
later processing shall be deemed not to comply with
Steels in both Table 1 and Table 7 shall exhibit a
this standard.
grain size of 5 to 8 (see BS 4490).
8.2 Surface texture of turned (or peeled) or See also option A.8.
ground bars
NOTE This applies to the grain size assessment on a laboratory
When assessed in accordance with BS 1134-1, bars test (see 11.3) and to the developed grain size in the heat-treated
shall exhibit a maximum Ra of 3.2 µm. See also spring. For the latter, the austenitizing temperature used for the
dual hot-forming/hardening operation should not
option A.6. exceed 1 000 °C.
Table 5 — Maximum acceptable depth for 10.3 Inclusion content
longitudinal defects on hot-rolled
or drawn bar Steels shall comply with the requirements in
Table 8 for the level of freedom from non-metallic
Thickness/diameter Maximum
inclusions.
acceptable depth
See also options A.9 and A.10.
mm
Up to and including 25 0.25 mm 11 Selection and testing of specimens
Over 25 up to and including 50 1 % of thickness 11.1 General
Over 50 up to and including 63.5 0.50 mm Where options A.7, A.8 or A.9 are invoked, testing
Over 63.5 up to and including 80 0.60 mm shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant
subclause.
8.3 Decarburization 11.2 Hardenability
Complete decarburization shall not be present. One test sample selected to represent each cast shall
The maximum depth of functional decarburization be reduced by forging or rolling to a size not greater
on hot-rolled or drawn bars shall be as follows, when than 38 mm in diameter, which shall represent the
measured in accordance with BS 6617-1 or full cross section of the material. This test sample
BS 6617-2. shall also be of sufficient size to ensure the removal
a) For flats, the requirements of Table 6 shall be of decarburization in machining to the standard test
met when measured in the areas defined in specimen of 25 mm diameter. Normalizing and
Figure 1. austenitizing temperatures for the hardenability
b) For rounds, the maximum depth of test shall be as given in Table 9. Tests shall be
decarburization shall be 1.5 % of the actual bar carried out in accordance with method 1 of BS 4437.
diameter for silico-manganese steels and 1.25 %
of the actual bar diameter for alloy steels.
Turned (or peeled) or ground bars shall not exhibit
decarburization.

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Table 6 — Maximum levels of functional decarburization for hot-rolled or drawn flats

Thickness Maximum functional
decarburization
Silico-manganese steels Alloy steels Flat surface Edge
mm mm mm mm
Up to and including 7 Up to and including 15 0.25 0.35
Over 7 up to and including 10 Over 15 up to and including 25 0.30 0.40
Over 10 up to and including 14 Over 25 up to and including 35 0.35 0.45
Over 14 Over 35 up to and including 45 0.40 0.50
— Over 45 0.45 0.55

Table 7 — Steels to hardenability requirements

Grade Distance from quenched end (mm)
1.5 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Rockwell Hardness Number (scale C) (HRC)
Silico-manganese 251 H60-M max. 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 61 55 47 45 43 42 41 40
steels min. 60 59 58 56 52 46 42 38 34 31 29 28 27 26 25
251 H60-H max. 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 61 55 47 45 43 42 41 40
min. 60 59 58 57 56 52 45 42 36 33 31 30 29 28 27
Alloy steels 525H60 max. 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 60
min. 60 60 60 59 57 55 51 45 40 36 35 34 33 32 31
525H60-M max. 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 60
min. 60 60 60 59 59 58 57 55 48 43 38 37 36 33 32
525H60-H max. 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 60
min. 60 60 60 59 59 59 58 57 55 50 45 42 40 38 36
685H57 max. 66 65 64
min. 60 58 53
704H60 max. 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 63
min. 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 59 57 55 51 49 46 44
705H60 max. 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 64 64
min. 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 59 58 58 57 57 56 55
735H51 max. 65 65 64 64 63 62 62 61 60 58 57 55 54 53 52
min. 57 56 55 54 53 52 50 48 44 41 37 35 34 33 32
805H60 max. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 62 61
min. 60 60 60 60 59 58 55 52 47 43 39 37 36 35 35
805H60-M max. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 62 60
min. 60 60 60 60 60 59 58 56 51 47 43 40 38 37 36
805H60-H max. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 62 61
min. 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 59 58 55 49 46 42 41 40
Table 8 — Average maximum inclusion levels
Type B Type C Type D

Fine series Thick series Fine series Thick series Fine series Thick series

Silico-manganese steels 3 1 1
/2 2 1
/2 1 1
/2 2 11/2
Alloy steels 3 11/2 11/2 1 2 11/2
NOTE Requirements are based on the description of inclusions given in ISO 4967.

