COMPARISON OF IS 2062 & SA 36

Criteria IS 2062 SA 36
Manufacture Steel shall be manufactured Steel shall be manufactured by one or
by any process of steel more of following processes - open
making except basemer hearth, basic oxygen or electric
process. It may be followed furnace.
by secondary refinement.
Chemical Ladle analysis with variation Plate upto and including Bar
Analysis (%) allowed in product analysis 40 mm
C 0.23 max 0.25 max 0.26 upto 20
mm
0.27 over 20
mm upto 40
mm
S 0.05 max. 0.05 max 0.05 Upto and
max including 40
mm
P 0.05 max 0.04 max 0.04
max
Mn 1.5 Nil upto 20 mm Nil upto 20
0.8 to 1.2 over 20 mm mm
upto 40 mm 0.6 to 0.9
over 20 mm
upto 40mm
Cu 0.2 to 0.35 max. when Cu 0.2 min. when Cu steel is specified.
steel is specified
Deoxidation Semikilled or killed
N Shall not exceed 0.012%
Freedom Minor surface defects may Plates may be conditioned by the
from defects be removed by grinding manufacturer or processor for the
provided that the thickness is removal of imperfections or
not reduced locally by more depressions on the top and bottom
than 4% with a max. of 3mm. surfaces by grinding provided the area
Reduction greater than 4% ground does not reduce the thickness
but not exceeding 7% may of the plate by:
be made only with the
agreement of purchaser. 1. more than 7% under the nominal
thickness for plates ordered to
Wt/ft2 but in no case more than 3.

2. below the permissible min.

thickness for plates ordered to
thickness in inches to mm.
Removal of After complete removal of The chipped, ground or gouged area
Criteria IS 2062
defects defects and before welding,
the thickness of the item is in
no place reduced by more
than 20%. Welding carried
out by an approved procedure
and by competent operators
with approved electrodes and
weld is ground smooth to the
correct nominal thickness.
Subsequent to the finish
grinding the item may be
required to be normalised or
otherwise heat treated at the
purchaser's discretion.
Mechanical properties
UTS 41.8 kgf/mm2 (thickness 20 mm to 40 40.78 to 56.07 kgf/mm2
mm for plates and thickness above 20
mm for bars)
Yield stress 25.48 kgf/mm2 min.upto 20 mm
24.4% kgf/mm2 min. - 20 to 40 mm
% Elogation 23% in gauge lg. 5.65 So
min.
SA 36
shall not exceed 2% the area of the
surface being conditioned. After
removal of any imperfections
preparatory to welding, the thickness of
plate at any location must not be
reduced by more than 30% of the
nominal thickness of the plate
(specification A 131/A 131 M restricts
the reduction in thickness to 20% max.)
The edges of plates may be
conditioned by grinding, chipping or arc
air gouging and welding. Prior to
welding the depth of depression
measured from the plate edge inward
shall be limited to the thickness of plate
with a max. depth of 25 mm.
25.48 kgf/mm2
23% in 50 mm

General note for IS: 2062

1. The steel covered by this standard is of guaranteed weldability. The

weldability test is applicable between 28 to 50 mm for sections below 28
mm shall be certified by the manufacturer as weldable based on the
chemical composition, provided the carbon content is below 0.22 percent.

2. Unless otherwise specified, plates above 12m shall be supplied in the

normalised condition. Sections, flats and bars shall be supplied in the hot-
rolled condition unless otherwise specified, subject to mutual agreement
between purchase and manufacturer.

Reference codes: IS 2062 1992, ASME Section IIA 1995