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PRODUCT DIMENSIONAL
TOLERANCE HANDBOOK
Foreword ............................................................................................................3
TOLERANCE HANDBOOK 1
BlueScope Steel Limited Product
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Dimensional Tolerance Handbook
Page
Width Tolerances – Untrimmed F O R E W O R D
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................15 BlueScope Steel Limited manufacture steel products to a
Length Tolerances high quality level, using modern rolling mills and finishing
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................15 equipment. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that these
Edge Camber Tolerances products comply with the relevant specifications, the
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................15 characteristics of steelmaking, rolling and finishing processes
Flatness Tolerances and the associated equipment, lead to a natural variation in
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................16 the physical characteristics of the products as supplied. For this
Steepness Ratio reason it is standard practice across steel producers worldwide
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................17 to include working tolerances in specifications, thereby
Out-of-Square Tolerance restricting the variations to limits (tolerances) which are
(AS/NZS 1365:1996 & AS 1548:1995) ....................................17
acceptable to both the steel producer and the end user.
Cold Rolled and The primary purpose of this handbook is to provide
Cold Rolled Metallic Coated Sheet & Strip tolerances in a convenient form to users of BlueScope Steel
Thickness Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ............................18 products. The tolerances quoted are effective at the time of
Approximate Coating Thickness ......................................................19 publication and comply with the relevant Australian/New
Width Tolerances – Untrimmed (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ....20 Zealand Standards. Inclusion of range of sizes or grades in the
Width Tolerances – Trimmed A (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ......20 tolerance tables does not necessarily indicate that all sizes or
Width Tolerances – Trimmed B (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ......21 grades within that range are available.
Length Tolerances A & B (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ....................22 It is the policy of the company to comply, wherever possible
Edge Camber Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ....................22 in their product range, with the requirements of relevant
Flatness Tolerances A & B (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ................23 Australian/New Zealand standards. This also applies to
Out-of-Square Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ..................23 dimensional tolerances. Where no dimensional tolerances are
Steepness Ratio (AS/NZS 1365:1996) ..........................................24 specified in the relevant standards, in-house tolerances have
Metallic Coating Tolerances (AS 1397:1995) ..........................24 been applied. It may be possible to negotiate restrictive
Approximate Paint Film Thicknesses ..........................................25 tolerances that will aid customer fabrication/processing provided
BlueScope Steel Direct ..............................................26 there is an agreement for such a supply prior to order placement.
Notes ......................................................................27-28
W
H
u u
Width
Camber x 2
Length
TOLERANCE
≥ 1600 < 2100 0.40 0.45 0.45 0.50 0.60 0.65 0.75 0.90 1.20 1.75 2.35 2.60
≥ 2100 < 2700 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.75 0.85 1.00 1.30 1.85 2.40 2.60
≥ 2700 < 3300 0.65 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 0.90 0.95 1.15 1.45 1.95 2.40 2.60
*The thickness tolerance for floorplate is for the unraised thickness of the plate.
Note: Thickness tolerances given are applicable to plate and floorplate in all edge conditions,
with a specified or typical minimum yield strength of 360 MPa or less. For steels with a
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specified or typical minimum yield strength greater than 360 MPa, the thickness tolerance is
determined by multiplying the values given by 1.5.
mm mm ≤6 ≤8 ≤ 10 ≤ 13 ≤ 18 ≤ 22 ≤ 30 ≤ 42 ≤ 63 ≤ 100 ≤ 150
≥ 600 < 1000 0.30 0.40 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 1.00 1.30 1.90 2.90 4.20
TOLERANCE
≥ 1000 < 1600 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.50 0.60 0.80 0.90 1.10 1.40 2.00 3.10 4.30
≥ 1600 < 2100 0.30 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.70 0.90 1.00 1.20 1.50 2.10 3.20 4.40
≥ 2100 < 2700 0.30 0.70 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.70 2.30 3.40 4.50
≥ 2700 < 3300 0.30 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.50 1.60 2.00 2.60 3.60 4.50
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PLATE & FLOOR PLATE ROLLED PLATE & FLOOR PLATE ROLLED
ON A PLATE MILL ON A PLATE MILL
30 0 40 0
Flatness Tolerance
Out-of-Square Tolerance
Nominal Distance Between Flatness Tolerance mm (AS/NZS 1365:1996 and AS 1548:1995)
Thickness Points of Contact
mm mm Class A Class B For all sizes, the cut lengths shall be such that sheets or
≤2 ≤ 500 10 3 plates of the ordered nominal dimensions can be obtained.
> 500 ≤ 750 15 4 When measured as shown on Page 10, the Out-of-
> 750 ≤ 1000 20 5
Squareness of a cut length from trimmed-edge steel strip
> 1000 ≤ 1500 25 8
> 1500 30 10
shall not exceed 1.0%.
>2 ≤5 ≤ 500 8 3
> 500 ≤ 750 12 4
> 750 ≤ 1000 15 5
> 1000 ≤ 1500 20 8
> 1500 25 10
>5 ≤ 13 ≤ 500 5 –
> 500 ≤ 750 8 –
> 750 ≤ 1000 10 –
> 1000 ≤ 1500 15 –
> 1500 20 –
Note: The tolerances apply when measured at least 20 mm
from the longitudinal edges and 100 mm from the trans-
verse edges.
> 750
> 600
> 450
> 300
> 150
> 1500
> 1250
> 1000
> 1000
mm
mm
Untrimmed Edge
Specified Width
Specified Width
≤ 750
≤ 600
≤ 450
≤ 300
≤ 150
≤ 2000
≤ 1000
≤ 2000
≤ 1500
≤ 1250
≤ 1000
TOLERANCE
Trimmed Edge – Class A
40
35
30
25
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
Plus
Plus
Width Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
COLD ROLLED AND COLD ROLLED
METALLIC COATED SHEET & STRIP
Minus
Minus
Width Tolerance mm
Width Tolerance mm
COLD ROLLED AND COLD ROLLED METALLIC COATED SHEET & STRIP
≤ 600
> 600 ≤ 750 1.00 0 1.00 0 1.00 0 1.00 0
> 750 ≤ 1000 1.50 0 1.50 0 1.50 0 1.50 0
> 1000 ≤ 2000 2.00 0 2.00 0 2.00 0 2.00 0
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COLD ROLLED AND METALLIC COATED Flatness Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996)
SHEET & STRIP Distance Between Flatness Tolerance mm
Points of Contact Class B
Class A
Length Tolerances (AS/NZS 1365:1996) Class A mm (see note)
≤ 500 5 2
Specified Thickness Length Tolerance mm
> 500 ≤ 750 7 3
mm Plus Minus
> 750 ≤ 1000 10 5
≤ 1.50 7 0
> 1000 ≤ 1500 15 8
> 1.50 ≤ 4.00 10 0
> 1500 20 10
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