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Figure 1 — Positions for decarburization measurements

Table 9 — Normalizing and austenitizing 12 Form of section
temperatures for hardenability tests
12.1 Flats
Grade Normalizing Austenitizing
temperature temperature 12.1.1 General. The section shall be rectangular and
free from rhomboidal effects. The edge profile shall
°C °C
meet one of the following criteria which are
251H60 900 870 illustrated in Figure 2.
525H60 870 845 NOTE Unless otherwise ordered by the purchaser, the normal
section profiles will be supplied.
685H57 900 870
12.1.2 Normal sections
704H60 870 845
a) For thicknesses below 14 mm, the edge radius
705H60 870 845 shall be approximately equal to the thickness of
805H60 870 845 the material.
b) For thicknesses of 14 mm and above, the edge
11.3 Grain size radius shall be approximately equal to the
One specimen shall be selected to represent each thickness of the material. The corners shall have
cast. Tests shall be carried out in accordance with localized radii equal to a quarter of the thickness.
the McQuaid Ehn method given in BS 4490. 12.1.3 Special sections
11.4 Inclusion assessment a) For certain large applications and sizes
A minimum of six specimens per cast shall be generally above 40 mm thick, a profile shall have
selected. Specimens shall be prepared and a square edge and radiused corners. The corner
examined in accordance with ISO 4967 and the radius shall be within the range 6 mm to 12 mm
average maximum levels shall comply with the with a tolerance of +– 02 mm.
requirements of Table 8. b) The edge radius shall be equal to half the
material thickness.

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12.1.4 Rib and groove profile. Ribs and grooves shall 12.2 Rounds
be to the dimensions detailed in Figure 3. Their Bars shall be round within dimensional tolerances
centre lines shall be coincidental with each other (see Table 12).
and shall not deviate from the centre line of the bar
by more than 0.73 mm. 12.3 Dimensional tolerances
12.3.1 Flats. Tolerances on flat shall be in
accordance with Table 10 and Table 11.
12.3.2 Rounds. Tolerances shall be in accordance
with Table 12.
12.4 Straightness
12.4.1 Flats shall be straight to within 3 mm in
any 1 500 mm length with localized straightness
within 0.2 % of any length assessed.
12.4.2 Rounds supplied unstraightened shall be
straight to within 6 mm in any 1 500 mm length.
Straightened bars shall be straight to within 1 mm
in any 1 500 mm length and shall be free from kinks
or local bends.

13 Marking
Each bundle of bars shall be tagged to provide the
following information:
a) the number and date of this British Standard,
i.e. BS 970-2:19881);
b) the size;
c) the grade;
d) the cast number;
e) the mass.
See also option A.12.

Figure 2 — Edge profiles for flats

1) Marking BS 970-2:1988 on or in relation to a product is a claim by the manufacturer that the product has been manufactured
in accordance with the requirements of the standard. The accuracy of such a claim is therefore solely the manufacturer’s
responsibility.

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Table 10 — Tolerances on width and thickness for flats

Nominal width Width Thickness tolerance
tolerance
Up to 13 mm Over 13 mm up Over 20 mm up Over 30 mm up Over 40 mm up
thick to 20 mm thick to 30 mm thick to 40 mm thick to 60 mm thick
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Up to 50 mm ± 0.40 ± 0.13 ± 0.18 ± 0.20 ± 0.30 ± 0.40
Above 50 mm ± 0.50 ± 0.15 ± 0.20 ± 0.20 ± 0.30 ± 0.40
Up to 75 mm
Above 75 mm ± 0.50 ± 0.15 ± 0.20 ± 0.30 ± 0.40 ±0.50
Up to 100 mm
Above 100 mm ± 0.70 ± 0.20 ± 0.25 ± 0.30 ± 0.40 ± 0.50
Up to 160 mm

Figure 3 — Dimensions of rib and groove spring steel for plates 9.52 mm thick and over

