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Is 7598 1990 - Classification of Steels
Is 7598 1990 - Classification of Steels
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Indian Standard
CLASSIFICATION OF STEELS
(Reaffirmed 2009)
( First Revision >
(Reaffirmed 2008)
First Reprint AUGUST 1996
(Reaffirmed 2007)
UDC 669.14.001.3
(Reaffirmed 2006)
(Reaffirmed 2005)
QBIS 1990
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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 22 January 1990, after the
draft finalized by the General Metallurgical Standards Sectional Committee had been approved by
the Metallurgical Engineering Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1974. This revision has been done keeping in view the manu-
facturing and trade practices followed in this field.
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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Indian Standard
CLASSIFICATIONOF STEELS
(First Revision )
1 SCOPE NOTE - Limits specified in the table for the following
elements shall not be considered for custom tariff pur-
poses for demarcating unalloyed and alloy steels,
1.1 This standard covers the classification of unless otherwise agreed to:
steels on the basis of chemical composition but
provision is also made for subdivision according a) bismuth;
to specific characteristics or use. b) lead;
c) selenium;
2 DEFINlTION OP STEEL
d) tellurium; and
2.1 For the purpose of classification, steel is an e) lanthanides and other specified elements ( except
iron base alloy generally suitable for working to S, P, C and N ).
the required shape in the solid state having a
carbon content generally less than 1’5 percent and 3.2.1 For determining whether the steel is unalloy-
containing v;rymi amounts of other elements. A ed or alloyed, the composition given in the stand-
limited number of high alloyed steels may have ard or specification or order shall be considered.
more than 2 percent carbon but 2 percent is the This usually refers to ladle analysis. In the
usual dividing line between steel and qast iron. absence of a standard or specification or ordered
composition, the classification shall be based on
3 CLASSIFICATiON ON THE BASIS OF the ladle analysis reported by the manufacturer.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
It may be necessary to certify the chemical com-
3.1 Steel shall be classified as follows: position of the material being supplied by analysis
a) Unalloyed steels, and of the product. In such cases, the number of
samples taken, the location of such samples, the
b) Alloy steels. meThods of analysis used and the permissible
deviation from the specified range of chemical
3.2 Unalloyed Steels composition shall be in accordance with the
product specification to which material is being
Unalloyed steels are those steels in which specified supplied.
content of any element is less than that indicated
below: Where the elements are defined by a range or by
a minimum value, the minimum value of that
Constitueiit Percentage range or the minimum specified shall determine
Aluminiurn 0’10 the class of the steel.
Boron 0’000 8
Bismuth 0’10 Where the elements are defined only by maximum
Chromium 0’30 values, 70 percent of these maximum values shall
Cobalt 0’10 determine the class of the steel.
Copper 0’40
Manganese l-65* 3.3 Alloy Steels
Molybdenum 0’08
Nickel 0’30 Alloy steels are those steels where specified content
Niobium 0’06 of any element is equal to or greater than that
Lead 0’40 indicated in 3.1.
Selenium 0’ 10
Silicon 0’50 Depending on the alloy content ( exclusive of
Tellurium 0’10 S, P, C and N ), alloy steels shall be subdivided
Titanium 0’05 as follows:
Tungsten 0’10
Vanadium 0’ 10 Subdivision Total Alloying Elements,
Zirconium 0’05 Percent
Lanthanides ( each ) 0’05 Up to and including 5
Low alloy steels
Other specified elements
( except S, P, C and N) 0’05 Medium alloy steels More than 5 but up to
and including 10
*If only a maximum is specitied for the manganese
content of the steel the boundary shall be at 1’80 percent. High alloy steels -More than 10
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IS 7598 : 1990
Co Max, cast LO’05 percent 5.1The main classes of alloy steels are charac-
V Max, cast <O-O5 percent terized by:
4) The requirements for the surface quality a) the main quality class ( see 5.2 ), and
are more stringent than those specified b) the main characteristic (see 5.3) of the
in IS0 4954 for cold-heading and. cold- steel.
extruding steels.
* Examples: 5.2 Main Quality Classes
Certain cold-forging, cold-drawing
and plating qualities. 5.2.1 Alloyed Quality Steel
IS 7598:1990
Table 1 High Yield Strengh Alloyed 5.2.1.2.3 Alloys steels for rails
steels - Limiting Contents of Alloying
Elements for Alloyed Quality Steels 5.2.1,2.4 Silica-manganese steels for springs or
[ CIuu.w 5.2.1.2.1 (b) I parts resistant to abrasion with P and S > 0’035
percent. h
Alloying Element Limiting Contents,
Percent
5.2.1.2.5 Steels for sheets and strips containing
Chromium* 0’50 only Si and/or Al as alloying element and with
Copper’ 0’50 requirements for magnetic losses and for the
Lanthanides 0’06 minimum values for magnetic induction only
Manganese 1’80 (which means, for example, no requirements for
0’10
permeability ).
Molybdenum+
Nickel* 0’50
Niobium? 0’08 5.2.2 AIfoyed Special Steel
Titanium+ 0’12
Vanadium? 0’12
All alloy steels, excluding those indicated in 5.2.1
0’12
are special steels.
Zirconium*
Other elements not mentioned -
5.3 Main Characteristics
*When two, three or four of these elements are
specified together in the steel under consideration, it
is necessary to consider simultaneously: The general description given in 4.3.1, for the
-the limiting contents for each one of these elements;
main characteristics of unalloyed steels applies
also for alloy steels.
-the limiting content for mall these elements which
should be taken as equal to 70 percent of the sum
of the limiting contents indicated for each one of
the two, three or four-elements in question. . 5.3.1 The criteria used f&r the main characteri-
stics of alloy steels are characteristic applications,
tThe rule in for (+) is also applicable in these elements. properties andfor alloy contents.
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This Indian Standard has been developed from Dot : No. MTD 1 ( 3479 ).