Table 11 — Tolerances on concavity, convexity and parallelism across the width for flats
Nominal width Total concavity Total convexity Thickness difference
maximum maximum between the two edges,
maximum
mm mm mm
Up to and including 50 mm 0.10 0 0.05
Over 50 mm up to and including 75 mm 0.10 0 0.08
Over 75 mm up to and including 100 mm 0.15 0 0.10
Over 100 mm up to and including 160 mm 0.20 0 0.13

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Table 12 — Diameter and ovality tolerance for round bars

Hot-rolled rounds Drawn or turned (or peeled) or ground rounds

Size (diameter) + 0.25 + 1.5 Up to 15 mm dia: ± 0.03 mm

The greater of – 0 mm or %, up to a
– 0
maximum of 0.50 mm Above 15 mm
Up to 25 mm dia: ± 0.05 mm
Above 25 mm dia: ± 0.07 mm
Ovality Maximum of 75 % of the size tolerance band Maximum of 40 % of the size tolerance
band

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Appendix A Options A.11 A test certificate shall be supplied containing

the following information:
For certain purposes additional options may be
required by the purchaser. These should be specified a) size and form of section;
on the order. b) steel grade;
A.1 A minimum reduction ratio of 8 : 1 shall be c) cast analysis;
applied for continuously cast steels. d) the results of any further tests selected by the
A.2 Total aluminium shall be quoted in the cast purchaser from appendix A.
analysis supplied to the purchaser. A.12 The purchaser shall agree marking
A.3 The maximum residual levels shall be restricted requirements in addition to those in clause 13 with
to: the manufacturer.
a) Cu 0.20 % m/m Appendix B Recommended maximum
b) Ni 0.20 % m/m dimensions for flats and rounds
c) Sn 0.02 % m/m The recommended maximum dimensions for flats
NOTE One or more of the above options may be selected. and rounds are as given in Table 13.
A.4 A product analysis shall be supplied. Table 13 — Recommended maximum
A.5 The bars shall be supplied in the annealed dimensions for flats and rounds
condition. Grade Flats (thickness) Rounds
NOTE This option is to meet the purchaser’s further processing (diameter)
requirements and not for the alleviation of shearing and/or mm mm
machining problems (see clause 9).
251A58 12.7 16
A.6 A smoother surface texture than that specified
in 8.2 shall be agreed between the purchaser and 251A60 19 25
the manufacturer. 525A58 14.5 25
A.7 A hardenability test shall be carried out on each 525A60 20 40
batch in accordance with 11.2 and the results issued
525A61 28.5 54
on a test certificate.
685A57 — 40
A.8 A grain size assessment shall be carried out on
each batch in accordance with 11.3 and the results 704A60 36.5 80
issued on a test certificate. 705A60 60 —
A.9 An inclusion assessment shall be carried out on 735A51 20 40
each batch in accordance with 11.4 and the results
735A54 30 54
issued on a test certificate.
NOTE 1 The values for the hardenability grades are the
A.10 An inclusion assessment shall be carried out same as those quoted for the equivalent analysis grades.
on continuously cast steels in accordance with NOTE 2 The maximum dimensions for each grade are based
DIN 50 602 at levels agreed between the purchaser on the requirement that 80% martensite at the centre of the
and the supplier. section is achieved by oil quenching.

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Publications referred to

BS 970, Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes2).
BS 970-1, General inspection and testing procedures and specific requirements for carbon,
carbon-manganese, alloy and stainless steels.
BS 970-4, Valve steels.
BS 1134, Method for the assessment of surface texture Part 1 Method and instrumentation.
BS 4437, Method for determining hardenability of steel by end quenching (Jominy test).
BS 4490, Methods for the determination of the austenitic grain size of steel.
BS 5750, Quality systems2).
BS 6200, Sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals.
BS 6200-3, Methods of analysis.
BS 6617, Determination of decarburization in steel.
BS 6617-1, Methods for determining decarburization by microscopic and micro-hardness techniques.
BS 6617-2, Methods for determining decarburization by chemical and spectrographic analysis techniques.
Handbook 19, Methods for sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals.
ISO 4967, Steel — Determination of content of non-metallic inclusions — Micrographic method using
standard diagrams.
DIN 50 602, Microscopic examination of special steels using standard diagrams to assess the content of
non-metallic inclusions.

2) Referred to in the foreword only.

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